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A little over three months ago I launched this weblog. I had been blogging for years, but my blogs were always more personal and focused on creative writing than my business. I had always thought that I put enough hours of my life focused on my job why take even more hours outside of my job to write about work stuff. Originally, I had launched this weblog as a place where my co-workers could go to learn about some of the things we were trying to bring to the company I just joined.
Recently, I began to understand the true value of blogging and what makes it so interesting and exciting. For me, it is simply all about the community. In the last three months, I have had the opportunity to meet some incredibly interesting and talented people from all walks of life, located all around the country and the world. I have been introduced to new thinking, new ideas and most importantly, reminded of why I fell in love with this industry almost 15 years ago, the passion. I find it amazing that virtually anyone today who has a passion and believes in something has an opportunity to let their thoughts and opinions be heard. If you think about it, we as a people have never really had this opportunity before. I think we all need to remind ourselves of this every once in a while so we don’t take this priceless gift for granted.
What is even more exciting is that I believe we have just begun to scratch the surface of where technology is going as well as what we can accomplish using this technology. Over the next couple of weeks and months, I am hoping you will start seeing some changes here on this weblog. I have a lot of ideas that I want to bring to the table and I absolutely am going to need the help of so many of the great people I get to chat with everyday here.
I want to thank everyone who has been gracious enough to lend their voices to this weblog and share with me and everyone else your thoughts and opinions. It is been a great ride and I cannot wait to see what the future holds.
I did want to thank some specific people who have lent this weblog their fabulous voices and opinions on a daily basis:
Dave, Jennifer, Sean, Vince, Bob, Jonathan, JP, Adam, Jeremy, Tony, Mike and Antman.
Many thanks, Cord…
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thank you Cord for allowing this area for cutting edge happenings, incredible videos and a forum to discuss the industry at its lowest level. Cheers!
Thanks to you too, Cord.
I have hundreds of feeds in my reader, so honestly I only read a fraction of those regularly. Most get skimmed or skipped.
It’s great content and great conversion that draws me in as a reader, and as a participant. That’s something you consistently offer here.
That should be “…great conversation…,” but I guess “conversion” works too
Hi Cord, Thanks for the mention - but really I gotta throw it right back at you:-) Not just for igniting fantastic conversations and developing rock-solid relationships, but for stretching yourself, your site and your readership.
I’m glad we’re sharing community and conversation.
Cord, glad that I stumbled on to your blog. Have enjoyed your ideas and thoughts.
Hey Cord,
Thanks for the shout-out. I am really, really excited to see the ideas and transformation you spoke of. Even more so when you preface it from such a cool, raw place!!
Gah! I don’t want to wait! I hate surprises!
Sean (dedicated audience, reader and comment spammer) Howard
Gentleman, thank you for all the kind words.. I feel blessed and honored to be even considered in the same ranks as all of you. Thanks again and as I said in my post, I am very excited to see what we all can accomplish in the future.
Thanks, Cord, for hosting the ‘party’, and for starting the conversations that give us people in the community something to talk about.
May you have many more years of ‘talking’ to all of us.
Cord, I think you and I operate on very similar planes. We seem to have very similar points of view and even though I’m more dashingly handsome, I don’t let that get in the way of us interacting for the greater good of the community.
LMAO @ Dave.
Your humility is only surpassed by your self-deprecating humor, Dave!
Thanks, Sean. I find that humility is important when stepping down to deal with the little people.
A heartfelt post Cord - you have likewise inspired me as a new blogger. Future technologies will be astounding. I’m thrilled to be included in the conversation and community.
ROFLMAO @ Dave.
Man… if you ever run for politics you SO have my vote! It’s awesome to know that some people really understand their place in the world and all their entitlements!!!
;) 