PR Squared: Inspiration Comes From All Around Us

This weekend I did not crack open the laptop a single time. It was nice. I spent the (rainy, windy) Saturday hangin' around with the family --- errands, Mall, etc. On Sunday I howled from the sidelines as my son rowed his guts out at the State Finals --- the last regatta of the season played out in 40+ mph winds. He returned to shore only to find out that his coach had scratched our team from the rolls, due to safety concerns about the wind: even if my son's boat won, it wouldn't count. This news didn't wipe the smile off his face. He'd come to compete and he'd roared through the coarse at full speed: he'd found his joy in the doing, not the winning. It's a father's rare pleasure to be inspired by his son.

I returned to the office today to find myself inspired, yet again, by the hard work of my colleagues in the Social Media sphere. Apparently I was the only fella to keep the computer turned off: everyone else was workin' at innovatin'.

The indefatigable Chris Heuer, prepping for some Social Media News Release-related announcements at SNCR, still found time this weekend to ramp-up a new blog. Please check it out, add it to your feedreader, and participate!

The incorrigible Scott Baradell of Media Orchard was also a busy boy. Check out Spin Thicket. Add a link. I asked Scott how Spin Thicket compares to the NewPR site and he sagely suggested that Spin Thicket is the Fark to NewPR's Digg. And if that makes sense to you, welcome back, ya 2.0 geek! ;)

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