We Need Twefficieny

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…

Has Gary Vaynerchuk Sold Out?

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…

Who Owns My Opinions?

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…

Mind the Wage Gap Please

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…