Shared Items – October 6, 2009

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Create Your Own Flickr Google Map October 1, 2009 Video of Anne Frank uncovered October 3, 2009 Mapping Main Street, USA October 4, 2009 Seth Godin’s Non Post About Nonprofits: Deers in the Headlights? September 16, 2009 Dancefloor and Balcony: What I…

Netflix Employees are Happier Than Yours

If you have some time on your hands, take a look at this slideshare presentation from Netflix.  It lays out some pretty interesting approaches to hiring, retaining, and attracting kick-ass employees as well as some unorthodox (but effective, and cool) policies regarding vacation, salaries, dress, etc.   It’s long, but worth your time, I promise. Culture…

Will the Real You Please Stand Up?

I’ve been having a couple of interesting (albeit quick) discussions with some friends recently who are very passionate about their positions at their day jobs and use their own personal Twitter and Facebook accounts as channels to release agenda items, press releases, and other ‘work related’ pieces of content, almost even more so than info…

Shared Items – September 8, 2009

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Organizing customers September 3, 2009 Photo manipulations by Erik Johansson August 30, 2009 (LEGO) Brick House September 2, 2009 Who gets to decide what you want? August 31, 2009 Magic beans, TV and the web September 1, 2009 Have kool-aid drinkers totally…