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The blog of Rex Hammock, founder/ceo of Hammock Inc., the content marketing, strategy and media company founded in 1991 in Nashville, Tenn. Rex is also founder/helper-in-chief of the wiki, SmallBusiness.com.
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Two photo sets for a chilly morning
During this past weekend, my wife and I made a quick trip to the Tampa Bay area to visit my in-laws. Below, I’ve embedded a couple of photo sets from the trip. The first is four shots of a sunset … Continue reading
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While I was away
At some point, I’ll finish a somewhat lengthy post related to last week’s Wikimania in Haifa, Israel, an event I attended (the post will include an explanation of why I attended). Until I get around to that, here are some … Continue reading
Google, I salute you (for free airport wifi)
Long-time readers of this blog know that I’m a fan of airports that provide free wifi to travelers. I think wifi should be like air conditioning or rest rooms — part of the convenience infrastructure, not a profit center. Airports … Continue reading
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I’m not blogging here today, I’m blogging there.
CN Tower Over the weekend and today, I’ve been at a large convention in Toronto: the annual meeting of ASAE* and the Center for Association Leadership. While I’m not blogging about it here, you can find a lot of blog … Continue reading
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I’m following most of ABC News executive guidelines
ABC News executives told to avoid deluxe travel and newspapers. Perhaps you saw where ABC News has instituted new “guidelines” to “reduce administrative costs” during the slow economy. It includes instructions to cancel subscriptions to print media and to travel … Continue reading
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Travel note: Next week’s Folio Show in Chicago
Next Wednesday, I’m speaking at the Folio Show in Chicago. I’m part of the Executive Track and my topic is “TrendWatch: Digital Growth and Revenue Opportunities.” It’s a topic about which I know nothing, but I’ll be staying at a … Continue reading
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How I learned that quarterbacks respond better to encouragement than booing (A true story)
[Update: See note at the end of this story.] Following, is an excerpt from the book, Tales from the Titans Sideline, by Jim Wyatt. It’s from a story on page 107 of the book called, “It’s a bird, It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Nashville, travel
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Slowly returning to the grid
View as a flickr slideshow. I’ve posted a set of photos on Flickr that follow my seven-day adventure of making a loopback Windsor chair at the John Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. Never have I worked so hard while … Continue reading
Posted in observation, photography, travel
Tagged folk art, John Campbell Folk School, NC, Windsor chair, woodworking
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SXSW – Yes I’ll be there (a progressive post)
It’s Friday morning and I’m in the office all day today. Sometime after work, I’m flying to Austin for three days of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival. I say sometime because it’s supposed to be at 7:30 p.m., but … Continue reading
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Why aren’t more airports like Tampa’s?
For the past 30 years, I have been traveling in and out of Tampa regularly (I married into the area). Almost every good practice or design I’ve seen in any U.S. airport, I’ve seen at Tampa’s first. Other than a … Continue reading
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Blogging lightly
I’ve got a few things in the “want to blog about that” queue, but, alas, duty calls. In the meantime, here’s a photo of the globe-trotting Joi Ito I took at a dinner party last night. (I told Joi I … Continue reading
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Southwest announces a “buy your way to the front of the line” plan
On the Southwest “Biz” page, the airlines is announcing some rather radical new features related to its new boarding policy. They include some perks for hardcore SWA fliers (like me) so it will be interesting to see how they position … Continue reading
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JetBlue says bye-bye Music City
I guess my regular use of JetBlue to fly from Nashville to JFK is not enough to keep the route profitable. The service ends on January 6. I think I’ve written here that Delta has done what it can to … Continue reading
Networked Journalism Summit
Speaking of Jeff Jarvis (see previous post), I am looking forward to participating in Wednesday’s “Networked Journalism Summit” that Jeff and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism (Jeff heads its interactive journalism program) has organized with a grant from the … Continue reading
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The new SWA seating policy
Unlike rumors from a few months ago, Southwest will not abandon its open-seating policy. According to the company, their passengers didn’t want them to change. However, they will be tweaking their system so that each passenger will get an assigned … Continue reading
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