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Some books are worth buying
Some books are just worth buying. It takes a lot for me to fork over some money to buy a book that I could just as easily check out from the library. I do that a lot, with books, movies, CDs. I’ll try them out by checking them out from the library for awhile.
The case for more local community networking groups
Image by danieljohnsonjr via Flickr In a recent interview I was asked if I was unwilling to promote other networking groups. It would seem some are under the impression that only a select can create community events. The case for more local community networking groups Now, if you’re active in the social media community in [...]
5 Ways to Blog for Personal Achievement
Image by .krish.Tipirneni. via Flickr Note: I was recently asked to write a guest article for the Career Achievement Network, since they were about to open up their blogging and forums to every member. I’m crossposting the article here as well, since from time to time I get questions about starting up a personal blog. [...]
Social media douchebaggery
Image by djfoobarmatt via Flickr If you’re a douchebag in real life, guess what? You’re an even bigger douchebag online because social media amplifies who you are. You could be a real, genuine human being making an effort to be useful to others. Or you could be an anonymous troll whose only purpose appears to [...]
Uncaffeinated buzz and fresh perspectives
Image via Wikipedia Much of what happens in the new media space is highly experimental; especially when new tools are released. Google Buzz came out last week, and we talked about it at last weekend’s New Media Cincinnati Second Saturday. There are a lot of things that need to be worked through, and there are [...]
Mindmapping to Get Things Done
At the beginning of the year, I realized I needed a better way to manage my time and projects I’ve been working on. While I’m not patient enough to learn the system found in Getting Things Done (affiliate link), you might be. Through some searching on YouTube, though, I found a resource I found was [...]
The Digital Neighborhood
Image by danieljohnsonjr via Flickr I’ve been asked a number of times recently in the local Cincinnati community about how the different social networking platforms relate to one another and why someone would want to participate in any or all of them. There are a lot of parallels to our online and offline lives. Consider [...]
Podcast download numbers for How I Got My Job
I’ve been checking out the numbers for How I Got My Job episodes, and I thought it might be instructive to share what I’ve uncovered so far. This discussion will get a bit technical.
Activate Your Super Powers: The Social Media Utility Belt
Image by danieljohnsonjr via Flickr This past Wednesday I spoke at the Northern Kentucky Career Achievement Network (CAN) to a group of over 50 people, giving a workshop entitled “Activate Your Super Powers: The Social Media Utility Belt“. Below are the slides from my talk.
Six Pixels of Separation – In Action!
Image by chel.pixie via Flickr Behold the power of Twitter. I’ve been going to a book networking group for job seekers at the Barnes & Noble in West Chester for a few months now. Monte Washburn, who works at the bookstore, holds a discussion about books and how they can help job seekers. This week, [...]
