Bob Williams

Accidental blogger or techie with a purpose?

If my high school English teacher could see me now… English was not my favorite subject in high school or undergraduate college. In fact, I can say it was probably at the bottom of the list. I really didn’t enjoy writing in those days. It was forced and I felt like so much of a grade was subjective based on preferences of the teacher.

So I gravitated to math and science classes. My favorite class my senior year in high school was Calculus. When I went to college I studied Computer Science and learned the basics of computer programming.  So it’s probably no surprise that I got a C in …Continue reading >>

Bob Williams

Blog comments are the gold of digital content

Have you ever been so moved by the content of a blog post that you want to respond with your own thoughts about the subject? Blog authors notify us of new posts using media sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google+.  Each of those platforms has its own unique way to respond or converse with the author. So as readers, we have multiple choices if want to talk about what we’ve just read.

I usually respond within the site that I found the content or by adding information to another media site that has the audience that will find the information relevant.. It could be that I simply share the …Continue reading >>

Bob Williams

Thought readings 2

Each week I capture, mark, and comment on blog posts and news articles around the internet. This is short list of three links that I think others will find valuable for their thought lives.

Aero aimed at TV cable cord cutters by Kay Bachman at Adweek announces a new service to bring cable television programming to internet connected devices. I have a dream one day to cut my cable TV cord. I just wish my family shared the same dream. Digital marketing matures beyond “best practices” by Scott Brinker at Chief Marketing Technologist. This is a thoughtful piece that discusses the maturation of landing page creation. Brinker lists a …Continue reading >>

Bob Williams

The First American Blogger

The First American Blogger

A few years ago I read The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. It’s a lengthy biography but well worth the read.  So when I saw a free version of the Benjamin Franklin autobiography from Amazon available for the Kindle, I downloaded it immediately. This past week I’ve been reading the autobiography and have been equally impressed, if not more from the biography.  Benjamin Franklin was a man from a basic and humble family upbringing that worked hard for his accomplishments. He was above all a thinker and a practical man. His autobiography is full of wisdom, advice, and ideas.

One tool …Continue reading >>

Bob Williams

Top 10 reasons why you want your boss to read your blog

A really weird thing happened today. My boss quoted to me one of my blog posts while we were talking shop. I was so taken off-guard that I didn’t have a quick witty reply for him. It took me a few seconds to recover and get back in the conversation. Are you kidding me? Boss man reads my blog?

As I thought about it later, I decided it was good thing for your boss to read your blog. So without further delay here are the top 10 reasons why you want your boss to read your blog: (Drum roll please….)

#10 – Jedi mind tricks rarely work on your …Continue reading >>