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Welcome to episode #96 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . There a little flub at the beginning of the recording. I hit the pause button and didn't unpause (it's an ugly story, and you don't want to hear about it). That being said, tons of great content with call-ins about how the show can evolve and a conversation around why Search and Search Engine Optimization is changing, a...

Welcome to episode #9 of Foreword Thinking - The Business and Motivational Book Review Podcast presented by HarperCollins Canada . Beth Lisick has published poems, essays, a short fiction collection, and also wrote a weekly nightlife column for SF Gate for eight years. Her stage and screen collaborations with writer/performer Tara Jepsen have yielded some uncomfortable moments, the most recent bei...

Welcome to episode #95 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Whoops! I totally screwed up the intro and said, "welcome to episode #85" - I have no idea what I was thinking. Actually, that's not true - I think I botched it because I have tons on my mind. Including the state of Podcasting (are you really listening?) and the power of Blogging (hint: it's very powerful). There are al...

Welcome to episode #94 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . The bottom line is that I am still trying to recover from everything that went down in the past two weeks. From sharing the stage with Anthony Robbins at the Power Within in Halifax, to spending four days at the TED Conference in Monterey, California, and then in NYC sharing the stage with people like Seth Godin , Don T...

Welcome to episode #93 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . From 35,000 feet in the air, here's my first PlaneCast (hat tip to Joseph Jaffe ). It was a crazy week from performing on stage at the Power Within in Halifax with Tony Robbins in front of 5,000 people to jetting off to the TED Conference in Monterey, California. I'm heading into NYC for a little break (ok, there are so...

Welcome to episode #92 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Whoa. I really thought this was going to be a quick fifteen-minute episode, but it turned into one very long rant about how technology is actually making marketing much easier. You'll have to take a listen to hear how this stream of consciousness comes together. It's something that's been on my mind for a long while, an...

Welcome to episode #91 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This episode hit me like a ton of bricks. Lots of great conversation points and all sorts of insightful audio comments. Without hesitation, this one could have been a three-hour plus episode (I kid you not). Along with all of the amazing insights and news is also a fantastic conversation with Rick Murray who just named...

Welcome to episode #90 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . I had the distinct please of finally meeting Jim Sterne in person. He was in town to give a keynote for the Web Analytics Association and eMetrics Breakfast Meeting Series in Montreal. We had a chance to discuss the state of the Web the night before at dinner. Right after Jim spoke, I hopped over to the InfoPresse full-...

Welcome to episode #89 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . I got some good ranting going on here about whether or not Bloggers (and other Social Media types) really do own the brand? I think we should be celebrated and embraced by corporations, but I worry when Consumers start trying to sell stuff related to the brand and how the companies are reacting. It's all live and off th...

Welcome to episode #88 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . I had an great time at the Shop.org Strategy And Innovation Forum in Orlando, Florida this week and you get to reap the benefits of it because I had a great conversation with Andy Sernovitz - author of the Word of Mouth Marketing book, founder of WOMMA - Word of Mouth Marketing Association and the guy behind the Blog Co...

Welcome to episode #87 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Lots of thoughts on how to get better at presenting (based on reading the excellent book, Presentation Zen ). There's also some thoughts about what you can (and can't do) when you're not listening to what the Blogs are saying about you and your company. Thankfully, C.C. Chapman is back and there's plenty more conversati...

Welcome to episode #86 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . As part of moving into the New Year and taking the show to the next level, I've started trying some different stuff - different ways to record. Please take a listen to this episode and let me know what you think. There are also some great discussions around Facebook and online social networking advertising. I'm also loo...

Welcome to episode #85 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Welcome to the first episode of 2008. While I grapple with a cold, we still lay the smack down on topics like mobile news readers, more Yuletide thoughts on the year that was (and will be), Net neutrality, public sector and social media marketing, and a special Six Points of Separation on things you should be looking at...

Welcome to episode #84 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . I had a total blast on the last episode and now we're back to our regularly scheduled content of trying to figure out how Marketing and Technology can make all of us better at Digital Marketing. We've got some late editions to the Yuletide Log episode and provide some insights/tactics to make your 2008 count. Allow me t...

Welcome to episode #83 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . There is no doubt that this is now, officially, my favourite Podcast of the year. I get to turn this show over to you - the community - to share your thoughts on the year that was and the year ahead. I was blown away by the diverse voices that took part in this Yuletide Log episode. There are men and women from all over...

Welcome to episode #8 of Foreword Thinking - The Business and Motivational Book Review Podcast presented by HarperCollins Canada . There is no doubt that Deepak Chopra is one of the most influential and powerful thinkers of our times. He is widely regarded as one of the world's greatest leaders in the field of mind, body medicine and he continues to transform our understanding of the meaning of he...

Welcome to episode #82 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . Once again, we hear from different voices from all over the place on topics ranging from privacy in online social networks to a discussion on trackbacks and comments on Blogs. There's even some discussion about the importance of statistics and rankings (if that's your thing). The Holiday Season is upon us, and if you wo...

Welcome to episode #81 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . In this episode we have voices from all over the world. We've got Ireland, Singapore, the United States, Canada and more. The topics range from Blog talk about the merits of trackbacks to how public sector organizations should be doing a much better job at embracing Social Media. I think I have more than my fair share o...

Welcome to episode #80 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . I was worried I was falling into a rhythm of playing a couple of audio comments and then relying on an interview to make each episode successful. The truth is, I was lucky enough to connect with so many bright people over the past few months, that it seemed like the most important content to share with this community. T...

Welcome to episode #79 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . It seems like I've had a flurry of great conversations with the who's who of the Digital Marketing landscape, and this week is no exception. I had the pleasure of hanging out with Debbie Weil - author of The Corporate Blogging Book and Blogger over at BlogWrite For CEOs when we both presented at Webcom Montreal last wee...

Welcome to episode #78 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This week there is an incredible conversation with Avinash Kaushik from Google all about online marketing, web analytics, the fluid web, widgets and more live from the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. Avinash's passion is infectious... just take a listen. We look at what Marketers can do (and learn) to be more e...

Welcome to episode #77 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . There is a great conversation with Jared Spool from User Interface Engineering that happened at PodCamp Boston 2 . Along with that we've got a brand new Greenfields Report from Ireland. I babble on about my speaking event for Google at the Googleplex, and there are some great audio comments too. I think there are some w...

Welcome to episode #76 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . There has been a ton of buzz about David Maister showing up (and presenting) at PodCamp Boston 2 . I took the opportunity to sit down with Maister and the results are a fascinating conversation about how Marketing is really connecting in this day and age. Saul Colt also coughs up a couple of hairballs (literally) in his...

Welcome to episode #7 of Foreword Thinking - The Business and Motivational Book Review Podcast presented by HarperCollins Canada . Ben Mezrich leads a pretty amazing life, and we can all live vicariously through him. As the author of Rigged and Bringing Down The House , Ben brings a very unique style to his nonfiction work. The facts are intermingled with messages of ethics, morals and how the you...

Welcome to episode #75 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast . This episode is chock full of amazing insights from Facebook 's VP of Media as well as an Irish PubCast that was done in South Boston on the weekend of PodCamp Boston 2 . The discussion revolves around the global changes affecting Marketing and Communications because of Social Media, and how agencies (and clients) can w...