tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-169988592011-04-21T20:00:26.076-06:00Syndication and subscription technology information, strategy and guidance for organizations and individuals from the RSS Pundit...Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1151733362978558212006-06-30T23:54:00.000-06:002006-06-30T23:56:02.990-06:00

Sporting a new URL and a new blogging platform it's the new and improved RSS Pundit...With two very full weeks worth of social media developments for the RSS Pundit, it took a little longer than the weekend, but the move is finally complete and almost ready for prime time.The wait is over. Welcome to the new and improved RSS Pundit.To access The new RSS Pundit, please point your browser to

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1150458345526365242006-06-16T05:41:00.000-06:002006-06-16T05:45:45.540-06:00

Now that you’re reading, it’s really not as bad as it sounds…They say that all good things must come to an end, and so it is with deciding to have The RSS Pundit and Blogger part ways.In a sort of e-Mark Anthony quasi Shakespeare fashion, I would have you know ‘I come to praise Blogger, not to bury it.’It was a great first choice for me, so saying goodbye to Blogger is a little like losing a good

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1149956325825912752006-06-12T07:17:00.000-06:002006-06-12T07:29:48.983-06:00

So you want to know what bloggers have to say about Taylor Hicks or The Omen? Here are the tools to take you beyond Google without the need for a lengthy swim across the Pacific Ocean of traditional search.Editor’s note: This is not yet another Google bashing diatribe.Let’s imagine for a moment you’re a National Spelling Bee fan interested in finding out more about the word ‘ursprache’ than just

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1148322587862117302006-05-22T12:27:00.000-06:002006-05-22T12:30:57.716-06:00

Yet another list… However, it’s a very good list of business-related blogs.The brother of a great friend and colleague of mine asked for reading recommendations for “business blogs.”As such, here’s my short-list of business-related blogs that I find to be worth the time it takes to read (listed in alphabetical order):Blogspotting (BusinessWeek)Blogwrite for CEOs (Debbie Weil)Business

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1148194263624439222006-05-21T00:41:00.000-06:002006-05-21T00:53:53.880-06:00

If navigating the blog doesn’t suit you, you can now read The RSS Pundit in HTML right from your e-mail inbox.I told you I’d get this posted this week! Shame on skepticism...Through the fine folks at Feedblitz you now have the option to read The RSS Pundit blog posts by e-mail.Again, the blog is still here, and is still the best way to read and participate. But if you prefer, you can use your

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1147703651845407902006-05-15T08:02:00.000-06:002006-05-15T08:34:11.900-06:00

Life came at me with a vengeance, but one job change later and it’s Life 2.0 for me. The posts will resume—even if you want them via e-mail...In what can only be described as an act of social media suicide, I have been on an almost three-month hiatus from this syndication love affair of mine called The RSS Pundit.There’s a great quote from Alvin Toffler that says: “It is better to err on the side

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1140502436858605292006-02-21T06:22:00.000-07:002006-02-21T06:24:05.520-07:00

Today iPods and iTunes rule the portable audio and video content world. But does Apple's majority reach into the consumer space hinge on syndication technology? I think so...I was quoted in an 11 February 2006 article in The Salt Lake Tribune written by Bob Mims about the impact FLASH memory will have on companies manufacturing FLASH, and on the result for consumers. He also cited Dan Francisco

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1140498287335129362006-02-20T22:11:00.000-07:002006-02-20T22:14:45.146-07:00

Public Relations and blogging are an interesting combination that I've written about before... They're going to be living together, so they need to learn to get along. At the request of a PR pro, here's my quick pick list of blogs that can keep you in touch with the combination of the two.Recently a public relations professional and personal friend asked for my help in providing a "short list" of

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1138976431042418532006-02-03T12:02:00.000-07:002006-02-03T11:58:40.286-07:00

Sure, it helps to be famous; but from zero to number 284 on Technorati in a month and change? Wow.It seems I wasn't the only person taking blog stock on Wednesday of this week. Marketing guru Guy Kawasaki also shared the numbers for his blogging effort entitled Let the Good Times Roll.These are some very interesting numbers. Highlights include:- 42 posts- 922 comments- 304 trackbacks- 268,060

