Try and Try AgainBy Marvin DoubleIf you happen to be reading this post and wonder what the heck it's about here's an explanation.I've had an account with technorati for some time now but somethings been missing. Technorati allows you to claim your blog, which could be through of as registering it, using a special feature.I'm embarrassed to say even though I know the value of technorati, Read Full Story

Helping to Keep Kids Busy Over EasterBy Marvin DoubleAfter the eggs are decorated, and the chocolate bunny's nibbled, you might want to add a coloring activity to the agenda to help keep kids occupied over the Easter Holiday.To get your free copy of this 8x10 coloring page got to http://www.twitpic.com/33ouf Simply click on the thumbnail to select the image, then, right click and save as to your Read Full Story

Happy EasterBy Marvin DoubleI recognize that many readers of this post may not be Christian or possibly not religious.  Easter is of course an entirely Christian holiday and for pois Christians the foundation of their faith - but this article isn't about religion.  Oddly there is a parallel between Easter and what has come to be known as social marketing.  Like so many holidays it has been Read Full Story

The Hundredth Monkey PhenomenonBy Marvin DoubleIn 1952 on the Island of Koshima in Japan, researchers, studying a troupe of Macaque monkeys made a surprising observation. The monkeys liked to eat sweet potatoes but had a problem. It was difficult for them to clean sand off the potatoes before eating. A young female they named Imo solved the problem by washing the sand off her sweet potato with Read Full Story

Tweeting in Your SleepBy Marvin DoubleIf you read my previous post "Taming The Twitter Monster" You already know what I'm getting on about in this post. If not, following is a quick summary. In that post I cover some basic issues with using Twitter as a marketing platform. In a nutshell the problem is simply that Twitter is a real time network - which is great for real time communications: Not so great if you're using it to promote yourself, a product, service or message. ... Read Full Story

Twitter, Good Bad and UglyBy Marvin DoubleHold on to your reading glasses, this is a Monster of a post. I apologize in advance for the length. I cover a lot of ground here and, what I feel is an important topic about Twitter and social media. I'm breaking a basic rule of blogging, which is to keep posts short and "bloggy". In this case I feel the subject is to important to short change. If you're one of those folks who thinks the microwave is to slow this isn't the p... Read Full Story

Thanks for Following MePlease Let me introduce myselfThis is a very exciting time to be online in an active social network like Twitter. I am very pleased you've chosen to follow me.In case you missed it, my name is Marvin Double - no kidding that's my real name "Double" as in twice. I'll do my best to provide you with high value, insightful entertaining information, you can actually use, much of it entirely original.You'll find that my blog posts often contain or... Read Full Story

When Seeing is Believing By Marvin DoubleUFO's have been the subject of much discussion and controversy over the years. Skeptics and believers have squared off on opposite sites of an ongoing debate about their existence. If nothing else it all makes for some interesting copy countless, movies and documentaries. Putting aside the cartoon, let me just state here that, this article isn't about alien space craft real or imagined. It is however about close encounters with UFOs of ... Read Full Story

I've Got a Monkey on My BackBy Marvin DoubleTWhat's with the Cartoon?Well, truthfully, at the end of my work marathon I feel pretty much like the character in the cartoon looks - back hunched from to many hours at the keyboard, eye's swollen closed by excessive time spent staring at my monitor, brain damage from mental exhaustion leading to drooling.Silly me, I picked just this period of time to add Twitter to my list of things to do. Don't get me wrong here, I really like Tw... Read Full Story

The Science and Psychology of Wishingby Marvin DoubleJust for starters let me declare myself. I'm a pretty practical kind of guy. I like science and the scientific approach to sorting things out. There's an elegant logic in the application of reason to problems. However most of us, me included still hold to a belief that there are forces at work in the universe that can't be explained by science or logic. Take wishing as one simple example. Wishing is perhaps one of the most co... Read Full Story