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KenMcCarthy

  1. Nothing says "Welcome to our hotel" like a 99 cent bottle of water in your room marked up to $5 when you check in...
  2. Twitter is six years old. Makes sense. It's cute, makes a lot of noise and earns no money. A typical 6 year old.
  3. Why is it when you're at a hotel, no one cares about the problems you have, but they all e-mail you later with customer service surveys?
  4. How was the Great Wall built? "One bloody brick at a time" - Martin Atkins
  5. Price is what you pay. Value is what you get. - Warren Buffett
  6. An important antidote to the "don't worry, be happy" BS financial "news" channels: bit.ly/MVqjlR
  7. Book promotion II: Wash, rinse, repeat until you fall into a quivering heap from exhaustion. That's how best sellers are made.
  8. Simple book promotion plan: Articles everywhere, outreach to bloggers, media interviews, appearances etc.
  9. The true listener is much more magnetic & beloved than the talker & he is more effective, learns more and does more good. - Brenda Ueland
  10. Best test of a "user friendly"site: Sit a non-expert down & watch them try to use it without your help. Prepare to be shocked.
  11. Why books fail: When you tell me you're writing a book, I'll ask: "What's the business plan?" Lots of "deer in the headlights" answers
  12. Loan defaults may surge in Europe. You think? Duh! bloom.bg/L9tYIs
  13. Been saying (and tweeting) this for months: The real shortage is of US dollars. bloom.bg/L9tD8Q
  14. They're making Internet gurus younger these days :-) youtu.be/ws88tiVyfz8
  15. People are inevitably distorted by their environment. So take care about the ones you put yourself in and/or stay in.
  16. I scoffed when I first saw this , but on 2nd look, it's a brilliantly executed sales blog: bit.ly/KOY0B8
  17. The problems we confront have roots in morality where we’ve asked government to commit immoral & unconstitutional acts - Walter Williams
  18. Let's honor combat veterans with more knowledge and less flag waving crap bit.ly/KVpy7K
  19. Biggest redemption of equity funds in 17 years bloom.bg/JG2WLM
  20. If you liked Chuck Brown's music (RIP), here's the history of Go-Go music and how he came to invent it bit.ly/JGiyMi