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1138905375916332992006-02-02T12:49:00.000-07:002006-02-02T12:48:45.106-07:00

It's no secret syndication is a global phenomenon... Sadly, the iconography has been mired in English-only implementations--like my blog's logo for example. Well, no longer...In December of last year, both Steve Rubel's Micro Persuasion and Debbie Weil's BlogWrite for CEOs mentioned the impending adoption of a 'globalized' RSS icon with its origins stemming from the folks at Firefox.I reviewed

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1138826259425577512006-02-01T12:49:00.000-07:002006-02-01T14:14:38.036-07:00

If you're skeptical about syndication as a communications medium, consider these statistics from my first 'State of the Blog' address...My fellow readers, thank you for joining me for the first of what I hope to be many 'State of the Blog' addresses.Today I celebrate the amazing growth of this thing called The RSS Pundit.I type here an amazed man. Having just passed the 120 day milestone in this

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1138716395589438892006-01-31T06:41:00.000-07:002006-01-31T10:20:25.000-07:00

Taking inventory of what they've done in the syndication and social media space, it's clear the folks at Yahoo! have no intention of throwing in the towel in the fight with Google for social media dominance.In a December post, I commented on two 'rapid-fire' announcements from Yahoo!: the Del.icio.us acquisition and the integration deal with Six Apart.I started to look into all of the

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1137634406028849322006-01-18T18:23:00.000-07:002006-01-18T18:33:26.040-07:00

After a protracted absence, I'm back...My apologies for vanishing since my first post of the year.Without being too personal, a health and wellness situation for someone dear has consumed the cycles normally reserved for my syndication technology pursuits.Sometimes our resets come in the form of hard life lessons. The lesson learned for me is the priority relationships take over avocations and

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1136217464489858052006-01-02T08:57:00.000-07:002006-01-03T05:50:56.740-07:00

It may be cliché, but I'm gonna do it all the same...Happy New Year from the RSS Pundit!I am a big believer in the principle of enrollment: sharing with others whom you trust the things you wish to accomplish so they can bother you just enough to help you get things done that really matter. My friend Rajesh Setty shared this principle of enrollment with me in August of 2005, and it changed my

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1135956662098923852005-12-30T08:25:00.000-07:002005-12-30T08:31:02.106-07:00

As you can see from the lack of posts, I have been on an extended holiday vacation, and am still wrapping it up. I will return to the keyboard next week.Of course, this means no 'Feedosphere Weekly Pick of the Pack' for this week, I'm afraid. Those of you making great entries during the week ending 12/28 need not fear. I'll include posts from two weeks back in next week's 'Pack Picks.'It has been

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1134833498414931942005-12-22T01:04:00.000-07:002006-01-01T23:34:16.283-07:00

Time again for another week of the feedosphere's finest. And yes I CAN count to ten... Remember, winners each receive this attractive GIF for use in shameless web promotion of their feed prowess.The Feedosphere Weekly Pick of the Pack for the week ending 21 December brings ten great things to think about from this past week's feedosphere.Impacting me is the 'globalization' of the RSS icon by

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1135103338046815762005-12-20T11:32:00.000-07:002005-12-20T11:37:24.780-07:00

Can syndication marketing professionals overdo it on the content quality issue? What is the right balance between stuff that's good, and stuff that's timely?As you know, I've been working to bring podcasts to the RSS Pundit. I've conducted some great interviews, and have them ready to go. It's getting the pre- and post- stuff--the bumper music, the sponsors, and all that--the way I want it. I

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1134896937261817682005-12-17T21:49:00.000-07:002005-12-18T02:23:31.416-07:00

Reading this link to an insightful post is a fine way to pass a few precious minutes on a wintery Saturday night. Nicely done, Leigh!I had the opportunity a little over a month ago in engaging in a lively syndicated (not synthetic) dialogue with a Northeastern University professor and class members of an Advanced Organizational Communications class through their blog and mine.We had some very

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1134772889424220802005-12-16T15:40:00.000-07:002005-12-17T07:51:00.333-07:00

According to ComputerWorld, the Six Apart people say TypePad "has been down since last night due to a problem with its primary storage system." The silence is deafening.According to ComputerWorld, Six Apart's TypePad has been down since last night. The outage occurred during "routine maintenance." The article says Six Apart is rolling back to two days ago, and the TypePad application is off-line

