Community Building 3 - Raul Colon - photographer, digital marketer & writer living on the beach in Puerto Rico.

Popularity Vs. Success! Do they go Together?

We had a great opportunity on Kitchen Table Companies (affiliate link) to talk to @ChrisBrogan and ask questions via Ustream a few days ago as part of the #KTCOH (Kitchen Table Companies Office Hours). One of the things @chrisbrogan touched upon was the difference in trying to be popular and being succesful. I have been trying…

Make Noise and they Will Come – Part 2

Part 2 of Make Noise and they Will Come – Part 1 which I published previously regarding how a politician took a wrong avenue in gaining new possible voters. I wanted to continue the conversation expanding on the effect of it in Social Media. The previous post aligns with a tweet I saw from the Mayor…

Make Noise and they Will Come – Part 1

I guess noise happens everywhere but here in Puerto Rico we don’t have the laws in place to make it stop. Locally there are a set of vehicles with speakers making noise and broadcasting music or a message. There are many people that use these tactics from various walks of life to get the attention…

Positive Vibes & Energy for Draco Rosa #FuerzaDraco

Today while I was working on a blog for a client I ran into a status on Facebook mentioning that one of my favorite musicians Draco Rosa had been diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) after doctor’s discovered a tumor in his abdomen. For those of you that are not familiar with NHL I have enclosed the Definition…

Keeping Your Edge When Travelling

The last month I have had more travel than expected and quickly got reminded how I dislike traveling for business and how I am not as sharp as I used to be. While working for KPMG I had traveling down to a science since it occured every week. Certain events this past month have indicated…