Do You Clean Your Desk at Work? Maybe You Should
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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.