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1134739928566327062005-12-15T07:57:00.000-07:002005-12-16T06:36:25.033-07:00

Launching a new weekly feature from The RSS Pundit, today heralds the introduction of my compilation of the most interesting syndication technology-related posts I've seen in the past seven days. You can play, too. You might even win an award.From the 'Eating My Own Dog Food Department,' I'm a consumer of large quantities of syndicated content. There are some incredibly smart, innovative people

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1134402212514227752005-12-12T07:57:00.000-07:002005-12-12T08:43:32.780-07:00

The folks at Yahoo! are busy turning out syndication-based products/services at a frenzied pace.Yesterday (Sunday, December 11th, that is--not a typical news day to be sure), Sunnyvale, California-based Yahoo! announced a small-business targeted partnership with San Francisco-based Six Apart Ltd., creators of the Movable Type blog publishing platform.Yahoo is on a tear here, given that just last

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1134147702301020952005-12-09T10:39:00.000-07:002005-12-10T09:04:18.346-07:00

When talking about the intellectual property aspects of syndicating your creative works, it's generally assumed the choice is Boolean: copyright or public domain.Well, now there are alternatives...Once you've decided to utilize syndication technology for marketing your company or yourself, and you start creating content to deliver, questions you'll need to answer are going to be asked (most

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1133969712334856322005-12-07T12:48:00.000-07:002005-12-07T17:55:51.100-07:00

Today UITA hosted a PR breakfast event / panel discussion with several of the Utah PR 'illuminati.' While a little behind-the-curve on syndication technology’s role in public relations (IMHO), this group shows us ‘Utah public relations’ is not an oxymoron.Being the Utah technology company booster that I am, I sat in on this morning’s Utah Information Technology Association (UITA) a.m. B2B soirée

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1133878025603251562005-12-06T07:18:00.000-07:002005-12-06T09:12:32.916-07:00

Producing podcasts is easy. Producing quality podcasts is not.Almost two weeks ago my day before Thanksgiving post told you to "watch for something completely different on RSS Pundit" the week following. My last post for the month of November mentioned my plans for giving you a "Silver Anniversary gift" in association with my twenty-fifth entry.Well, as they say: 'The best-laid plans of mice and

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1133469965123457062005-12-01T12:37:00.000-07:002005-12-01T13:46:05.123-07:00

Please disregard this post. It is just some housekeeping, and not the 'Silver Anniversary' Post that's up next.No Need to Click Here - I'm just claiming my feed at Feedster

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1133377126718445272005-11-30T17:04:00.000-07:002005-11-30T17:09:00.520-07:00

In the language of Homer Simpson: "D'oh!" Putting the 'subscribe to feed' buttons at the top of your webpage increases subscription rates--so I'm told.The goal of utilizing syndication technologies like RSS and Atom is to get people to opt-in for the great content you're producing. It's so very much like the process we go through when we're subscribing to magazines. You thumb through the magazine

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1133193655647089342005-11-29T06:41:00.000-07:002005-12-06T15:20:15.580-07:00

Marketing pros should take a page from the mechanical engineering playbook--prototyping things using my kids' favorite toy: the Lego. (As much as I hate to admit it, engineers really do deserve a place in the business food chain...) Today's syndication tools offer the same modular capabilities.I listen with rabid regularity to John Furrier's Podtech.net infoTalk podcast series. He gets really

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1132789302032844882005-11-23T16:39:00.000-07:002005-11-29T06:42:49.306-07:00

I'm going to virtually escape for the Thanksgiving Holidays and hang out for the next couple of days in my home town...Look for my next post the week of Monday, November 28th.Be on the lookout for something completely different next week from the RSS Pundit...(Oh, I really HATE suspense!)Happy Thanksgiving!

