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Who gets elected in Nov. if GM goes belly up?

I was wondering what would happen in this election race if GM went bankrupt in the next few months. Would this affect the election? My thinking is that the press would blame management and the board, and it would be an embarrassment for American pride. and YES it would affect the election result.

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Obama might be green and pompous, but he is an outsider. MacCain is probably perceived as more of a Wall St. type, and he inherits Bush’s stink.

This would help Obama a lot in my opinion.

Meanwhile… it is a real possibility.

http://tinyurl.com/59aghl


facebook pages can replace a blog or website for marketers

Its true.

If you are in the game of registering people and collecting their emails, setup a facebook page and direct your traffic to it. No worries, people don’t have to be signed up at facebook to see your page OR TO ENTER THEIR DATA!

I discovered this by accident when I have been unable to get into FB this am. and popped one of my pages.

Then it dawned on me… some folks don’t need a microsite or blog unless they are restricting access pending a registration.

OK so maybe its not for everyone but a useful tool.

One Minute of Democracy at your meetup

In the meetups I host, and “host” is the word I like to use as opposed to run, or operate, there is what I would call “one minute of democracy”.

All the work and preparation to setup the meetup, invite people, pay for it, create content will fall on your shoulders. Don’t expect to share the work – the committee system doesn’t work and that’s not what meetup members want. If you are prepared to be subject-focused and not your product or company focused, the meetup will be a success!

At the end of every meetup, its time for one minute of democracy. Ask group members about how its going? And, when would they like to meet next etc. Get some feedback. That will help you run a better meetup with higher levels of satisfaction. Every member gets to rate the meetup – you let them leave with the feeling that they are getting great value but also participating in the direction of the meetup group. When they get home, an email from meetup is waiting for them in their inbox, asking them to rate the meetup – What’s the last thing they remember?

Wal-Mart’s dirty little secret that 379,000 people know about

The time has come for companies to start investing resources in online image insurance.  Companies can’t protect themselves from having an employee who is rude, or a washroom that is dirty.  Its impossible. But they can step in and act quickly to limit damage.  Or they can wait until negative stuff appears in a newspaper, or on TV or on YouTube.

What companies want to prevent is the short shrift – unfair attacks that are allowed to gain strength, or legitimate complaints that fall on deaf ears – a neglected unhappy customer who starts to influence a lot of others, because they aren’t feeling the love.

Instead of spending money on “buzz” marketing where people fake interest in a product or service, or instead of camouflaging a corporate voice in an online network, how about showing pride and stepping into the fray in a transparent fashion.

Here is a link to a flickr album that has been viewed by 379,000 + people.  It has pictures of a dirty Wal-Mart store. Are all Wal-Marts dirty? – no.  Hmmm Its hard to tell from the comments.

http://tinyurl.com/6mutkr

Next post, I’ll start a series on which Social Networks companies should use, why and how.