One of my dreams growing up was to buy a TV station. One of the over the air variety. The power for a select few to reach and connect with millions was something I desired. And I’m sure…
Many complain that the auto industry is being unethical keeping their business model alive. They keep on making and selling vehicles which rely on petroleum-based gasoline, even though…
Last month, Chris Brogan and Julien Smith published a book called Trust Agents. Being a fan of Brogan, one of my social media heroes, I bought the book the day it came out, and was amazed…
There is one man who seems to be invisible from any controversy, or at least when you search for his name on Google. His name? Gary Vaynerchuk, social media icon and the star of Wine…
On Saturday, April 24th, 1999, I went to a Phoneix Coyotes playoff game. They hosted the St. Louis Blues in game 2 of the 1st round of the playoffs. The home team won in overtime at the America West Arena. 4-3. The atmosphere was electric. The people of the desert were happy with this foreign sport of hockey, and they showed it.
10 years later, the team is in trouble. They are bankrupt. They have the most recognizable name in hockey, Wayne Gretzky, as their head coach. They have a fairly new arena north of Phoenix in Glendale. But they don’t draw.
Blackberry CEO Jim Balsillie wants to move them to Hamilton, Ontario, not far from Toronto, but the NHL won’t allow that.
Sure, there are people who say that Toronto could support 2 NHL team, and they’re probably right. However, it would be at the expense of the NBA’s Raptors (who are owned by Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment) and the Blue Jays. No wonder they tried to get Jerry Reinsdorf, who owns NBA and MLB teams in Chicago to buy the Coyotes.
This is not fun. But for 1 game in 1999, it was amazing.
I am co-organizing an event in NYC this Tuesday called Global Live. We will have a number of presentations on how to help businesses grow internationally.
We need a theme. Here’s some ideas.
“Fun with businesses around the world”
“Leverage your business with passion around the world”?
What do you think?
After 12 years with the same AOL/AIM screen name, I have changed it to coffeewithian. I thought that with the new iPhone push notifications, it was finally time.
Send me an IM!
PSA is an amazing organization. You should know more about them. http://psapartnership.org/
You may have seen some of my statuses / tweets today (My Twitter posts double as my Facebook Statuses). Every one of these posts is ending with the tag #2cats.
How come?
Meet Daisy and Bailey. For the last few months, my friend Nicole has had them at her house. They need a new home. Nobody has taken them. It is important that they stay together.
Therefore, until they find a home, every status / tweet (can I call it a stweet?) that I post will end in #2cats. This makes it easy to group post by myself (and others) that use it on Twitter Search.
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%232cats
We also have a Facebook group to help the cause
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61944317179
I have a question for you. What else can I do to introduce a loving family to these beautiful creatures, without being so pushy?
To all those who have signed up for the Coffee With Ian social network on Ning (coffeewithian.ning.com), you may have seen some recent activity of “members” spamming you. I appoligize.
Coffee With Ian is about breaking the barriers between the real world and the online world, and such practices have nothing to do with this initiative.
From this point on, all members have to be approved by me. In the meantime, please take a look at the newly revamped Coffee With Ian website (www.coffeewithian.com) as I return the core focus to in person meetings.
I am looking forward to meeting each of you this summer for coffee!