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1132687569045221022005-11-22T12:22:00.000-07:002005-11-22T12:30:31.396-07:00

While rifling through my multiple posts-in-process that are in various states of being on my blogger surgeon's table, I simply can't leave alone a very insightful post on Fred Wilson's blog: 'A VC--Musings of a VC in NYC'.The post entitled 'The Second Coming of RSS' is simply a great read, so for today I'll copy rather than create. Reading it is a better use of your time than going through

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1132338713664855342005-11-21T07:39:00.000-07:002005-11-21T12:16:17.663-07:00

Bringing people into your syndication dialogue hinges on delivering relevant content. Support your efforts by tapping into their emotional states and figuring out how to resonate with them emotionally. The form of content you deliver can determine how efficiently you do this.Successfully engaging in syndication hinges on the assumption that you’ve got your messages sorted out; that you know what

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1132166071578577742005-11-16T12:13:00.000-07:002005-11-16T13:14:11.303-07:00

Former presidential wisdom is helpful in making the hard choice about which business blog platform to use...The title of this post is a quote ascribed to former president George H. W. Bush who said, "People say I'm indecisive, but I don't know about that."That sounds strangely like my decision making process relating to starting this blog.I waited around for about three months longer than I

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1131976835582544912005-11-14T07:44:00.000-07:002005-11-14T12:57:15.416-07:00

The November 10th meeting of Utah's Marketing Exec Forum offers glimmers of social media marketing hope for Utah-based companies...I meant to post this last Friday, but my post (and the ensuing discourse) on 'synthetic transparency' consumed my blogging bandwidth for the day. Here's hoping 'better late than never' is a truism.Lest we come to the conclusion the high-water mark for marketing in

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1131729631576978142005-11-11T10:20:00.000-07:002005-11-11T11:39:14.553-07:00

Do corporate blogs automatically constitute an exercise in faux openness, honesty, and transparency?George Bernard Shaw is credited for saying: "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches."And while I have the highest regard for our institutions of higher learning, sadly Debbie Weil's BlogWrite for CEOs post of last night citing a blog penned by Northeastern University students and their professor

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1131635309078353412005-11-10T07:58:00.000-07:002005-12-14T01:42:01.856-07:00

Can Microsoft adopt their product offerings to assume a leadership role in the world of Web 2.0? Will they create and deliver products and services to help the masses move from browse to search to subscribe? Can they stay relevant to their installed base?The mainstream media and the blogosphere are all awash with buzz over leaked internal memos from Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Ray Ozzie. Calling

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1131459845880395662005-11-08T07:02:00.000-07:002005-11-08T15:54:06.936-07:00

People will create inbound links to worthwhile content you've probably already written. Repurposing articles for syndication can connect you with larger audiences who want to read your stuff...Some of the best advice I ever received before starting RSS Pundit was to be patient, be persistent, and provide worthwhile content. Doing this, I was told, would help me beat the odds of being an

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1130890716884169222005-11-04T21:56:00.000-07:002005-11-09T17:27:29.730-07:00

I’ve been on a very involved business trip for the past two days, hence the absence of posts. I'll make up for it with a little longer than the usual post. You’ll want to bookmark this one though, as I’m sure you’ll find it useful--it includes a little about strategy and a little about tactics, so here we go.Strategy first."Where do I begin?" is a common question for marketing professionals

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1130858643073162482005-11-01T07:54:00.000-07:002005-11-06T22:07:02.953-07:00

To say controversy generates buzz is to say the Grand Canyon is a hole in the ground. Some controversy is good, and some is bad. As for the bad, like drivers passing by a car accident, we know we shouldn’t look, but we can’t help ourselves.For better or worse, a feature by Daniel Lyons of Forbes Magazine entitled Attack of the Blogs has certainly grabbed the blogosphere buzz. It’s hard not to

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1130609462556183632005-10-31T06:37:00.000-07:002005-10-31T06:36:16.676-07:00

Here’s an interesting (and statistically invalid) market research experiment for you to try. In ‘Jaywalking’ fashion, go to a busy crosswalk and start asking anyone who passes by to tell you how they use RSS.According to the Yahoo! / Ipsos Insight white paper entitled RSS—Crossing into the Mainstream, for people who are ‘RSS aware (From the white paper: “Only 12% of users stated that they had

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1130431124583560812005-10-27T07:13:00.000-06:002005-12-09T07:40:26.970-07:00

Yesterday’s post elicited the following comment from YDKJ Boy:Kip- A corporate blog is a challenging proposition.I see the viral nature but I don't see much of an upsideunless you consider any marketing good marketing.Regards,YDKJ BoyIt’s a good post with lots to agree with. Yes, a corporate blog is a challenging proposition--challenging for several reasons (some of which are discussed below).

