Sunday, June 10, 2012
Gulf Coast Deluge Leads to Dangerous Flash Flooding - Weather.com - Flash flood emergencies have been declared for parts of the Gulf Coast region as thunderstorms with extremely heavy rainfall have dumped up to 18 inches of rain in less than 24 hours.
Homers, Hanson's solid outing lift Braves - Braves.com - Mark Bowman - Uggla extended his recent power barrage with a three-run home run and Hanson appeared locked-in during a season-best eight-inning effort that helped the Braves notch a season-best sixth straight win with a 5-2 victory over the Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.
Obama’s data advantage - Lois Romano - POLITICO.com - The depth and breadth of the Obama campaign’s 2012 digital operation — from data mining to online organizing — reaches so far beyond anything politics has ever seen, experts maintain, that it could impact the outcome of a close presidential election. It makes the president’s much-heralded 2008 social media juggernaut — which raised half billion dollars and revolutionized politics — look like cavemen with stone tablets.
The Modern Executives Essential Social Media Toolkit Plus [INFOGRAPHIC] - JeffBullas.com - Hate it or love it, you are an online brand whether you like it or not. Sometimes those results on page one of a Google search will produce what other people are saying about you on their blogs or Facebook pages. In other words if you are not actively participating in your own on-line PR then you have handed over your public relations to other people by default. Social media provides the means to take control of your own brand and ensure people see you how you want them to see you. So what are the essential social media tools that a 21st century executive and professional should have in his toolkit. - There is no excuse not to have your own professional blog whether it is branded with your own name or a name that is relevant to your industry. Easy to use blogging platforms such as Blogger.com or Tumblr.com can have you up and running in minutes.
Poppy Chic - NYTimes.com - Maureen Dowd - I FLEW down to Houston last year to have lunch with George Herbert Walker Bush. “Did you come because you think I’m going to die?” he asked me with a wry smile. Not at all, I replied, adding that I wanted to join him on his planned sky-diving excursion when he turned 90. (It sends the world a message, as he puts it, that “old guys can still do exciting things.”)
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