I deleted my Facebook account today. It’s the second time I’ve done this and I don’t think I’ll be going back. I’m trying to be more focused. Twitter and Tumblr provide so much more value and I’d like to think I contribute back. That’s the power of a social network. I despise everything that Facebook stands for and I need to just be a better friend and family member to those I care about instead of just waiting for them to post something on Facebook.
All violence, all that is dreary and repels, is not power, but the absence of power.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
We need to be angry and empathize with the victims without being scared. Our fears would play right into the perpetrators’ hands – and magnify the power of their victory for whichever goals whatever group behind this, still to be uncovered, has. We don’t have to be scared, and we’re not powerless. We actually have all the power here, and there’s one thing we can do to render terrorism ineffective: Refuse to be terrorized.
Professional Relationships and Social Media
Professional Relationships and Social Media
Relatively speaking, relationships used to be simple. Or at least simpler. Maybe just not as complicated.
Once upon a time your professional relationships stayed in one place, your per …
This should be required reading for everyone. I read it twice.
#BePresent: How Topspin Media Tackles Customer Support on Twitter
#BePresent: How Topspin Media Tackles Customer Support on Twitter
A little interview I did.
Roger Ebert Cancer Battle - Roger Ebert Interview - Esquire
Roger Ebert Cancer Battle - Roger Ebert Interview - Esquire
“I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear. I hope to be spared as much pain as possible on the approach path. I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. What I am grateful for is the gift of intelligence, and for life, love, wonder, and laughter. You can’t say it wasn’t interesting. My lifetime’s memories are what I have brought home from the trip. I will require them for eternity no more than that little souvenir of the Eiffel Tower I brought home from Paris.
I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn’t always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.”
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At Topspin, we’re obsessed with all things direct-to-fan. And that extends to our reading choices as well. Required Reading is a semi-regular series showcasing stories you may have missed, focusing on the obscure, the counter-intuitive, and the inspiring. Our goal is to connect the dots, educate, inspire and even challenge. Enjoy.
Enjoy this little reading list I put together for the Topspin blog. It’s going to be a semi-regular thing.