What if we actually used Twitter for what it was intended for. Boring.

Here is a pop quiz: Can you tell off the top of your head what the whole premise of Twitter is ? It is expressed in four black bold words on the home page. My guess is that a lot of people that use the service don’t have a clue as to what they are.

“What are you doing?”

Did you know that ? It is not - “Let’s market our business online” or “Here is a link to a funny pic LOL” or “The policemen in Iran are meanies”. The founding fathers of the big TW in the cloud wanted to build a service where friends could respond to that eternal question that the beer commercial presented to us many years ago : “Wassssup?”

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Interview with Cafe Evoke, Patrick Allmond style

“Hardcore man on the street videos. As real as it gets. No script. No actors. Raw emotion taken right out of the coffee cup and thrown in your face.” Our videos might be like that someday, but until then we are going to track down the people and businesses that are keeping this country interesting and alive.

I tracked down the Cafe Evoke Coffee Crew last Friday in Oklahoma City. Click here to check it out.

Who needs sharepoint when you’ve got CentralDesktop

Several years ago a friend recommended I try the filesharing/email management/collaboration/project management/team management/wiki/extranet/intranet/calendar management tool CentralDesktop. I've never looked back.

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Your LinkedIn Opinion: Would you find this offensive?

I connect with people all of the time on the big three LI, FB and TW. When I connect to you on LinkedIn it means I like to have you as a connection, but I may not necessarily want to get constant updates from you - especially in my email inbox. That is my own private space, and I only let a few lucky people in there.

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