Benjamin Franklin on Hindsight: So convenient a…

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Benjamin Franklin on Hindsight:

So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one had a mind to do.

–Quoted by John Kay in Obliquity: Why our goals are best achieved indirectly. Kay refers to this hindsight rationalization as “Franklin’s Gambit”.

This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended December 15, 2011)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Brent Toderash

Made cinnamon coffee this morning. Always reminds me of the old Blue Note Café on Main Street #Winnipeg. 08:17:36, 2011-12-09
It still looks like #Hootsuite to me. ;^) RT @garyvee: So how do people Like new new new twitter? 08:20:50, 2011-12-09
@marketingprofs I’d have to call it “Breakfast Cake” and pair it with a cup of coffee, but on a Friday, anything’s fair game. in reply to MarketingProfs 08:28:11, 2011-12-09
“took the high road”? Seriously? MT @ciranews: Internet version of red light district “.xxx” opens this week http://t.co/6GJ0mki6 08:35:08, 2011-12-09
I’m at Starbucks (2750 Pembina Hwy, at Greencrest Ave, Winnipeg) http://t.co/nTnLMRQr 16:17:21, 2011-12-09
New: This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended December 8, 2011) http://t.co/vsZFLS2N 16:41:25, 2011-12-09

This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended December 8, 2011)

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Brent Toderash

Christmas tree… (@ Home Depot) http://t.co/CQF950TB 08:35:12, 2011-12-02
RT @shaunacausey: 80% of what we do online today didn’t exist 5 years ago: http://t.co/VXhs9VlT /via @sidneyeve 10:07:25, 2011-12-02
Just posted: This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended December 1, 2011) http://t.co/7tj6GZf0 17:00:08, 2011-12-02
New: This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended December 1, 2011) http://t.co/PChuRJBX 18:45:35, 2011-12-03
I’m at St. Benedict’s Table (175 Colony, Broadway, Winnipeg) http://t.co/O8SajFyt 19:02:56, 2011-12-04
I’m at Edna Fedya (750 One Research Rd., Winnipeg) http://t.co/Pj50zG6W 10:51:39, 2011-12-05
xlnt!! RT @typeacubed: Wow. Just met with a company who has agreed to provide lunch — no charge — for all our #TEDxManitoba 2012 guests! 11:03:23, 2011-12-05

This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended December 1, 2011)

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Brent Toderash

#TEDxManitoba meeting (@ Winnipeg Free Press News Café) http://t.co/oiiDJRxL 08:29:23, 2011-11-25
Didn’t get selected for #TEDxManitoba 2011? Read this http://t.co/J2gJjaUD & apply now for TEDxManitoba Feb 9^th 2012: Deadline is Sunday! 09:15:04, 2011-11-25
I’m at The Forks (1 Forks Market Rd., Winnipeg) http://t.co/4W61svrr 11:13:19, 2011-11-25
I’m at The grain exchange (167 lombard, Rorie, Winnipeg) http://t.co/SHFX4JrV 11:40:14, 2011-11-25
I’m at Hy’s Steakhouse (1 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg) http://t.co/R8bJ7qaJ 11:59:11, 2011-11-25
I’m at Starbucks (2750 Pembina Hwy, at Greencrest Ave, Winnipeg) http://t.co/1YlFJDXR 15:32:03, 2011-11-25
Just posted: This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended November 24, 2011) http://t.co/cO8FVBG4 17:00:19, 2011-11-25
New: This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended November 24, 2011) http://t.co/QVQRLdZQ 03:43:24, 2011-11-26

This Week in Tweetsville (for the week ended November 24, 2011)

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Brent Toderash

RT @beneaththebrand: Marketing May Fade, but the Brand is Forever http://t.co/SAcyEq3H 07:20:05, 2011-11-18
RT @mackcollier: Word. RT @TomOB: Hey @MackCollier — @Britopian said it best — you rent influencers, advocates do it from love #WOMMA 07:21:35, 2011-11-18
RT @ambermac: StockTwits adds TSX-listed companies to its mix http://t.co/pgLzk1xE… via @globeandmail 08:59:37, 2011-11-18
@pensato @beneaththebrand maybe because of branding’s baggage as a fleece to sell creative. Blame the creative shops & take back our vocab! in reply to pensato 09:02:45, 2011-11-18
#ff @TEDxManitoba — and don’t fill out the form to attend! #AwesomeEvents #YouWontBeSorry 09:56:43, 2011-11-18
I meant to say: #ff @TEDxManitoba — and don’t *forget to* fill out the form to attend! #AwesomeEvents #YouWontBeSorry #MeFail! 09:57:48, 2011-11-18

Does your marketing strategy address current video trends?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Brent Toderash

If you’re considering video, you’ll want to keep up with the latest trends. Nice work here from john st.

Steve Jobs on Focus

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And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.

– Steve Jobs

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