Monthly Archives: December 2008

Monthly Archives: December 2008

How Networking is Supposed to Work

By Howard Yermish | December 30th, 2008
Yesterday I experienced a magical moment that the social networks made possible. And Dennis Stevenson beat me to the punch with this great article about the experience. How Networking is Supposed to Work Here is my 2 cents to add: Be yourself on the social networks. Real connections happen if you try. Listen actively. Help [...]
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Borders Makes Two Mistakes

By Howard Yermish | December 28th, 2008
Early this morning, I got an email from Borders about a store closing sale. “What? Is Borders closing? OMG! I love Borders! No!!!” Then I realized that it was just for a store in Sacramento. Whew. And I guess I can’t use this coupon. That was mistake number one. A few hours later, I got [...]
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Reboot

By Howard Yermish | December 20th, 2008
This economy is making people crazy. After five years of dedicated service to World Wide Web Communications, I was laid off on December 5th, 2008. (Just in time for the holiday season!) Crazy because I was the visible voice in the community. (Perhaps that was the wrong message?) So far my friends and colleagues have [...]
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