Geoff Livingston

i know there are loads of these going round - but i thought that these five points were about as simple & succinct as i've read - so thought worth sharing. - Zee from WeDoCreative via Bookmarklet

Yeah, this is really good. I think we are in a good spot to perform in this economy. - Geoff Livingston

Nice link. Thanks. - Eric @ CS Techcast

Brian Solis on the economy. I think it's an interesting post. I also think it's good to focus on basic blocking and tackling, and not get too fancy. - Geoff Livingston

Patricia Ohlemiller packed up her Edmund Scientific Astroscan telescope last week and headed to the Gaithersburg iSold It eBay drop-off center. She hoped to recoup $150, minus commission, of its original $350 value. - Geoff Livingston

While the giants of the global economy wrestled over access to commercial paper and federal bank bailouts, John Fox of Rockland Credit Finance in Owings Mills saw three new clients this week whose bank loans fell through: - Geoff Livingston

What a week. What do we even call This Thing We're In? - Geoff Livingston

"When you try to measure people's performance, you have to take into account how they are going to react. Inevitably, people will figure out how to get the number you want at the expense of what you are not measuring, including things you can't measure, such as morale and customer goodwill." - Capn' "One-Eye" Longman ☠ via Bookmarklet

How many companies screw their employees over once they start performing on commissions. Too many! - Geoff Livingston

e.factor http://www.efactor.com - Stephanie

Post excerpts on sites like EZine Author to give potential readers a taste - Lorraine Ball

The Yahoo self publishing group talks about this issue a lot: http://finance.groups.yahoo.co... - todd

"Given the uncertainty of ad spending, the tremendous dollars going into digital media, the increasingly competitive landscape and the jittery global financial markets, I have added a few criteria to my check-list: * Initially sells to the enterprise for branding, credibility, awareness and early revenues * Can get to revenues within 6 months, tops * Is sold on the basis of ROI, e.g., helps generate revenues or reduce headcount/costs * Integrates easily with existing platforms and/or programs * Either leverages existing open source programs or can itself become partially or fully open source * Has multiple revenue streams, e.g., software, maintenance, services, etc." - Andrew Badera via Bookmarklet

Gotcha, thanks Roger, makes sense. - Andrew Badera

thanks - Gregory Lent

My reply to a couple of pieces by Hank Williams re: how much is an idea worth, and why the tech market is in the state it is in, or heading for. - Andrew Badera via Bookmarklet

an idea is like a feeling, it's not real until something tangible develops. - Geoff Livingston

This is so true. I like this post! - Geoff Livingston

Wish more business people would get engaged like this. - Geoff Livingston

Calls to action is how you deliver ROI in social media. Advertising meets PR. - Geoff Livingston

This post was deleted, probably because Richard works at Dell. It lives on here! - Geoff Livingston

Strong post from Cuban. A must read for all execs. - Geoff Livingston

Good article. - Geoff Livingston

I believe in this. This is the real reason to blog from a business perspective, to share. - Geoff Livingston

What a great idea! - Geoff Livingston

Lots of phallic imagery in this video, not that I noticed or anything. - ∵JPGlockner∴

Oh heck, it's just a video. - Geoff Livingston

We need to see more coverage of Shai Agassi's Better Place. - Geoff Livingston

One of the few times I agree with Edelman. This kind of crying about PR has gotten really old. - Geoff Livingston

Loving this! - Geoff Livingston

Such a good article, gets to the heart of the matter. - Geoff Livingston

Great post from Toby - Geoff Livingston

Curt Schilling is the best personality blogger I have read. - Geoff Livingston

Excellent post, and right-on. I'm lining up projects now that will keep me very busy starting right after Labor Day..and there's room for expansion. I'm sneaking in a vacation at the end of August, but lining up ducks beforehand. Thanks, Geoff!;-) - Cathryn Hrudicka

Thanks, Cathryn. It's my goal, too!! - Geoff Livingston

Blog Council Unveils Non Event - Geoff Livingston

Awesome. - Geoff Livingston

WHy Brian Oberkirch is still better than everyone else. - Geoff Livingston

I think jeremiah is smoking crack on this one. Not true. More people log in to the Internet through socnets now than Google. - Geoff Livingston