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  1. Social media best practice: be authentic

    Jeremy Tanner tagged me: I need to chime in and tell the world, in all my infinite wisdom, what a “social media” best practice is. Interestingly enough my knee jerk reaction was to say either: if you call it social media you’re doing it wrong, or just stop trying, FFS. At least, that’s the way I’ve felt in the [...]

    Sep 4, 2008 — 3 Comments

  2. Top Websites That Aren't (Yet) Mainstream

    Lets dive right into them, shall we? I present to you, the websites that aren’t quite mainstream … yet. 1. GMail Who: Google What: Free e-mail with lots of space, IMAP, mobile accessibility, powered by ads Why it’s cool: GMail was on the cutting edge of webmail with a huge giveaway of space and a smart interface coupled with [...]

    Aug 25, 2008 — 1 Comment

  3. The One About The New Job

    Now that I have a few spare minutes to collect my thoughts I figured I’d share a little about my professional life as of late: The Previous Employer If you’re not aware, I left my job of 11 months and 3 weeks (just barely a year) this past July 18th. I had been working at Ernst & [...]

    Aug 3, 2008 — 2 Comments

  4. Top three lessons from online communities

    I’ve seen, first hand, the challenges faced when trying to get a group of people together on the internet. I’m a member of a of a number of online communities. I’ve also helped found a few communities. They include: 9rules – a group I really wanted to become a part of, the best of the best [...]

    Jun 29, 2008 — 1 Comment

  5. Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior

    UPDATE: If you’re looking for a free copy of the book, head on over to okdork. I finished reading an awesome book that’s about to come out: Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. These book comes from the same guy (and his brother) that wrote The Starfish and the Spider. Ori and his brother take [...]

    Jun 1, 2008 — 1 Comment

  6. My Favorite Passengers, Part II

    I’ve traveled quite a bit lately and have been working on being able to entertainingly come up with some common passenger profiles. Here are a few more of my findings: The laptop wielding road warrior: Two trips in a row have I sat next to a woman who insists on working on a spreadsheet or e-mail [...]

    May 8, 2008 — 6 Comments

  7. My Favorite Airline Passengers, Part I

    I’ve done a bunch of flying in the last few months (for work and training). I still get a little excited every time I fly. Airports have so many people and airplanes have so many people in a small spot. This means excellent people watching. I’ve come up with some of my favorite passenger profiles: Can’t [...]

    May 3, 2008 — 7 Comments

  8. Will the president matter?

    I’m excited for this next election. Definitely more than last time where I said ‘voting sucks‘. But, I still want to throw out a few quotes:

    Feb 22, 2008 — 6 Comments

  9. Never eat alone at work

    Just don’t do it. Eating alone, though easier and more enjoyable sometimes (especially if you like yourself as much as I do) we should all do our best to become acquainted with the people at work. If you’re very entry-level (and young, like myself) it seems very mature of you to invite a group of people [...]

    Feb 21, 2008 — 5 Comments

  10. Working with conflicting personalities

    Have you ever worked with someone who is so bone-on-bone and abrasive that you can

    Dec 22, 2007 — 6 Comments

  11. My thoughts on transparency, honesty

    Transparency Peter Knox sparked this off with his own monologue on transparency:

    Nov 26, 2007 — 8 Comments

  12. Excellent Thanksgiving tips

    From Keith Ferrazzi: I do try to consciously practice gratitude every day, but certainly Thanksgiving is a reminder to us all. I recall driving up to Santa Barbara to meet some friends for the holiday one year and just scrolling through my cell phone and dialing people to say how grateful I was at that very [...]

    Nov 22, 2007 — No Comments

  13. Connect and reconnect with professors

    One of the most overlooked resources at Universities would easily be the professors. Sure, my evidence may be anecdotal but I have a sneeky suspicion that many students forgot how awesome professors can be. For starters, they

    Sep 28, 2007 — No Comments

  14. Keeping in touch isn’t easy

    Keeping in touch isn’t easy sometimes. These days with hundreds of Facebook, MySpace, and Linkedin friends it can be overwhelming and even paralyzing to try and be a good friend to everyone. I’m sure we all have our close groups of friends: the ones we go out with, call occasionally, see on the weekends. But [...]

