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The Mindful Use of Technology for Authentic Human Connection: Wisdom 2.0 Conference Reflections

by Michelle Barry Franco May 5, 2010 Contribution

A really important conversation began this weekend. It’s a conversation that we all, on some level, know has to happen. It’s one that’s happening in many of our hearts and minds as well as in our families, marriages, within our friendships – maybe even with work colleagues. Those personal conversations have been intense, conflicted, and [...]

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How to Use Twitter When You're Not That Funny

by Michelle Barry Franco February 5, 2010 Twitter

When I first started using Twitter about a year ago (or whenever), I was perplexed about it. Who isn’t, really? Actually, there’s a good chance that you may not even be on Twitter, maybe for the same reasons I almost jumped the Twitter ship. (I thought about combining Twitter and Ship there for a minute, [...]

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I'm in the Innerpreneur Spotlight!

by Michelle Barry Franco January 27, 2010 entrepeneurialism

A big special “Hello” to those of you visiting from The Rise of the Innerpreneur!! So happy to have you here. I’m really lucky because Tara Joyce, the brilliance behind Elasticmind, invited me into the Innerpreneur Spotlight for February. Tara has built a seriously excellent resource for us innerpreneur types – I go there often [...]

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Almost Like A Real Coffee Date

by Michelle Barry Franco January 6, 2010 entrepeneurialism

Sometimes living in a rural(ish) area – as stunningly gorgeous as my town of Bend, Oregon is – can feel so isolated. We have really smart people here and passion abounds. But, for the most part, people don’t move here to start a business. They move here to live amidst crystal blue skies (300+ days [...]

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Social Media is Scary

by Michelle Barry Franco November 19, 2009 entrepeneurialism

Every once in a while, social media freaks me out and makes me want to run screaming altogether. That’s what happened to me recently when I Twitter-clicked my way to a blog post titled “The Five Most Annoying Couples on Facebook.” The article describes the horror of having couples as Facebook friends who do things [...]

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