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The Un-Business-Plan Innovation Contest

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Gary R Schirr

A colleague and I agreed to chair the committee to run an innovation competition open to all students in our university. We want to encourage and celebrate the innovation among our students! So how does one design a lean/agile/design-thinking innovation competition???? Our … Continue reading →

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Tech “Doodle Blog”

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Gary R Schirr

Check out a new “doodle blog” about the worlds of start-ups, high-tech, and social media. Two of its recent posts are in the top twenty this week for blogs on Medium. This is one: (Disclosure: The blogger is my daughter…)

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Student Blogs – From Moneyball to Cotton Seed Oil. Check them out!

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Gary R Schirr

Yes there are 200 million active blogs in the blogosphere. Never fear – my Digital Marketing class has created 7 fresh new ones to take a look at! Deb’s Dietary Do’s and Don’ts –  Insight from a concerned consumer about the impact … Continue reading →

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You can make a good decision… and lose – Ask Pete Carroll

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Gary R Schirr

Pete Carroll will be long remembered as “the coach who blew Superbowl 49.” Everyone KNOWS that he should have had “Beast Mode” run for the winning touchdown. But let’s take a fresh look at: How would a strategic or data-driven manager make the decision to run or pass? Continue reading →

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Disruption to #Facebook?

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Gary R Schirr

In a post on my other blog this week I made the argument that the acquisition of WhatsApp… and the earlier purchase of Instagram by Facebook is an acknowledgement that the FB is really the champion of Web 2.0. And … Continue reading →

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Job Search and Starting Out Tips!

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Gary R Schirr

I posted my terse notes about a good talk to college seniors by @LearnEarnRetire on Storify: [View the story “Job search and starting out tips” on Storify] Job search and starting out tips

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#Twitter #Surveys – Are #DMs now worthless? How much #Automation?

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Gary R Schirr

I conducted quick surveys on two issues about using Twitter: Are DMs of any use currently? and How much automation is proper? Respondents did not seem to agree with my opinions… Continue reading →

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Mysterious #911 Photo….

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Gary R Schirr

As I watched events unfold, I counted, recounted and again recounted the floors in the tower below where the plane rammed the building. People I knew were trapped and dying… Continue reading →

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New #Blogs by Students

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Gary R Schirr

If you have a few moments you may want to review twelve new blogs created by students for a social media class! Some interesting tastes and ideas!

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Innovation in #Blogs?

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Gary R Schirr

This might be slightly off topic, but take a look at the twelve new blogs created in my SMM class!  

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