Funny money is money that doesn’t exist!
But… how can money NOT exist?!
Think about this…
Crooked CEOs create funny money
Today, Ramalinga Raju, CEO of Satyam Computers, resigned - after admitting to cooking the account books of India’s 4th largest IT company to the tune of 40 billion rupees.
That’s funny money - money that didn’t exist, except in […]

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Once upon a time, communication with a view to influencing an audience was simpler. You needed to target prospects by interest and find a way to contact them. The channel, and your marketing message, was king.
Everyone was busy “building a list”. In a ‘permission economy’, your list used to be the most […]

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* Beth Kanter - by proving what is possible in the field of fund-raising and awareness building, especially using social media
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* Roger Carr - in his sustained, passionate, determined attitude to changing the world and making it a nicer place
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* Terry Wygal - by his whirlwind approach to engaging people and getting them to help […]

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* Kevin Riley - at the beach on Bali, where we talked shop - and about helping children live and learn.
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* Ian del Carmen - in a Bali cafe, where he outlined his plan to raise funds to help the CHD foundation.
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* Amitabh Bachchan - superstar of Indian film, whose donation to our partner […]

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Let’s make that 50 - because I read all tweets from all people I follow.
When I’m rushed, I skim through them fast, but always read their messages… which is why I limit the number of people I follow on Twitter.
Still, there is just one person whom I follow on Twitter for a different reason - […]

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* Seth Godin - His concepts about ‘Tribes’ and a series of mind-expanding blog posts and commentary on the private social network, Triiibes.com, were the biggest influences on my thinking this year.

* Willie Crawford - His actions, guidance and inspiration on the private TIMIC forum (The Internet Marketing Inner Circle) has guided and directed a […]

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At a wedding reception last week, I met many professional colleagues.
The banter was conventional, predictable, ‘doctor speak’.
Only a few knew about my online persona, and referred to it sparingly,
often with a snide smile or quiet wink twixt themselves.
Because I am different.
Unfamiliar, unusual, unlike what they are used to.
It doesn’t bother me these days. I […]

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Have you ever dropped a pebble in a pond, and watched as the ripples spread in increasing concentric circles, often reaching far beyond the spot where your stone hit the water?
In just the same way, things you say, think about and begin ripple and grow in the cosmic whole of humanity that connects us all […]

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Twitter is widely praised as a ‘relationship building’ tool. It’s tempting to extend that into thinking of Twitter as an effective medium to arrange joint venture deals.
Here’s a recent experience.
For background, remember I have a “Twitter Rule of FORTY” which is that I follow only 40 people, so that I can focus on a […]

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Today I’m publishing a guest post by well-known Internet marketing
expert and joint venture master Willie Crawford.  It’s called:
Do You Keep Your Promises? WHY Many Internet Marketers Don’t!
First of all, this is not a slam of Internet marketing, or of
my fellow Internet marketers, as much as an observation.
I recently finished teaching a 6-week teleclass […]

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