Comments for Dance Among Elephants

Comment on WordCamp Portland Day 1: Why Am I Here? by Mike

Mike — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:39:36 +0000

Yes, Aaron, I was a bit disappointed by the attendance at the Live Writer session, but many WordCamp Portland attendees are experienced and consistent bloggers who are not intimidated by the WordPress dashboad. I intend to introduce using Windows Live Writer to a small group of new bloggers for one small business web site next week.

Thanks for putting together another great WordCamp Portland.

Comment on WordCamp Portland Day 1: Why Am I Here? by Aaron B. Hockley

Aaron B. Hockley — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:09:22 +0000

Windows Live Writer is great… it’s sad there were only a handful of folks in that session at WordCamp, I think a lot of folks don’t realize what a useful tool it can be for the less-than-technical folks like you mentioned.

Glad you found it useful!

Comment on Can Twitter Drive Business? by Twitter Blueprint

Twitter Blueprint — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:58:58 +0000

Twitter Blueprint…

According to a recent report , Twitter is getting the equivalent of 48 million worth of free PR per month, counting the value of mentions in TV, newspapers and magazines. The same survey says that Twitter gets even more media coverage than Google. Not …

Comment on What Does Starbucks’ Business Pause Say About The Customer And Small Business? by Mike Osorio

Mike Osorio — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:41:16 +0000

Here is a link to my blog post and the original article. It will be very interesting to see if Starbucks can navigate these treacherous waters.

http://mikeosorio.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/starbucks-branches-out-to-instant-coffee/

Comment on What Does Starbucks’ Business Pause Say About The Customer And Small Business? by mikemathews

mikemathews — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:56:45 +0000

Hi Mike — It seems odd that a company looking to repair their brand, and spending a considerable amount of their budget for employee training and PR to bolster their core value of quality coffee served with consistency in familiar and comfortable surroundings, would then turn around and embrace the precise opposite of their core value.

This move risks confusing their customers’ brand perception. Will customers consider the addition of Starbucks’ instant coffee as moving from a Cadillac status to a Chevy position? On the other hand, will a brand move like this even matter in today’s economy? We all know that Cadillac’s status is in shambles and Chevy’s position is moderately secure only because it is more affordable.

So what we don’t yet know about the Starbucks instant coffee is whether this will succeed as a line extension that extends the take-out aspect of Starbucks coffee, similar to the drive-through window. But, as you describe, this could be a brilliant way to expand the sales opportunity for Starbucks coffee. Either way, one needs to wonder how well the Starbucks brand can stand up to being removed from the location brand.

Comment on What Does Starbucks’ Business Pause Say About The Customer And Small Business? by Mike Osorio

Mike Osorio — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:40:22 +0000

Did you see the latest news about Starbucks launching instant coffee soon? I think is could be brilliant, but the general feedback has been a concern about denigrating the brand. What do you think?

Comment on Web 2.0 is officially dead: WSJ writes a big story by Marcia Strubbe

Marcia Strubbe — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:25:20 +0000

Glad to see you posting again, Mike. Love your opening statement. Too true. My, how we’ve seen so many movements/technologies go from new and unique to embedded in our very perspective on the world.

Comment on Three Rules Of Small Business Computers: Backup, Backup, Backup by mikemathews

mikemathews — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:59:18 +0000

Thanks for the excellent suggestion. This little problem has me convinced to write an update on additional solutions (Amazon’s S3, MobileMe, Windows Live, etc.) rather than just nag on backing up. I like the simplicity of backup2e and will see what else is available.

Comment on Three Rules Of Small Business Computers: Backup, Backup, Backup by Ann

Ann — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 03:14:41 +0000

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Comment on Three Rules Of Small Business Computers: Backup, Backup, Backup by napanw

napanw — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:51:38 +0000

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