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1130343020753749082005-10-26T07:44:00.000-06:002005-10-26T10:25:47.246-06:00

For corporate communicators looking for a way to get subscription technology in the door of your organization, I suggest taking a line from Guy Kawasaki’s Selling the Dream (one of my favorite marketing books):“[Provide] a safe, rational, and reasonable next step.”While the benefits of applied subscription technology—blogging for instance—are clear to you, there are those in your organization who

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1130168836066017142005-10-24T09:38:00.000-06:002005-10-24T15:31:06.736-06:00

Following my last post on the corporate blog adoption survey executive summary shared last week at the BlogOn 2005 Social Media Summit in New York, I continued reading the comments on the Guidewire Group’s work. One of the more acerbic posts came from Constantin Basturea’s weblog PR Meets the WWW.Basturea takes Guidewire to task raising questions about the statistical validity of the sample size

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1129887824597670592005-10-21T03:13:00.000-06:002005-10-21T04:20:49.673-06:00

Of the more notable occurrences at the BlogOn 2005 Social Media Summit in New York this week were details of a survey conducted by The Guidewire Group. The results shared in an executive summary bearing the title Blogging in the Enterprise--A Guidewire Group Market Cycle Survey are insightful. Any marketing or communications professional worth a grain of salt who reviews the data should realize

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1129874135670779232005-10-20T23:42:00.000-06:002005-10-21T03:44:07.063-06:00

Having spent more than half of my professional career in Utah, I am familiar with the stigma attached to anything resembling technology or marketing prowess hailing from 'The Crossroads of the West.' Truth be told, a plethora of innovation has made its way to the market from the former Deseret Territory.That's a topic and a post for another day. Anyway...In April of this year, Utah's connect

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1129742855503945612005-10-19T12:15:00.000-06:002005-10-19T11:43:08.373-06:00

Call me a throwback, but lyrics from the 5th Dimension’s 1969 signature tune, Aquarius / Let the Sun Shine In are ringing in my ears today: “When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars”Attending the 451 Industry Summit on the Mobile Enterprise in Palo Alto today, industry analyst and

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1129212173346841412005-10-13T07:23:00.000-06:002005-10-13T08:10:05.373-06:00

From 1953 to 1957 "the most trusted man in America", Walter Cronkite hosted a historical recreation television show called You Are There. Using the CBS stable of news correspondents, events from the past were covered as though they were today's news. Watching interviews of historical characters like Abraham Lincoln was interesting period television, to be sure.You may well ask: "What the heck

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1128487611095865392005-10-05T00:02:00.000-06:002005-10-05T00:03:08.866-06:00

Whether selling a product or a service, any business using (or thinking about using) subscription technologies can take a great lesson from the pages of the service marketing playbook. In his widely acclaimed Selling the Invisible: A Field Guide to Modern Marketing, branding expert Harry Beckwith says:“The first principle of service marketing is Guy Kawasaki's first principle of computer

Kip Meachamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04552433512200960563noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16998859.post-1128436127844433932005-10-04T06:27:00.000-06:002005-10-04T08:42:09.136-06:00

In government procurement circles, there is an unwritten rule that purchasers expect at best to realize two of the following three attributes in buying a product or service:- Quality- Cheap- TimelyApplying this rule is simple.If you want a quality, inexpensive product or service, you won’t get it in a timely fashion.If you want a product or service that is cheap and timely, quality will be

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I hear tell that adept surfers (which I am not--the fact is that I've never surfed before in my life) have a sort of ability to 'connect' with the water they're riding by keeping a hand in wave they surf. They claim this connection--while not knowing where the wave will take them or where they will ultimately end up--helps them to ride the wave.They say if you don't keep a hand in the wave, at

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pundit n. 1. A Brahman scholar or learned man. 2. Used as a title of respect for a learned man in India. Linguistic origins in Hindi, Sanskrit and possibly Dravidian.This blog, named for my syndication pundit aspirations, is commissioned using the famous quote attributed to two of the great Chinese philosophers--Confucius and Lao-tzu--one of whom said:"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a

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