Jon Sumroy, at The Blogs

Apr 22, 2013, 9:11 AM

Death by Email (part 2) … Digital Mentor Stories

The postman does not follow you around all day, tapping you on the shoulder each time you have a new letter (photo credit: Entertainment Rights' . Photograph: BBC)

I guarantee 100% that, if you follow the advice in this post, your email misery will be gone for ever. This is the second in a two-part series about email. Part 1, looked at what email is, what it is...

Apr 3, 2013, 11:16 PM

Death by Email (part 1) … Digital Mentor Stories

Dipping in and out and quickly scanning mail, not only disrupts work and concentration but still leaves hundreds, thousands, even tens-of-thousands of messages ‘touched’ then left for later and ultimately forgotten (photo credit: www.lifebuilding.nl)

This two-part post is about email. In part 1, we look at why email is broken and how this affects us. Next week, in Part 2, I’m going to tell you how to survive the email overload and prevent...

Mar 4, 2013, 8:45 AM

Marital Problem, Reputation and my Digital Footprint … Digital Mentor Stories

The ‘good old days’ of television, radio and print. Where I’m from in Leeds, you use yesterday’s news to wrap your fish ‘n chips. Source: LondonFX Blog

Reputation is everything. I am sitting here looking at a photo of my family taken on a recent trip to Jerusalem. We are in the Old City and everything looks great. Of course the camera always lies! The moments leading up...

Feb 19, 2013, 3:27 PM

Why you need a motorhome to start blogging … Digital Mentor Stories

We did the obvious thing! We sold everything we could ... bought a 32-foot RV and set off on a six-month road trip across the USA. Source: The Traveling Sumroys

As many of you know, I only started blogging recently. The overwhelming feedback has been along the lines of “You don’t blog? You’re a Digital Mentor and you’ve only just started to blog! Why didn’t you blog before?” I have...

Feb 10, 2013, 11:15 PM

Apple, Janine, Aarran and the Day the Music Died … Digital Mentor Stories

“It just works.” Steve Jobs boasted over and over again, the last time he was on stage. But it doesn’t. It’s a mess. It’s complicated, unintuitive and frustrating. Photo: unknown

I predict the end of Apple. It is not finished yet, but this is the story of how, thanks to my friends Janine and Aarran, I realised 'the music had died'. First, a full disclaimer. I am an Apple nerd. ...

Feb 3, 2013, 5:07 PM

Granddad and the top 3 technology trends for 2013 … Digital Mentor Stories

Israel "Wolfe" Green was born with the Model T Ford. We would often sit, talking about the monumental changes he had seen during his life.

My granddad died last year aged 94; he was born with the Model T Ford. We would often sit, talking about the monumental changes he had seen during his life. Cars changed travel, offered freedom and mass manufacturing. Television spread...

About Me

Jon Sumroy is a Digital Mentor - he studies and scrutinizes how businesses succeed in today’s digital world. Then he finds the best ways to teach these insights to others; using his experience to help companies succeed. Jon consults for large and small companies, coaching teams, individuals and entrepreneurs. Jon tweets and is writing a book: "Big Foot - Influence, Reputation and your Digital Footprint."