Weekly Grab Bag – May 7, 2010
As usual, there’s no time for small talk.
Let’s do a cannonball into the links.
Go.
Coyotes reach out with Thwapr (ESPN.com) – At first glance, Thwapr sounds like something Sylvester might say. But it’s actually a mobile video-sharing platform that blasts postgame news conferences and locker room interviews to fans who sign up. The Coyotes are the only team using it right now. Just another sign that everything is going mobile.
Zappos.com success is not shoes (Orange County Register) – Zappos is known for their customer service, so we won’t get into that. I’m posting this link because CEO Tony Hsieh shares some great advice: the best market to go into is one where your passion for the work is so strong, that you could work at it for ten years without earning a cent. Heavy.
10 keys to pitching your story and getting publicity (Ragan.com) Well, that sucks. The content was free earlier this week. Leave a comment if you want the tips. They’re smart.
7 Ways a College Student Can Start Becoming a Professional Now (The Spinks Blog) – The proliferation of blogs has given rise to content that I wish was prevalent when I was in college. The class of 2010 and beyond has tons of great information — like this post — at their fingertips to help them succeed. Let’s hope they use it wisely.
Ernie (1918-2010) (JoePosnanski.com) – If you grew up in or around the city of Detroit, chances are good, no, great that you or your Dad or your Grandpa listened to Ernie Harwell announce Detroit Tigers baseball games on those hot, sticky nights that are so common here in the summertime. And if he was as much a part of your childhood as knee scrapes and trips to the zoo, then you may have shed a tear or two at his passing last Tuesday. RIP Ernie. There will never be another like you.
As always, find all of my links on my Delicious account.
