Some good stuff going on this week… and I’m going to throw in something fun that has some social media implications…

• Scott Jangro jumped into the podcasting world with a good set of rambles. He gets fairly personal, talking about the inspiration his daughter has given him & some general rambles about what’s going on in his life.  I really like this type of podcasting.  Great first effort… PodPress FTW!  I hope more are coming.
• My new favorite term is Internet Rubbernecker. I may just changed this weekly post of mine from “Cribbed Content” to “Internet Rubbernecking”. The term was apparently coined by this article over at Wired.com (if it’s from somewhere else, my apologies – I’ve never heard it before). The article points out (yes, go READ it first) that this YouTube lash back video is probably not the best legal move the scorned wife could have made, but it makes me wonder how strong a factor the internet’s court of public opinion might now sway the case? Food for thought in this day & age of social media run rampant.
• Mark Wielgus from 45n5.com called out Joel Comm’s latest AdSense eBook marketing as shady and deceptive.  The background basically is that all the ads say just $9.95 for this eBook but once you buy it you’re automatically enrolled in some other program that charges you $29.95 per month.  NOT COOL and I have to agree with Mark’s assessment in his video.

I’m keeping it short & sweet this week and ended on what I hope is an uplifting note.  Everyday I go to work and I have to reconcile two facets of myself to get through the day – the part of me that went to college and got my degree in theatre so I could make a living on my own terms – writing and telling stories and entertaining people  – and the part of me that wants a better life than my parent’s had with more money and gadgets and opportunities and keeps me working in marketing- sitting at a desk all day working a set schedule on someone else’s terms.  I know I’m not the only one out there with this daily grapple.

Earlier this week Sam Harrelson recorded an Affiliate Fortune Cookies episode that I just got around to listening to last night.  In it, he describes his own college decisions, how high school superlatives have affected him, and how all that attempts to reconcile into who he is today.  It was a tough listen for me only because of the state I was in on Thursday – wondering if this blog is worth putting so much energy into and assessing why I do this.  This brought me to a good place and I’m okay with where I am… so if you’re finding yourself at a crisis of faith regarding your career, definitely give this a listen.  At least you’ll understand that it’s not just you.

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Not too much going on this week so this will be short.

• I forgot to post the Free Toolsday post this week. No one seemed to notice :/
• There’s a great lighting video at Fathom SEO serving as a tutorial on how to light a whiteboard to do a video. Good stuff.
• Sam Harrelson came back with Affiliate Fortune Cookies and did a few episodes this week. I’m a happy camper. He tried out a live show, which was fun. I wish I could have called in to participate, but work got in the way!
• Zappos.com jumped into Twitter with a free shoe marketing campaign today. It’s a bit annoying that people are starting to use Twitter JUST to market, but I do want me some free shoes…
• ReadWriteWeb posted a super interesting article about contacting customer service through Twitter. They’re right on the money… there’s been a number of times when I’ve mentioned a product or service and immediately received someone from the company following me or sending me a direct message to see if I needed help. Big shout out goes to Daniel Ha from Disqus.com who jumped right to my aid most recently to help me work out a problem.

Enjoy your weekend peeps! Notice that I added another good link…

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I’m a total media consumer, so in listening to things and reading this I’ve picked up a couple of highly amusing phrases that I’d like to share with you. It’s Saturday afternoon, not much else is going on! So let’s get a little silly while I share some things that have been absolutely cracking me up in the last few weeks.

“Keep it clean, Jangro’s listening” from the GeekCast (coined by Lisa Picarille I believe)

“It’s tough being a digital gangster” from Sam Harrelson of Affiliate Fortune Cookies

“NSFJ (not safe for Jangro) ” from Todd Crawford on Twitter

“I’d twit me.” from Shawn Collins on Geek Cast

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