Nothing says “blah” quite like Michigan in February! Cold winds keep us inside, we slip on ice, and the cloudy skies dampen our spirits. As I was contemplating this, I came up with a few reminders to help us all fight the Michigan winter blues.

It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for (c’mon, let me everyone who commented has been sitting on pins and needles)! Time to announce the winner of my NOW Revolution book giveaway.

When I received an email from Jay Baer telling me that he and Amber Naslund had chosen me as one of the bloggers to do a review and giveaway of their new book, The NOW Revolution, I was stoked! Jay and Amber’s blogs are on my must-read list. The knowledge I’ve gained from their social media and business insights has been invaluable, so I expected this book to be nothing short of phenomenal.

Foursquare. Gowalla. Yelp. No, these are not words from the Klingon language. Foursquare, Gowalla and Yelp are platforms that have a location-based mobile feature, meaning that if you are connected to these platforms via your phone, you can “check in” and share your location with friends via social networks.

I’ve been paying a lot of attention lately to how people express thanks online. Every day, we post and share other people’s content on the social Web. We tweet and post on Facebook about positive experiences with companies and brands. We write posts and online articles that highlight the good things people are doing around the world. Many times, those complimentary efforts are followed up with a “thank you.”

I am humbled to be part of one of two teams that will be representing Detroit on the Chevy SXSW road trip challenge.

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The story of Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice, should teach everyone that you truly achieve greatness in this world by helping others.

There are three important things to keep in mind when setting goals and resolutions for the upcoming year.