Sparkatopia » hc miller http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia Welcome to my little spot in the world Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:10:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1Sparkatopia http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/1464b78a60ab9cdf7a2634af7345ccbb.png?s=48http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia Red Shoes Speaks – No. 66 Until the Last Dancehttp://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-66-until-the-last-dance/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-66-until-the-last-dance/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:03:32 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1436 Jess shares the heartwarming story of the loss of a dear relative and how she turned to blogging and social media for comfort. Your support network shows up in the most unlikely places and with the advent of social media, another channel for support is born. People grieve in different ways and sharing with your social network is one way of coping.

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]]> http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-66-until-the-last-dance/feed/ 0 Red Shoes Speaks No. 65 Social Selling & Etsyhttp://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-65-social-selling-etsy/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-65-social-selling-etsy/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 16:51:57 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1434 Jess & Tommy talk about an article in INC magazine on the online home made / vintage selling site Etsy. Anyone can launch and sell on etsy.com but if you grow too large and have to outsource the production of such goods, you can not sell on the site any longer. Jess then turns the discussion to social selling and the “sell at home” marketplace. Makes you think how important social media and relationships are to the selling and buying process. Do you take recommendations for friends and family before you make purchasing decisions? Please be part of the discussion. Use #redshoespeaks in twitter or comment below!

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]]> http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-65-social-selling-etsy/feed/ 0 Red Shoes Speaks No. 63 Social Media, Technology and Grievinghttp://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-63-social-media-technology-and-grieving/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-63-social-media-technology-and-grieving/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 15:53:15 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1431 Lisa shares her story with Tommy about using social media and technology to communicate with her network of family and friends when her dad was dying.

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]]> http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-63-social-media-technology-and-grieving/feed/ 0 Red Shoes Speaks No 64 Irrational Customershttp://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-64-irrational-customers/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-64-irrational-customers/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:19:58 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1425 Jess & Tommy talk about a quote from the CEO of Acer Computer on how the success of the Apple iPad is due to irrational consumers. How well do you as consumers like being called irrational? be part of the discussion by leaving your comments below or tweeting using the hashtag #redshoesspeaks

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]]> http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-64-irrational-customers/feed/ 0 Red Shoes Speaks No. 50 Negative Ads in Politicshttp://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-50-negative-ads-in-politics/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-50-negative-ads-in-politics/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:46:44 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1365 Once you get over the growth of Lisa’s pregnant belly, take a listen of what Tommy and Lisa have to say about the crush of negative political ads that ran during midterm elections. Did you have your fill? Do you think negative ads help or hurt the candidates? What would you think about a candidate who chose not to use negative ads?

Red Shoes Speaks No. 50 Negative Ads in Politics from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.

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]]> http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-50-negative-ads-in-politics/feed/ 0 Red Shoes Speaks No. 49 – Beware what you post onlinehttp://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-49-beware-what-you-post-online/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-49-beware-what-you-post-online/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:11:36 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1352 45 percent of employers are looking at job candidates’ profiles online. How does this apply to kids today? Lisa and Tommy talk about being smart when it comes to kids’ online presence.

Red Shoes Speaks No. 49 – Beware what you post online from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.



]]> http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-49-beware-what-you-post-online/feed/ 0 Red Shoes Speaks No. 48 $100 Million donationhttp://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-48-100-million-donation/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-48-100-million-donation/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:32:52 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1349 Was it a big PR move for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to announce a $100 million donation to Jersey schools during the release of The Social Network? See what Tommy and Lisa think.

Red Shoes Speaks No. 48 $100 Million donation from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.



]]> http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-48-100-million-donation/feed/ 1 Red Shoes Speaks No. 47 Transparancy and Public Officehttp://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-47-transparancy-and-public-office/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-47-transparancy-and-public-office/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:07:19 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1346 You are what you text, tweet and Facebook. We live in a transparent world but are most ready for it?

Red Shoes Speaks No 47 Transparancy and Public Office from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.



]]> http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-47-transparancy-and-public-office/feed/ 1 Red Shoes Speaks No. 45 Fact Checking and Social Mediahttp://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-45-fact-checking-and-social-media/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-45-fact-checking-and-social-media/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:59:27 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1342 Is social media feeding into sloppiness? Are we getting lazy about fact checking? Tommy and Lisa take a closer look at the Washington Post situation that featured Michael Wise.

Red Shoes Speaks No. 45 Fact Checking and Social Media from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.



]]> http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-45-fact-checking-and-social-media/feed/ 1 Red Shoes Speaks No. 44 Yellowbooks are still around?http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-44-yellowbooks-are-still-around/ http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/red-shoes-speaks-no-44-yellowbooks-are-still-around/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:49:55 +0000 tommytrc http://www.tommytrc.com/sparkatopia/?p=1335 They still generate a lot in ad revenue but do we still need the Yellowbook? Tommy and Lisa discuss the pros and cons as well as who might still be using them.

Red Shoes Speaks No. 44 Yellowbooks are still around? from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.



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