Putting Your REAL NAME on the internet, being YOU!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Mar 09 2011 | Comments (12)
Social media has changed the internet, or “web 2.0″. I think the original web 1.0 was more just websites posting news and it hard for the general public to interact. Now, anyone with an internet connection can create a facebook account, twitter account,...

Is Social Media Making Us Anti-Social?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 25 2011 | Comments (3)
While it is scary to see people ALWAYS on their mobile phone…I find it hard to believe it is making us “anti-social”…..Marshall sent me over an article I thought would be worth blogging about…..Social networking under fresh attack...

Happy New Year From Philippines

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 02 2011 | Comments (8)
Been a couple days away from my computer so not accessing blogs and emails much (well mobile, i’m still fairly wired still on twitter….status updating quite frequently), so this will be my first blog of the new year. This was my first time to celebrate...

Are Social Media People Just a Bunch of Nerds?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 30 2010 | Comments (5)
As I dive deeper and deeper into the developing industry of social media….I can’t help but classify the typical social media poweruser. Sure the majority of the global population now has in some way become involved with social media (mindblowing numbers thrown...

Cool I’m Hootsuite Certified for Social Media!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 26 2010 | Comments (4)
Sunday night, and I’m here taking the hootsuite social media certification. But hey, its what I am passionate about. The Hootsuite Certification Program went through 4 basic topics of its program, “hootsuite” as well as strategies for social...

Klout Coach Optimization – Social Media Score

Posted by Michael Michelini | Dec 09 2010 | Comments (6)
Social media is on FIRE these days….or maybe being outside the GFW of China where I can freely surf the web I’m just exposed to more…but really, seems like every day a new thing popping out. One big thing is Klout. While I have heard of it before,...

Its Still About Surrounding Yourself with Positive People!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Oct 31 2010 | Comments (13)
I came to New Haven, Connecticut today to visit my good friend Scott Katin, who I’ve known since like 3 year old nursery school, traveled across country with in 2003, and have been in touch regularly via AOL IM while I’m overseas. We hiked up West...

Reflections from visit with nana, indirect pressure

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 28 2010 | Comments (12)
Just arrived back home, my grandmother (nana) lives in the next retirement community so its a quick drive over.  Spent some evening hours talking with her, and my 2 uncles – Uncle Steve and Uncle Gary.  I was reminded how rough the USA economy still is……as...

Weekend in Hoboken, New Jersey

Posted by Michael Michelini | Sep 20 2010 | Comments (2)
After the wedding Friday night in Chinatown, came over to Hoboken, new jersey to spend some time with friends and see my university, Stevens Institute of Technology. Because everyone keeps asking me when I can meet them, I quickly setup a facebook event for Saturday...

I’m not crazy – look at apple iphone costs in shenzhen

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jul 06 2010 | Comments (11)
To support the idea that I’m not the only one leaving shenzhen, china – check out the below news i just read from yahoo finance!! Its what i have been screaming for months and months… just last week the Chinese Yuan (RMB) was released to rise...

More Filtering of Internet

Posted by Michael Michelini | May 30 2010 | Comments (0)
Amazing……I keep wondering when, or if ever, the world will just be open about the information that passes. Reading this Fox News article about Bangladesh blocking facebook……as below Bangladesh Blocks Facebook Over Muhammad Cartoons Published...

Passion and emotions in the workplace – good or bad

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jan 24 2010 | Comments (2)
Is it good to be passionate and emotional in the workplace? Many may say passion is ok, but emotion may be an issue. But how to separate them? Looking at one’s own personal pro and con – I am sure my passion and emotion gets the best of me. I have...

Copying Products Overseas – Is it so bad?

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 30 2009 | Comments (3)
Yes. this can be a sensitive topic. But hey, thats why I am picking it as a topic in the first place! And that is – how an original idea in one country may be copied overseas without any financial compensation or even a “thank you” to the founder....

Facebook vanity URLs available – get yours now!

Posted by Michael Michelini | Jun 13 2009 | Comments (0)
bit of insanity, reading on twitter that approximately 500,000 usernames have been reserved on facebook now. BEFORE their 12 midnight release they had announced. Many of my friends and facebook users are SLEEPING NOW. And they were under the impression midnight...

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