A small round up of recent opinion and perspective. I file this in my Sustainability category on "Ask Linda Sherman" because our response to the Coronavirus has so much to do with sustainability in America. These opinions are also of great interest to me because of my passion for Healthy … [Read more...] about White House Coronavirus Briefings Opinions of Interest
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Huawei Security Considerations From a US Expat Perspective
The Los Angeles Times published a lengthy article on Huawei April 10. I went through and selected the most cautionary elements. Why? As an American who lived and worked in Japan as an executive for 22 years, including market research on the small business marketplace for IBM in both China and … [Read more...] about Huawei Security Considerations From a US Expat Perspective
Richard Milgrim Tea Ceramics Exhibition
My cousin Richard Milgrim and I separately ended up in Japan, I for 22 years, he for 40. My grandfather, Ira Knobel and Richard's grandmother, the well-known dress designer, Sally Milgrim, were siblings. Richard holds the distinction of being the only non-Japanese person to reach the heights of … [Read more...] about Richard Milgrim Tea Ceramics Exhibition
Solutions to Twitter Taking Away Your Social Share Counts on Nov 20
Twitter has decided they don't want incur the cost to continue to provide the API necessary for Social Share plug-in developers to include a "count" of how many times your blog was posted on Twitter. The official pull date was November 20th. This article starts with the sad story of how and when … [Read more...] about Solutions to Twitter Taking Away Your Social Share Counts on Nov 20
Getting Your Newsletter Shared on Social Media
Building an opted in email list is an important goal for your current and future marketing health. Making it easy for your current recipients to share your newsletter in a variety of ways is a methodology you should not overlook. You probably already have "forward email" at the bottom of your … [Read more...] about Getting Your Newsletter Shared on Social Media
Useful Social Media Features Infographic
Useful collection of social media features for beginners. Even if you're not a beginner, sometimes it's just hard to keep up. For instance, Twitter now allows you to post four photos. Twitter rolled that out in March 2014 but for people who don't specialize in marketing or social media, these … [Read more...] about Useful Social Media Features Infographic
Hilarious Article Defining Selfies
Former FastCompany and current Maxim editor Jason Feifer hit a home run submitting an opinion piece for The New York Times on selfies. He was inspired by the misuse of the word "selfie" by the press. As Jason runs through what is and what is not a selfie, he will have you laughing out loud. … [Read more...] about Hilarious Article Defining Selfies
Video thumbnails
checking Debra's thumbnail We now have updates with last names. 74 years old Background street noise in 2019 May Frank L video. 2015 Frank L Video Note he says Frank Long in the 2015 video 70 years old Dropped out last name Following is Justin with Dad - Rick says only this … [Read more...] about Video thumbnails
Why I am Switching to a SiteGround Server Host
Which is the best server host is a recurring topic of discussion in my WordPress user groups. For some time, Host Gator was a popular host. Then WPEngine. At the moment, the darling host of many people I know is SiteGround. I have been trying them out with several clients for the past six … [Read more...] about Why I am Switching to a SiteGround Server Host
Twitter Group DM
My first reaction to hearing about Twitter Group direct messages was negative. "Have a private conversation with anyone on Twitter, even a friend of a friend." Sounds like a motivation to begin culling who you follow on Twitter. On the other hand I can see possibilities. Learning more about the … [Read more...] about Twitter Group DM
