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Mike Swanson - my passion is to build community - offline and online. I've done this through property management, online community programming, volunteerism, and - for a short time - as an assistant pastor at a Baptist church in Maryland. http://www.converstations.com/about_mike.html#ixzz0HvNqoETV&D

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:53:42 PDT
Blog Coach

IDLFO Show: Repurposing, SCAMPERing, & Creative Commons

Last week, we kicked off the move of the I Dunno, Let's Find Out show to Friday nights (11pm CST). We had a great conversation with Jade Handy and videos by Gary Vaynerchuk and Adora Svitak. This week, we're going...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:43:05 PDT
Blog Coach, Conversations, Education, Marketing, Sales, Words

Don't Let Your Proficiency Become Your Deficiency

When I played baseball as a kid, my coach used to tell me to hit the curveball the "other way." Great advice coach. I would ask how to do that, and he said "easy - just drive the ball to...

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:29:43 PDT
Blog Coach, Brunch n Brains, Conversations, Iowa, Lunch n Learn, Social Media

Afterschool Special: The 12 Types of Social Media Gurus

Sort of a brunch n brains share, but since some of the "fighting" is almost like high school... 12 Types of Social Media Experts View more presentations from JESS3.

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:58:47 PDT
Blog Coach, Community, Conversations, Iowa, Social Media, Social Networks

Since When Did Social Media Become a Pass/Fail Test?

The long, hot days of summer...and it's not yet August. There's been lots of kerfuffle going about in some sections of the conversphere this season. I've witnessed some banter and gone swimming in some of it a bit myself. If...

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:40:08 PDT
Change, Conversations, People, Social Media, Words, Writing

Amy Walker: Connected with Soulfire

I got wonderfully distracted today. By a passionate voice filled with soulfire, and I hope that her contagion spreads like wildfire. I met (sort of) Amy Walker today. She of 21 accents and an untold amount of talent. And of...

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:44:15 PDT
Whistle Stops

Whistle Stops 07/25/10

Whistle Stops are conversations, eye-openers, or tools representing the brain train discovered while traveling along the Conversphere. From business to education, life hacks to giving back, these are the posts and links that have in some way grabbed my attention!...

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:07:32 PDT
Conversations, Words

IDLFO Show: Is Your State of Mind Holding You Back?

Tonight is the debut of our IDLFO show moving to the weekend slot, Friday nights at 11pm CT on Worldwide Amplified. To help launch our new time, I've asked my friend and colleague, Jade Handy to stop by and talk...