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Will it link? Edition 1

by jaywalk1 on November 4, 2010 in Just Fun, Socially Diverse, Thoughts with 7 Comments

Ni hao!

I’ve arrived safely in Beijing! Not really tired, so here I am blogging at 4am/4pm eastern.

Thought this would be as good a time as any for a post on an issue that I’ve pondered for the last few weeks: Will it link? Will I be able to access many of the sites that I use everyday, both personally and professionally?

I knew Facebook and Twitter would be down for the count, but several others caught me by surprise. Here’s the rundown.

3:17am Beijing/ 3:17pm Eastern – Gmail WIN

3:33am Beijing – Slideshare WIN

3:37am Beijing – Hootsuite FAIL

3:38am Beijing – Seesmic FAIL

3:52am Beijing – YouTube FAIL

3:52am Beijing – Vimeo FAIL

3:58am Beijing – Blogger FAIL

4:00am Beijing – WordPress WIN!!!!!!

Most disappointing part of this: Posterous FAIL – This means no posts at Socially Diverse –   http://sociallydiverse.posterous.com.

No worries though. Thankfully I can share thoughts here.

zài jiàn!
(Goodbye!)

#31bnb Day 2 – Blog Purpose Statement

by jaywalk1 on August 2, 2010 in Just Fun, Thoughts with No comments

Racing against the clock for the day 2 assignment.

So this will be a quick one, but today’s assignment requires us to write a purpose statement for our blog – one that answers the following:

The assignment today is to write a purpose statement for your blog(s). Your purpose statement should answer the following:

  1. Why do you blog?
  2. What do you blog about? (be as specific as you can here, especially if you have a niche)
  3. What do you want to become known for through your blog (what kind of reputation are you seeking to create for yourself)?

Not sure why but the first post immediately made me think about Kirk Franklin’s “Why We Sing“. May be because  of how it starts: Someone asked a question, why do we blog….

Ok maybe they didn’t say blog, but it fits so well! Those who have read my Music and PR posts know that I am a fan of music, the industry and parodies…and I won’t hesitate to bring them all together.

Anyways, down to the business of this purpose statement. Continue reading →

Music & PR Pt 2: Can You Feel It?

by jaywalk1 on March 1, 2010 in Just Fun, Music, PR, Public Relations, Thoughts, Work with No comments

If March 1 is any indication of what this month will bring, I will be BUSY! BUSY! BUSY!

In thinking about potential themes for the month (Busy, Slammed, Productivity), the song that jumped out at me was “Can You Feel It?” by the Jackson 5.

Can I feel the work coming?

YES, a good bit of it is already here, but I know that there’s a whole lot more where that came from.

Can’t really complain, but I’m just saying…

For now, I’ll embrace it and happily chug along with my music. Enjoy!

Also check out other posts in the series here.

What Have You Done For Me Lately? A Note on Climate Change

by jaywalk1 on October 15, 2009 in Just Fun, Music, Social Initiatives, Thoughts, Work with No comments

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It’s October 15th, 2009 – Blog Action Day!

Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance.

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This video above spells it all out, but this initiative is major. Blog Action Day 2008 focused on Poverty, and it has definitely grown in prominence since then. How do I know this? One of the contributors this year: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown!

Now Down to Business – Climate Change and What Have You Done For Me Lately

I could try to tackle the issue of Climate Change with  a bunch of stats, but if you know me, you know I’d much rather go with a personal perspective…mixed in with some music.

Yesterday, I went to a networking session with a few people from work . In the email exchanges, people began talking about meeting up to take cabs. Not a big issue right? The session was 30 mins away. Makes sense right?

Here’s the thing: The session was metro accessible. Our building is practically built on top of a metro station on the same line. It was rush hour (meaning the roads were full with traffic…and metro was scheduled to run extra trains).

I wanted to take the metro oddly because I thought of the climate and how it would be a waste to take a cab when we didn’t need one, even if we were in a group.

I say oddly because I am far from winning a green award, but I do care about the environment and thought it was senseless.

To avoid appearing somewhat rude/anti-social, I took a cab with the group, but the whole situation got me thinking.

I was compelled something to do something, not for personal preference, but in the name of the environment.

I can see the question mark on your forehead…but this is rare for me.

Next time, I’ll actually speak up, but here are a couple things for you to chew on:

How many times do you things in the name of the environment?

When have you done for the environment lately? Ooh ooh ooh yeah! (jk…sort of)

As you chew on that, listen to the ever-talented inspiration for this post:

Janet Jackson: What Have You Done For Me Lately?

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