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Poker GamePlaying cards for money is illegal in many states, so I guess I\’m about to confess to being a lawbreaker. In the cleansing spirit, I also now admit to driving, more than once, at a smidge over 55 mph.

Draw, five-card stud, seven-card. It\’s been fun, challenging and, at times, rewarding. But now, without risking a chip, I\’ve become hooked by Texas Hold \’Em.

Poker is a new cable-TV ratings darling.

\”It has done exceedingly well, outdrawing most any NHL game,\” ESPN executive producer Vince Doria said. \”It will be expanded.\”

What you see on ESPN, Travel Channel and Bravo is several crusty guys and a few savvy women playing tournaments such as the World Series of Poker, where the champion of a long-running competition can make hundreds of thousands, even millions.

I\’m stale on the NBA. There\’s an excess of NFL. I need a break from a barrage of TV college sports. MLB season is so long, so hot and cold.

So here I was, watching and playing along with dudes in Vegas, seeing the evolution of a fresh World Series champion, an \’03 rookie from Tennessee with the apropos name Chris Moneymaker. He\’s a long way from Amarillo Slim.

Knowing the game helps viewers.

As a boy sports writer, living with my parents and making $70 a week, I was introduced to poker by Jacksonville newspaper elders. Sarge Ray, Deacon Jim, Mark the Shark and other ink-stained pals were delighted to help me with vocabulary, syntax, copy editing and dispensing a few of my Friday night dollars trying to learn when to hold \’em and when to fold \’em.

My luck would turn sweet, I mean as a journalist, generating a lifetime of working Super Bowls, World Series, Olympics and other magnetic sports occurrences. Traveling to those adventures allowed a wealth of poker opportunities alongside media buddies.

I confess to wagering a few pocketfuls of cash on horse racing, blackjack, greyhounds and even golf-course scrimmages. Poker is the only gambling that has been profitable. I kept learning. Playing conservatively while many associates didn\’t. Using no alcohol while others did. My fortunes seemed to get better the deeper into the night the game went.

With the Super Bowl about to return to Houston for the first time since the ’70s, it prods memory of the only time I gulped at the possibility of getting into trouble with the law. Back then we played poker in the NFL media headquarters at a hotel. Cash on the table. People watching.

A fellow we didn\’t know observed for a few minutes. Then he tossed a police badge onto the table.

“You are all under arrest” he said.

Then, breaking into a grin, the off-duty cop said he was kidding but that vice squadders were in the area. He suggested we cease dealing. We did.

Okay, enough ‘fessing up. You get the idea about my poker past. I haven’t played for real in years. Texas Hold ‘Em is a different beast. More prone to huge, do-or-die bets. What they call “All In.” Doria says its “relatively cheap programming, costing a lot less to produce than a football game.\” Moneymaker’s run has been replayed more than Seinfeld.

It’s fun watching players sweat, tremble and gasp. Many are old poker pros. You see diverse reactions to sudden, stunning wins as well as eradicating defeats. I\’m not sure I\’m ready to take a seat next to these characters. Not enough loose money or stern conviction.

TV gives an inside look. Hidden cameras reveal every sweet bonanza player’s hole cards. They deal two down, then there’s a round of betting. Survivors move on to “the flop,” when three community cards are turned up.

It goes through two more up cards. You see some massive bluffs. Players get queasy and fold winning hands. There is finessing. Gamesmanship. Lying. But the sportsmanship, for a betting game, is reasonably stout.

No, I’m not encouraging gambling.

Yes, I understand it\’s against the law in most U.S. precincts.

No, I don’t want people to be risking grocery money or mortgage money on games.

But is poker as risque as many items on today’s television menu? I think not. I’d sooner be seeing Moneymaker at work than Jerry Springer.

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“What do you think of Facebook? Should our company be a part of these social networking phenomena or is this just a teen fad?”

First off, the time to decide on whether your company should be a part of the social networking phenomena has long since elapsed. When I last checked, Facebook had crossed the 600 million active users of which, an astounding 50% log in every single day. Twitter is Social viral advertisement. Although relatively new, it already has over 110 million users and the list grows daily.

In terms of sheer ‘population’, these social networking sites are larger than a few countries out there and there is more ‘activity’ going on at these social networking sites than does in small countries. Today we need to be talking not on whether or not your company should be a part of social networking sites but on the extent of your company’s involvement in the social network and the richness of the interaction between your organization and the cyber-citizen.

Many of my corporate clients have set up teams of personnel who proactively engage this digital consumer.

They are discovering new ways of receiving feedback and new methods of interacting with the customer. A major car dealer who is a client and a friend uses the ecommerce internet marketing to soft launch new cars to gauge the reaction of the market. The car details are released, and engine specifications dissected and scrutinized. Test runs are arranged and he says, more than 30% of these test runs result in a purchase. What is more, ever since the dealership has embraced the social networking site, sales of car accessories have jumped 280%.

If your company is still using the IVR and email method, you need to change and soon. IVR and email method is non personal and often frustrating. There’s simply too much time lag in these traditional methods. More about More about Web 3 Social

When bosses of some companies simply refused to be a part of the social networks, I would often Google either their company name or one of their products. The results were always interesting. Often times, the bosses would be shocked (or sometimes delighted) at their customer comments on the state of customer service and these comments were made on the small business consulting marketing networks “so you see, whether you like it or not, your company already has a presence on the social media”. My point being, why not channel that presence in a way that benefits your company? If customers are discussing your company or your product wouldn’t you like to have your PR present at such discussions? If your brand image is important to you, you simply can’t ignore the social media.

I have a large number of clients who have staff who call up the disgruntled customers and resolve any irritants quickly. The happy customer in turn tweets his happiness or comments favorably on the state of service which in turn is noticed by the customer’s friend network and often picked up on Google as well. So if you’re still not on Facebook or Tweeter, it’s high time you got on to it.

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