Being a seasoned online marketer, I get asked my opinion on Myspace at least three times a month. My response is always the same, Myspace is for musicians and it has done a ton for social networking. Myspace is like Nelson Mandela.

I want to give credit to Myspace. They revolutionized social networking. They were one of the first, if not the first platform, that allowed members to actually edit their profiles using HTML, to actually PERSONALIZE their profile with limited box filling. I learned the basics of HTML by making Myspace profiles years ago. I know more than the Facebook generation because I know how to make something bold or how to create an HTML link. I know many other people that know the basics of HTML only because of Myspace. If it wasn’t for the entire pimp your Myspace, glitter banner I bet Myspace would still be a favorite. (Hey Facebook. Learn your lesson. Farmville, Lameville, Crapville and more.) There will be a point when we get fed up with it. Remember that cruddy Twitter game that infiltrated your network with lame people playing? Yep, that’s gone now.

My second point is that Myspace led the entire world into making it be okay to talk to strangers. Twitter? You follow randoms that you don’t know in real life. Myspace you friended them. Myspace allowed us to be comfortable not knowing people but still communicating with them. It isn’t creepy to follow people you don’t know.

Third point. Myspace is great for bands. I will bet that if you type your favorite bands name into Google, their Myspace page will be at within the first five results. Its great for trying before you buy or checking tour dates.

I won’t rip on Myspace. Its there, it serves its purpose, and Tom has more money than you do.

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I randomly saw this tweet and realized how little the ordinary person knows about marketing. We live in a different world where nothing is coincidental. This is just called targeting.

If you’re feeling like 2009 was a bit of a washout, it’s understandable. You probably experienced a lot of bumps in the road, possibly including failed relationships, bad financial choices, and generally difficult and trying times. But this time was anything but wasted. Although you could not see the forest for the trees, you will soon. Every single step and misstep you took this year was preparing you for something truly wonderful that will begin to unfold in 2010. So begin this year with no regrets. Every single difficult moment was destiny pushing you in the right direction.

I feel wonderful.

With 2010 arriving at nightfall, I woke up feeling excited.

I am a fan of the “new year” mentality. It forces change even amongst those who are most resistant to it. I’ve got a lot of friends who WANT to do things and never get around to it or keep making excuses so I thought I’d share my thought process on reaching goals.

1. Identify Some Goals: Usually this requires some sort of alone time. Maybe a day on the ski hill..maybe a short (or long) vacation. Clear thinking allows you to identify what you really want.

2. Develop Steps to Take To Reach Goals: Figure out the steps you need to take in order to get to your goals. It isn’t hard. Think to yourself, how do I get from point A to point B? A good example for me was grad school. I wanted to go because I thought it’d be the cure to my boredom (it wasn’t) in order to get in, I figured out the necessary steps to take and went from initial thought phase to acceptance in under a month. This is also a good example of how to identify incorrect goals, since grad school is not a cure to boredom, new goals are a cure to boredom

3. Don’t Give Up: Are your dreams sneaky little devils? Keep chasing them and I seriously promise you that you will catch them.

Thank you all for supporting me during the past year. I look forward to meeting many new, amazing people and experiencing more life in 2010!

2009, it has been a pleasure knowing you.

“This, in two words, is the secret of the new marketing. Find ten people. Ten people who trust you/respect you/need you/listen to you…Those ten people need what you have to sell, or want it. And if they love it, you win. If they love it, they’ll each find you ten more people (or a hundred or a thousand or, perhaps, just three). Repeat.” – Seth Godin

Today I was once again amazed at how powerful a great and eccentric Twitter network can be.

We spend our days shooting the shit and having great conversations, but I was surprised when I asked a pretty personal/in-depth question that took more effort than just formulating a 140 character opinion:

Now, how many responses do you think I got? 3? 5? 7? Nope.

I got over 10 responses. I am not even talking about “I use X Brand, they are great.” type of responses (although a few people did say that and I do truly appreciate it, that is the kind of response that I would have given.)

What really blew my socks of was that people actually went out of their way to give me names of their personal agents as well as their phone numbers, email addresses, and personal web sites. So thank you all for making my search so much easier.

I didn’t even have to Google anything, which leads to to the question…will the future of online search be completely network based?

Something else that I noticed was that no insurance agents or insurance companies attempted to get ahold of me, so go pitch them.

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