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"Stop the Presses – The Newspaper Ain't Dead Yet!" Or, "I Love the Smell of...
Every morning before 5am, the paperboy tosses the daily edition of the local newspaper in my driveway. Every morning before 9am, I pick it up and toss it in the trash. It’s a ritual I’ve been going...
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"A Pile of Copy, A Reel Of Tape & A Fresh Razor Blade." Or, "Who Killed Radio?"
I was at one of my favorite Italian joints in Old Forge, PA tonight for dinner, Arcaro & Genell. As usual, seating was at a premium and I had to wait for a table. While sipping a Blue Moon complete...
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"Create-A-Thon 2010 Is Underway!" Or, "Keep Them Fed & Watered, It's Gonna Be...
Last year at this time, I was hunkered down in the Junior Achievement building in Pittston, PA with about 25 other volunteers for 24-hours of pro-bono creative work during an around-the-clock event...
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“An eCommerce Shill.” Or, “You Want a Job in eCommerce?”
There are a lot of opportunities to build a career in eCommerce. Thats’s one of the messages I conveyed to students this morning during a career planning workshop held at Misericordia University in...
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“Celebrating an Award Winner.” Or, “Congratulations Catherine Shafer!”
Catherine Shafer It’s not often I write about a person unless they’ve been indicted or they’re a freak with the last name Kardashian. But today is different. Today, Catherine Shafer is receiving the...
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“Some eCommerce Store Owners Don’t Get It.” Or, “No Promotions on Cyber Monday.”
What are you doing for your shoppers on Cyber Monday? Please don’t tell me, “I’m not doing anything. Why should I cut into my profit margin when people are going to buy from me anyway.” That is an...
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“It’s Time to Fire Your Social Media Management Company.” Or, “Man, What a...
There was something awfully familiar about some Facebook and Twitter posts I’ve seen from a few businesses in the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre, PA area. They weren’t just familiar, they were exactly the...
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“A Different Story About Rush Limbaugh.” Or, “Stop Farding.”
I was a 17 year old high school kid when I first heard of Rush Limbaugh. I was making a whopping $5.50 an hour at the former WARD-AM in Pittston, PA when we were one of the first radio stations to...
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“Celebrating Saint Patrick.” Or, “Who Wants to Drive the Drunk Bus?”
Being up in Scranton, PA for a few days, I heard a lot about this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. You see, Scranton is known for two things – being the unfortunate hometown of Joe Biden and their...
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“A Very Moving Day.” Or, “Farewell to the Solid Cactus Technology Center.”
Today’s a sad day for me. After five years, the Solid Cactus Technology Center in Shavertown, PA will see the last team member turn out the lights at midnight and go home. Tomorrow they report to their...
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“Gold Plated Silver Dollars.” Or, “Remembering Jack McCarthy.”
Jack McCarthy As I was catching up on the news of the day this morning, I was sad to hear that one of my first bosses, Jack McCarthy, passed away at the young age of 79. Jack was the CEO of McCarthy...
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“An eCommerce Shill.” Or, “You Want a Job in eCommerce?”
There are a lot of opportunities to build a career in eCommerce. Thats’s one of the messages I conveyed to students this morning during a career planning workshop held at Misericordia University in...
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“Celebrating an Award Winner.” Or, “Congratulations Catherine Shafer!”
Catherine Shafer It’s not often I write about a person unless they’ve been indicted or they’re a freak with the last name Kardashian. But today is different. Today, Catherine Shafer is receiving the...
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“Some eCommerce Store Owners Don’t Get It.” Or, “No Promotions on Cyber Monday.”
What are you doing for your shoppers on Cyber Monday? Please don’t tell me, “I’m not doing anything. Why should I cut into my profit margin when people are going to buy from me anyway.” That is an...
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“It’s Time to Fire Your Social Media Management Company.” Or, “Man, What a...
There was something awfully familiar about some Facebook and Twitter posts I’ve seen from a few businesses in the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre, PA area. They weren’t just familiar, they were exactly the...
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“A Different Story About Rush Limbaugh.” Or, “Stop Farding.”
I was a 17 year old high school kid when I first heard of Rush Limbaugh. I was making a whopping $5.50 an hour at the former WARD-AM in Pittston, PA when we were one of the first radio stations to...
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“Celebrating Saint Patrick.” Or, “Who Wants to Drive the Drunk Bus?”
Being up in Scranton, PA for a few days, I heard a lot about this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. You see, Scranton is known for two things – being the unfortunate hometown of Joe Biden and their...
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“A Very Moving Day.” Or, “Farewell to the Solid Cactus Technology Center.”
Today’s a sad day for me. After five years, the Solid Cactus Technology Center in Shavertown, PA will see the last team member turn out the lights at midnight and go home. Tomorrow they report to their...
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“Gold Plated Silver Dollars.” Or, “Remembering Jack McCarthy.”
Jack McCarthy As I was catching up on the news of the day this morning, I was sad to hear that one of my first bosses, Jack McCarthy, passed away at the young age of 79. Jack was the CEO of McCarthy...
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Sklooosh at Knoebles Amusement Resort with Video
Water parks aren’t the only place where you can cool off on a hot summer day. Amusement and theme parks are adding water attractions to let the park-goers chill out when the heat is on. There are...
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