Yesterday a reader gave me crud about only writing about Microsoft. Usually when that happens that is an early-warning sign that I’m in a rut. So, how do you get out of a rut? Force yourself to.
So, here’s a little experiment; Can I get to 100 posts without mentioning Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft? (GYM)
That’s going to be tough. Let’s try.
How hard will it be? Well, over on Shawn Morrissey’s blog I just learned that the Whole Foods Market’s CEO is now blogging. Would it break the rules to comment that Shawn is a coworker of mine? Nah, but it gets close.
So, why do this? Cause I had an entrepreneur last night tell me that when I linked to his company recently his company’s sales doubled.
That reminded me of my time working in marketing for Winnov and I was frustrated by trying to get anyone to pay attention to what our company was doing. I remember what it was like to have all the press pay attention only to Microsoft.
So, let’s see if I can do 100 posts without talking about the big three companies.
[...] Scoble’s GYM diet has inspired me. Not the GYM, but the 100 goal. Originally I was going to go for 100 new posts in 10 business days, but with the upcoming Holiday I’ve had to change my plans. This is my 65th post. That leaves 35 more to reach 100 total posts here. I think I can accomplish that before I travel on Wednesday. I’ll only have dial-up, so I doubt I’ll be on much the rest of that week. [...]
[...] Scoble links to Spatially Adjusted in a non-GYM post, maybe Public ArcWeb Services 2006 is timed just right to take advantage of this Google Mapping rut people seem to be in. Heck, I bet Scoble doesn’t even know about ArcGIS Explorer, all the fun of Google Earth, but none of the “GYM” baggage. [...]
[...] Got the link for Forty Faces from Scoble in his non-GYM mode [...]
hAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF GYM-BUSTERS?
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hAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF GYM-BUSTERS?
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[...] פוסטים אופייניים: האומץ הנחוץ לכתיבת בלוג ארגוני מתוך מיקרוסופט והאם זה נחשב ל-PR; הנסיון לכתוב 100 פוסטים רצופים בלי להזכיר את GYM (google, yahoo ו-Microsoft כמובן); ומסכת התירוצים לסיבת הישארותו במיקרוסופט. [...]
For obvious reasons I love the acronym (I write a techy fitness blog)…. however with that said, I’m more of a “G” girl. I visit google daily… I visit Yahoo as a second option only when I didn’t find enough on a subject… and I visit Microsoft once or twice a year only to verify links… oh, and other than this comment, I never have the need to talk about any!
For obvious reasons I love the acronym (I write a techy fitness blog)…. however with that said, I’m more of a “G” girl. I visit google daily… I visit Yahoo as a second option only when I didn’t find enough on a subject… and I visit Microsoft once or twice a year only to verify links… oh, and other than this comment, I never have the need to talk about any!