Archive for July, 2009

Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Beliefs, Influence, Psychology, Religion | Jul 27, 2009 | Tags: brain washing, Brian Brushwood, Dr. Charles Singleton, gullible, mind control, neurolinguistic programming, nlp, Robert Frost, Scam School | View Comments

Before you watch the video below I want you to have someone read a short poem by Robert Frost to you. If you read it to yourself it may not have the same effect. So go ahead, ask whomever is closest to you right now to read this to you: The woods are lovely, dark ...Read more.

Understanding Enlightened Stupid Marketers

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Marketing | Jul 15, 2009 | Tags: marketer, stupid marketer | View Comments

If you’re a marketer, don’t be an enlightened stupid marketer …be a human connecting people to valuable resources.

Befriending VS. Broadcasting

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Consumerism, Marketing, Social Media | Jul 15, 2009 | Tags: comcast, dell, facebook, hr, ivolunteer, job search, snapimpact, social networking, twitter, youtube, zappos | View Comments

On most Tuesday nights I volunteer with SnapImpact on making an iPhone app called iVolunteer (see the app on the lower right corner of this blog) to help you find local volunteer opportunities. More than 50 people have contributed in some way to this project. One thing I love is that our ages range from ...Read more.

Striking Independence by Getting Authentic …Blogger Style

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Influence | Jul 3, 2009 | Tags: boulder, ignite, ignite boulder, joey ramone, micah baldwin, ramones | View Comments

Last night I attended Ignite Boulder 5, which totally rocked. Besides being a fun outing to see friends and create community, it made me reflect on some things. The first Ignite Boulder was probably a year ago, I got on Twitter on Mothers Day 2008 and I started attending local tech meetups about 2 years ...Read more.