In reverse order:
Seth Godin - I've been receiving his blog posts in my email inbox for several months now, and have been learning a lot from this guy. Here is a link to his website, and to a Wikipedia article about him. He writes a few times a week, and generally nothing terribly profound or complex, but just enough to have something to take away more often than not. That is what I'd like to accomplish in my blog as well for my readers.
Seth Godin - I've been receiving his blog posts in my email inbox for several months now, and have been learning a lot from this guy. Here is a link to his website, and to a Wikipedia article about him. He writes a few times a week, and generally nothing terribly profound or complex, but just enough to have something to take away more often than not. That is what I'd like to accomplish in my blog as well for my readers.
Hip Hop - I'm not sure how to define it, but since my granddaughter listens to it and watches TV shows that feature it, I am somewhat familiar with it. Not my cup of tea exactly, but I don't find it offensive or disturbing as most of my parent's generation found our music as teenagers. Interestingly, I had a dream the other night where some "hip hoppers" broke into my studio. I was a bit frighted at first (in the dream), but after sitting down and getting to know them, they seemed to be good people. Like a lot of things we fear, often just getting to know someone or some situation allays the fear and brings out good feelings.
SEO - been watching that buzz word for a few years. Now, due to some recent conversations with friends, it looks like it's time do understand it and do something about it. New concept - Google