Why I Play Golf!

by Scot Duke February 19, 2012

I’ve answered this question a few times in my career which spans across a long period of time.  What is interest now about being asked this question is the answer I give is usually never the same.  I guess that is what makes playing Golf different than playing other sports or games.  There are just so many reasons to play golf.

Overall, I play golf for relaxation.  Yes, golf is relaxing if you play it knowing you are not going to beat Tiger Woods, but… Read More

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Sometimes Industry Standards Don’t Apply

by Scot Duke February 18, 2012

(This issue keeps coming up around the country so I thought a recap of the blog written July 2011 would be appropriate)

At a dinner gathering last evening a few of women golfing members of a private country club reported on the latest policy changes made to their club’s summertime tee times.  The reason given for the strange policy change for tee-times on weekends was based on ‘Industry Standards’.  The question for the rest of the evening became…when does ‘industry standards’ override logic? The policy… Read More

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How to Produce a Bad Image Using Social Media

by Scot Duke February 15, 2012

If you are out in the online social spaces you know at anytime of the day there will be thousands of people posting some sort of promotions.  Be it an advertisement placed on Facebook or a mini Sales Pitch on Twitter, they all give off an image that is not positive and far from being social.

What is the Problem?

Many people who have not caught on to how to use social media correctly attempt… Read More

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What Is Social Networking?

by Scot Duke February 6, 2012

Have you ever done a Google Search for the phrase..What is social networking?  Really?!?!  Have you? 

Of course you are going to get the site whatissocianetworking.com…duh!  But really if you look further there is not very many attempts to define what social networking really is…or is not!  Outside of me trying of course.

I have been around the block a few times with social networking having created three social networks over the past ten years.  Two online and one offline.  I think I have a pretty good… Read More

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The Knucklehead Factor in Social Media

by Scot Duke February 4, 2012

It truly is amazing what people, places and things will do online to get attention.  Maybe amazing is not the exact expression on what many people are doing on line.  Maybe Sad is a better description of how people look online when they act like a Knucklehead.

1. knucklehead

From the 1930′s (circa). Refers to a person of questionable intelligence. The size of the brain being given relative size of a human knuckle. Similar to pinhead.

2. knucklehead

A dunce. A dummy. A very stubborn person or… Read More

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