I was fowarded (and reminded of) a great blog that I used to read quite regularly, called Girl At Play, run by Alex Beauchamp. I always enjoy her writing style and have an immense amount of respect (bordering on envy in some cases) for her experiences in blogging, traveling, and general outlook on life, all…
Wow, I know I’m a day or two late, but this post from Chris Brogan ties in nicely with the conversation that’s been happening here over the past couple of days. An excerpt: What the social web gives us are tools. How we choose to use these tools is up to us. Are people trustworthy?…
Just a couple of late night posts I’m enjoying: “Influencer Programs Likely to Spread” – from Adweek “Web Site and Social Media Metrics You Should Monitor” – from ProBlogger “Ask Not What Your Country Can Dev for You” – from TechnoSailor
For those who didn’t see, a few days ago I wrote a post about Gary Vaynerchuk’s efforts try new things and extend his brand through different outlets online and offline. I titled it ‘Has Gary Vaynerchuk Sold Out?’ – My argument, by the way is that he hasn’t, but I did raise some questions about…
Everyone keeps reading about social media. That’s the buzz word in much the same way that ‘blogs’ were a few years ago (wasn’t it picked as Oxford’s Word of the Year?). And the million dollar question is how does someone monetize it? I’ve been following Gary Vaynerchuk for a while now, first as a huge…
I really enjoyed Chris Brogan’s recent post on how you can spice up your blog with photos from Flickr licensed under Creative Commons. So I figured I’d add one myself (that’s Chris on the left, not me). I was always curious as to what some of the rules were when using photos on the web…
I read an article today about how a 16 year old office worker from Essex was fired after she described her office job as ‘boring’ on her Facebook page. Details were passed to her employers after she allowed colleagues access to her page, Miss Swann said, adding that she was not given the chance to…
With all the craziness in the economy and (justified) outrage at CEO and financial sector compensation packages, I’ve been thinking about income distribution and the wage gap – and how it relates to younger professionals who are used to working in a faster leaner environment. Most people look at CEO and higher up executive compensation…