Have you joined Google+ yet? I have chosen to ignore the invitations clogging my inbox because I feel my social networking quota is already met. Currently, I am active on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Foursquare. One more social network may just overload me and I don’t think I’m the only one fatigued by the thought…
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People often wonder what technology is doing to our society. Some people believe that advances in technology are making children lazy, fat and more prone to ADHD. Others are worried that, because the Internet gives us the ability to access vast amounts of information instantly at our fingertips, children no longer need to memorize information…
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As I write this blog post, the Denver Business Journal is hosting an event to honor Outstanding Women in Business. I have a good working relationship with the Journal and as a former newspaper reporter, I can certainly understand the need to create other sources of revenue for the paper. I even worked with a…
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The other day I watched Enter the Dragon, arguably the best kung fu movie ever made, and certainly one of Bruce Lee’s finer performances. One of my favorite moments in the movie is when a kickboxer from New Zealand, Parsons* asks Bruce Lee to show him the art of “fighting without fighting.” Here’s the scene:…
DetailsHaving grown up with baby boomer parents, there is a distinct difference in our generations when it comes to technology. Being a millennial, I have grown up using computers, the Internet and have easily evolved with the changes in the digital world… my baby boomer parents are definitely the opposite. While my parents choose to…
DetailsI got an email today from a broker at a major firm (I’ll leave all the names out, company and individuals). Here’s what it said: Mr. Metzger, We spoke on the phone not too long ago and I thought of you for the following event: I’d like to invite you and a guest to a…
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No, this isn’t a fanboy post. I’m not going to gush about Lion or the Air or the iPad. I was amazed today by this headline — Survey: Consumers Want iPhone 5, Sight Unseen. Here’s a quote: So frenetic is the fever pitch that 35 percent of nearly 3,000 US consumers surveyed online said they would…
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I selected this headline thinking of this video classic on YouTube. From the commentary on the Interwebz over the last week, you’d think that Netflix announced they are planning on breaking into our homes and stealing our puppies. Relax. Netflix doesn’t want your puppies. The company did, however, raise prices. Is this really that big…
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As soon as it was available in the Apple App Store yesterday, I started the download of Lion, the latest release of the OS 10 operating system from Mac. I’m glad I started early: it took until nearly 2 p.m. to finish the download. While we don’t have the fastest Internet connection at the office,…
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I’ve said it before: buying Microsoft Word does not make you a writer, just like the fact that I own a few power tools does not make me a carpenter (in fact, I’m really not allowed to use the power tools at home. Safety issues). Just because you’re writing for a blog instead of a…
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The Results Are In As you can see, Metzger Associates has officially launched our new website, so we decided to kick things off with a good ol’ fashioned Easter egg hunt. The contest is now officially closed and the results are in. The winner of the FREE exhaustive keyword analysis for a small- to medium-size…
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So you want to add a blog to your company website. Congratulations! You’ve made the first step in adding some seriously powerful SEO juice to your web presence! Maybe you already have a blog, but it’s fallen by the wayside, or you’re just not sure what to do with it anymore. That’s ok too. We’ve…
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