Call me obsessive, but I cannot resist the weekly urge to check the pulse of my online self.  I want to know what you see when you Google any combination of Margie Maddux Newman.

It’s not that I think everyone is out there Googling me, but what if they do? I want to be sure those results are not in the least bit embarrassing. I also want them to be relevant, even if they are nothing more than my thoughts on Google Chrome, downtown living, public relations stuff or my love for Nashville Predators Hockey. Read More…

Thanks for thinking of me, Nashville Business Journal. It really means a lot.  BTW, I didn’t know my iPhone and Crema comfort coffee would be in the shot, but it is more realistic that way.

We did the NBJ Q&A and photo shoot before the PR News announcement. It is really weird that this is all hitting in the same week; it’s all very humbling.

I’m in shock to be among PR News’ 15 to Watch. It’s such an honor to be listed with these very talented flacks working for major, big dog folks.

Thanks, Goad, for nominating me. It really means a lot.

Okay, so I’m super biased here. But I really can’t get into the new Jerry Seinfeld/Bill Gates shoe commercial.

This sort of ad should be a hit with me, a person who enjoys seeing geeky business folk in odd situations. I also enjoy seeing the Nashville Symphony maestro in a bar. The randomness makes me giggle.

But this ad falls flat with me. I didn’t laugh; I looked at the TV like a confused puppy. I will say that I did smile seeing the seemingly unapproachable Bill Gates just goofing off with one of my favorite comedians. But that doesn’t help Microsoft sell computers, plus, Gates doesn’t even work there anymore.

The good news (or bad, I guess) is that I’m not alone. I wish I saw the real humor in it, but I don’t. Sorry, Jerry.

New Seinfeld Microsoft ad gets bad reviews online

NEW YORK (AP) – No soup for Microsoft?

The software giant’s new ad starring Jerry Seinfeld has draw largely negative reviews online after premiering Thursday night during NBC’s broadcast of the National Football League’s season kickoff game.

The ad was the start of a highly anticipated $300 million advertising campaign that Microsoft is launching in attempt to rebuff Apple‘s popular TV commercials, which have portrayed Microsoft and PCs as uncool.

Seriously? How did the folks at Google miss the similarity of their new Chrome browser logo and Simon? Clearly they should have Googled it before launch time.

I’m not usually a fan of Ask-A-Dude columns, but Her Nashville seems to have figured out how to do this well with their new Men.Tality/According to Him feature (September Issue.) Whoever this dude is, he’s not a smart-ass nor a belittling jerk, he’s just very much to the point.

So, I was reading his advice at a pretty rapid pace until I scanned 10 fabulous words. I stopped. I read them again. Then I ran to my computer to blog about it.

When you love you, you’re easier to love on, period.

Read that ladies. Sop those words up like a biscuit. Then print them out, laminate them and tape them to your bathroom mirror. You’ve gotta love you. Stop with the “fatty” jokes and the self-depreciating humor. Love you so he can, too. How brilliant is that?

He said this, too, which I totally dig:

When you are talking to us, we are not ignoring you, but your presentation has a lot to do with how we listen. We listen more to how you say something than to what is being said. One thing I wish women understood is that tone of voice is everything to a man. We don’t dialogue like you do. You tend to be more expressive, more animated. We are more bottom liners. If we sense the conversation is going to turn into a confrontation, we will usually rationalize that it’s best to just let you have your say, because really, who likes playing a game that they know they’re going to lose?

I can’t wait to see what this dude says in the October Issue. Kudos to Her Nashville for doing these sorts of columns justice!