The Testing iPad: Will Toys”R”Us buy Apple? blog post got a lot of traffic and interesting comments. Most of the time I don’t respond to comments about my English because I am a dyslectic blogger but this post got a lot of kind responds – from all over the world. People really like the idea in the post but did not understand it because of bad English (or maybe they were not dyslectic enough).
Updated post: With corrected English (I got help):
Today we tested one of the first iPads that arrived to Sweden. My first question is simple: Will Toys”R”Us buy Apple? Why? Because a lot of Apple’s products are fun toys for big children (and kids are what we call early adapters).
Below: Original “dyslectic post”:
Did today test one of the first iPad arrived to Sweden. My first question is simple: Will Toys”R”Us buy Apple? Why? Because a lot of Apple products are fun toys for big children (and kids are what we call early adopters).
In every city in the world there are some outgoing personalities who functions as local social media (long before Facebook and even the Internet). Walter got that personality and he is also an entrepreneur. He is now starting to spread his ambitions online city by city. Walter´s goal is to connect people by introducing Whatsgoing.com. Doing business by sharing your personality can make you become a millionaire (at least in relations, to begin with).
Some people you meet, stick in to your mind, Gary Vaynerchuk got that kind of unique personality. Did meet him at Gulltaggen where he hold a great speech (see photo). I read his book Crush It and it got the same stick it flavor. Basically the book is about his journey to greatness and life choices he done (I have to double credit his parents for giving us this nature talented speed machine).
The book got me to reinvent the way I think about social media. Here is my best take a way:
• No one else got my DNA.
• Getting people to talk is the whole point.
• Lots of people can play piano, but not everyone can be Billy Joel.
• You have to think about building your brand in terms of a marathon, not a sprint.
• Creating community is about starting conversations.
• Being willing and able to adapt and change.
• Get a fire under the brand.
Gary’s Wine Library Tv is witty and Gary is the languages make you taste the wine only by watching his show and listen to wine praise as: “This is rocking my socks off…”
A lot of people aren’t willing to embrace that they have a problem unless they also believe that there’s a solution. Seth Godin, Quote from blog post: Sell the problem.
The global agency network, Euro RSCG does on recommended books about social media. It is for free download books here: Seth Godin (pdf), Chris Anderson, Brian Solis and Stefan Engeseth (pdf) and more (ore in Spanish).
A small selection of books, manuals and guides free (and recommended) on marketing, with particular emphasis on publications that can help us optimize our presence in social media. Euro RSCG
Jack Yan offers modern thinking for Kiwi fans in Wellington (if they vote for him as mayor). By being innovative in finding finance, he reaches out to inhabitants how wants to be connected:
No money is changing hands: instead, the companies, such as Apple, are paying Starbucks for the opportunity to get new business. And if Starbucks can do it, why can’t Wellington City? Jackyan.com