Daniel Johnson, Jr.

Whoever said that the only constant is change wasn’t kidding.

Work status. This past Monday morning, my work at ThinkWare, the payroll processing solutions company here in Cincinnati, ended. I was laid off, not because of performance, but because business conditions facing the company, the industry as a whole, and the economy.  I know. I didn’t like the news either. (more…)

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… I’ll be in Dayton.

I was laid off from my job in Dayton last year (through no fault of my own – company had been falling on hard times and was shedding employees – I was one of many to go). It was a bittersweet moment. On one hand, I didn’t have the hour-long one-way commute any more. On the other, I didn’t have a steady paycheck.

I also knew I’d miss the great relationships I’d been building with others in the social media community up in Dayton, like Rich Palmer, Carole Hicks, Mike Cornett, Teri Lussier, Jim Farley, Duane “The Preppy Dude” Myers, Gina Kay Landis, Jeff Long, Ralph Helm, and others.
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Earlier today I ate lunch with some great folks from the Dayton, Ohio area. These “tweetups,” as we call them, are becoming increasingly popularly and requested on a more regular basis. I’m a firm believer in never eating alone, so I’m always looking to meet up with other folks for lunch.

Fortunately, I was able to UStream the tweetup and recorded the event. During this video, you are introduced to everyone in attendance and toward the end of the meetup, we discussed some other topics related to social media success. The video lasts about 40-45 minutes:
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Those in attendance were as follows:

• Andy Pohl
• Megan Grote
• Doug Page
• Joe Gauder
• Steve Brack
• Teri Lussier
• Bill Green
• Chris Johnson
• Ralph Helm
• Darryl Hicks
• Carole Hicks
• Curtis Estridge
• Daniel Johnson, Jr.