    Aug 18, 2007 — 5 Comments

  15. On Being Social

    In the last few months I’ve become close friends with some people very quickly. At first it seems odd that you can connect so quickly and be so comfortable with people; I’ve learned the trick! Become well versed in the following: sports, music, and movies (not TV shows, there are just too many). You can [...]

    Aug 9, 2007 — No Comments

  16. One of the best companies…

    I sit here debating whether or not to publish this post; I’ve never been keen on writing about my employers. But, I have a really good point I want to make: employers need to take care of Gen Y. Why? Because we’ll take care of you, too. My employer is one of the best companies [...]

    Aug 7, 2007 — 2 Comments

  17. Are we far too male-centric?

    Are we far too male centric? Recently I’ve noticed how much wives put up with. From Eugene O’Kelly to Evan Almighty. And that’s just yesterday. It may sound naive but why are we still so very male-centric? Discussion at 9rules.

    Jul 1, 2007 — 3 Comments

  18. I’m worried too…

    Danah Boyd has written some awesome papers. Her latest on social class and online social networks came to a good (tangent) point: With the hegemonic teens, I’m very worried about the stress that they’re under, the lack of mobility and healthy opportunities for play and socialization, and the hyper-scheduling and surveillance. I’m worried about their [...]

    Jun 29, 2007 — 2 Comments

  19. The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz

    The full title of the book is: The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, How the Culture of Abundance Robs Us of Satisfaction. Here it is on Amazon. Devin determined… this book is a must-read. Some parts get a little complicated for just a quick read. But, at 240 pages this is a a fun [...]

    Jun 8, 2007 — No Comments

  20. Everyone is Watching

    We may think everyone cares about our every little detail. Perhaps we were brought up with a higher level of self esteem and self importance. We’re raised to believe that we’re all winners and we’re all important (Thanks, Mom). But, do people really care about what we’re always doing?

    Apr 5, 2007 — 8 Comments

  21. HighRise Launches

    I’ve been waiting for this day. A contact manager slash CRM for friends, family, anything you could possibly want. I hope to use this to keep in touch with the many people in my life. Check it out: HighRiseHQ.com and the launch announcement here.

    Mar 20, 2007 — 3 Comments

  22. Valentine’s Day Cometh

    It seems to be that time again: Valentine’s Day. The holiday most of us are forced to celebrate unwillingly. Why don’t we feel as compelled, if not more, to celebrate the useful holidays like Arbor Day? (Thanks, R).

    Feb 4, 2007 — 4 Comments

  23. Community Next Conference

    If you’re looking for an excellent conference to attend this year you’re pretty lucki you’re reading this. I’ve been helping Noah organize the premiere conference about the present and future of online network and communities. Odds are, if you’re reading this you’re familiar with websites like Facebook, HotorNot, and Threadless. This conference will have speakers [...]

    Jan 5, 2007 — 3 Comments

  24. me.dium

    David Cohen from ColoradoStartups.com pointed to a neat tool today. It’s called me.dium and it’s a browser tool that tracks your surfing behavior and helps you determine relevant sites near you. While browsing you have the option of viewing your me.dium map. This map shows sites “near” you in terms of relevancy. The relevancy [...]

    Oct 31, 2006 — 7 Comments

  25. Amazon and iTunes Change Nothing

    Many conversations with my Dad prompt some interesting thought and topical discussion so I figured I’d elaborate and share my thoughts here. He emailed me earlier this week pointing to the new Amazon service, Unbox. Additionally, he linked to the iTunes movie store. Does this mean the end of Blockbuster? Nope, this hardly changes anything.

    Sep 15, 2006 — 5 Comments