Do You Clean Your Desk at Work? Maybe You Should

Small business, and the rest of the country is suffering from the flu ... and tweeting about it. Here's my latest list of tweets of the week.

@Joan_Rivers

My doctor told me that this flu epidemic is a lot like the Kardashians: It's not going away anytime soon.

@RockabillyJay

The President of the United States just told the American People why we can't have a Death Star. For real. I love that guy.

@InternetSniper

I asked my bank to raise my #debtceiling....didn't go so well... #reality

@JamesGRickards

#Boehner refuses to negotiate with #Obama on #DebtCeiling. Obama refuses to negotiate with anyone. This will get interesting. #ChinaDigsGold

@alanlepo

It's a shame when #socbiz evangalists talk about info overload due to email, but then expect employees to read all the posts in streams.

@KevinDJones

To break the rules you must first master them. Unless, of course, you change them.

@RichardRShapiro

Nobody wants to spend their dollar in an establishment that doesn’t care if they return and no one wants to be taken for granted. #custserv

@WestWingReport

Learned something new watching a story on the #flu. The average desk at work is 400x dirtier than a toilet seat. Good times

@dorieclark

Don't forget the power of your email signature file to advertise your blog, podcasts, etc. - be sure to include links .

@tsnee

How can Jack Lew's signature still not have it's own Twitter account? #lew #signature

@pvaras

The trillion dollar coin is a great idea, however they may want to rethink giving the job of pressing it to the Franklin Mint. #Treasury

@lisaderus

Someone help get my rabbit ears to work before Downton Abbey at 8pm?! #panicmode

@amirkhella

I really like the design of my hand. It fits my iPhone nicely!

@KetchumPR

Sometimes your pitch has to evolve. Let it.

‏@AshleyCodianni

Wise observation from my grandmother, "Anybody who doesn't love Honey Boo Boo is crazy."

@FixYourBiz

Look at your marketing with the eyes of a child. Visually your message should be communicated clearly & immediately. #smallbiz #marketing

@bryanjrichard

When making oatmeal at 5AM on three hours sleep do not inadvertently grab the bag of quinoa. #lifehack

@briansolis

Tip: If you need help, advice, intros or a response from your contacts and it's not pressing, wait until after the 1st work week of the year

‏@gapingvoid

People are capable of doing anything. Except for THAT ONE THING that they should be doing.

@charlesarthur

Every year journalists try to find a narrative for CES. And every year they fail.

@MackCollier

What I've found is that when you worry about making each blog post PERFECT, you can actually make them WORSE! Just publish!#blogchat

@edbott

To those who are laughing at Lenovo for introducing a tabletop PC, note that they managed to become the No. 1 PC OEM in 2012.

@gapingvoid

I like following current events. It keeps me from having to do anything.

@Leadershipfreak

Leaders are less practical than you think. They chase dreams, reject conformity, and take risks.

‏@jowyang

If the best things in life are Free, what does that make Twitter?

‏@jowyang

A question I'm gearing more frequently: How involved should IT be in choosing marketing software?

@KimJongNumberUn

URGENT NEED TO CONTACT SOMEONE FROM SONY AT #CES AUTOREVERSE ON MY WALKMAN IS BROKE CONTACT ME ON MYSPACE KTHXBYE

@alexia

Apple makes its phones cheaper and it overtakes all news out of CES.

@Hyken

Any contact that a customer has in any way, or with any member, of a company is an opportunity to create an impression.

‏@DaveKerpen

You know what's cooler than reaching 1 billion prospects using Facebook ads? Reaching the perfect 1,000. Or 100. Or 10.

@TheNardvark

One time my dad caught me smoking an e-cig so he took me out to the shed and made me smoke an entire VCR.

@tmbg

There is only one clear choice for who should be on the trillion dollar coin: Mr. David Hasselhoff. #mintthecoin

@moorehn

Big pimpin', spending cheese....but to be fiscally responsible, we pay our debts posthaste, in any currency. #mintthecoin#respectablehiphop

@ObsoleteDogma

One coin to rule them all #mintthecoin

@sdwinkler

You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of platinum. Don't#mintthecoin.

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Gene Marks owns the Marks Group PC, a ten person sales and marketing technology consulting firm outside of Philadelphia that serves more than 600 small and medium companies around the country.