Yakiji (Yah-key-jee)

It’s only hours before the decade is over and 2009 was a great year for me. It was a year of outstanding innovation in the web and with that came great content as social media really took off. Sadly there wasn’t enough time in the day to read all the great content from blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc…and of course I have a life too. I really dove into Twitter this last year and it opened up my eyes to some great resources and articles. While I probably missed many great posts, I decided to list some of my favorite (must-read) blog posts from 2009. Enjoy.
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I did it. I signed up for SXSW (Interactive) last week. Registration, hotel, and flight – all taken care of. So why is this news? Well, after getting all hyped up about it I realized I had one problem – I couldn’t find anybody else to go with me. At best, I have a friend who might be living in Austin, Texas at the time of SXSW, but he has warned me that it’s possible he may be deployed for the Army. With that in mind, I had every reason not to go – why would I want to throw myself in there alone. I knew SXSW meant being in the presence with some of the best interactive minds in the world of the web. People who inspire and innovate. In addition to that, it’s about going to the great SXSW parties in Austin where you get to know the people and network. While I’m a social person I am not the type that can go up to anybody and introduce myself. In fact that is my biggest shortcoming. With that as my barrier, I had accepted defeat. Then, all of the sudden something amazing happened, I took a deep breath and went to SXSW.com…and I registered.

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RT: @chrispirillo http://myparentsjoinedfacebook.com/

Time to start fresh. I have high expectations for myself this year and to create my own pressure I thought I would blog about my 2009 goal list.

• Master Web Design
• Develop a web presense
• Blog:
  • Deliver Quality Content
  • Monetize my blog
  • Average 2 posts per week
• Attend an SEO/Web Conference
• Design the Guv’s Place website (my brother’s bar)
• Trips:
  • New York City
  • Washington D.C. – I love history!
• Redesign my girlfriend’s website
• Publish my first ebook (stay tuned…)
• Run another marathon
• Become a morning person
• Get organized.

That’s all I have. It will be fun to revisit this list 1 year from now and see what I have accomplished.

What are your 2009 goals/resolutions?

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