• @thomashawk’s conversion finally inspired me to switch Media Orchard from Blogger to Wordpress … maybe will make me post more often, too #
• @thomashawk it’s funny, it’s what i use on ALL my clients’ blogs … I’ve just been dreading making the switch … thx for the nudge in reply to thomashawk #
• Just hours away from Wordpress on Media Orchard…..can’t wait. #
• 2,200 Blogger posts converted to Wordpress … now running 3,500 comments through Intense Debate #
• I found a great guy to convert Media Orchard from Blogger to Wordpress for a reasonable fee … DM if you want his info. #
• @SugarBank welcome back! in reply to SugarBank #
• @jaimewoo She’s as funny as Dane Cook. in reply to jaimewoo #
• RT: @Spin_Thicket (Media Bias) CNN’s Jack Cafferty Mocks Sarah Palin… Yet Again http://tinyurl.com/c8lqe5 #
• RT: @Spin_Thicket (Ad Biz) Did Mullen pioneer Twitter business model? http://tinyurl.com/daqq6t #
• RT: @SusanEJacobsen Halo effect over other mktg tactics > RT @leeodden: The Rationale for Hiring a public relations Firm http://tr.im/hSlR #
• @curseyoukhan aw khan-stantine, you’re such a sweetie #
• RT: @walzale realizing more everyday that relationships are the currency of public relations #
• @KristenKouk thanks kristen! #
• @Josapienza thanks! #
• RT: @Spin_Thicket (Media Biz) Mark Cuban is the new Ted Turner or Bill Paley http://tinyurl.com/crdgwa #
• Negotiate a better severance deal: http://tinyurl.com/csrg6l #

Back when I was heading the corporate communications department of a billion-dollar company, I had the uncomfortable experience of watching a graphic designer break down and crumple into a ball in my office.

Had he had a seizure? A heart attack? Had he learned of a death in the family? Nope. He just didn’t like the design changes I had asked him to make in my company’s annual report.

When I asked him for alternatives to my recommendations, he snapped, “Well, since you don’t like any of my ideas anyway, what does it matter?” And then he turned to look out the window; I believe I saw a tear.

Hey, I’m not heartless. If I recall correctly, I may have even handed him a tissue. But I sure as heck didn’t hire him the next year. I’d rather design the annual report myself with a Crayola 64-pack than knowingly deal with a case of Fragile Artist Syndrome.

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