I enjoy the productions from the common craft team. Here is an excerpt from one of their recent blog posts:
Tools, or the the wrong tools, become a risk when they create unnecessary drag in every day work. Often, we’ve found ourselves wondering if we’re using a sledgehammer to drive a nail.
Well said. I have seen [...]
The invention of Brand equity was loosely defined in the 90s as intangible value that companies and products held in the mind of a prototypical“consumer”. Brand equity was driven by a comprehensive brand strategy or brand identity. Brand marketing enthusiasts featured the difference between a company’s asset book value and its stock price as one [...]
How amazing is Tiger Woods!?
He is pure focus. He is pure professionalism. He is a fierce competitor. He tolerates no excuses in executing his best prepared plans to the best of his abilities.
How amazing is Tiger Woods!?
No one was surprised when he sunk the 12 foot birdie putt to force a tie for the 2008 [...]
A friend pointed me to the postcrossing service the other day.
I love the idea of this service. I have many international friends and love to travel. When I am unable to enjoy these interests, receiving little random notes from around the world sounds like an interesting substitute.
I think this is yet another idea that could [...]
Leveraging partner ecosystems is not new. Social Media has not reinvented the space. Regardless of how you are experimenting with social media and partnering to drive customer value, I would recommend to not stray too far from basics. Here are 3 rules I recommend:
Never embarrass your partners in front of their customers
Maintain a [highly] visible [...]
Why is it that my social media platform smells like my old high school gym locker room?
Answer: 56% of US users aged between 13-21 have created “content” online.
Oh! That explains it. Funny Facebook video below:
Idiots of Ants Facebook Video
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The last day of conference treated attendees to some really good KeyNote speakers. Here are the big ideas I that made an impression on my notebook:
Cool new concept: “The Adopter Class” These people live on the bleeding edge. Pros: They love the new and the next and will willingly sign up for any new web [...]
Is my cloud computing strategy full of hot air? Bubble talk abounded at the conference, but I was amazed when I walked the expo floor. There were many “infrastructure” service providers offering computing scaling services, build in IT Ops services, On demand storage and CPUs, Ad networks for hire, etc which got me to thinking: [...]
Robot are coming!
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Yesterday I had the opportunity to have many great conversations about Web 2.0 tools, techniques, and business strategies. Here are a few points that stand out to me:
1. I need business cards! I need a reference flier that describes my services. Old media / traditional networking is still modus operandi for the business professionals I [...]
When I resigned my management position last fall it was with the intention of learning as much as I possibly can about the Web 2.0 space: Tools, Technologies, Business Strategies, People, etc. That discovery had me signing up for all manner of start up services and attending “meet ups” all over the Bay Area. [...]
This week is huge for me, both professionally and personally. I am very excited for all the its potential. Yesterday, the highlight was the opportunity to cheer on my running mates virtually, as they raced the Boston Marathon. Impressive times were had all around as the top male from the club (3:03:30) and top female [...]
Emmerson said: “Every man I meet is my superior in some way, in that I learn of him.” I said “But there is sure a lot of crap on twitter.”
I then said, ” Damn you TwitterLocal! Give me my life back.”
I then blogged about it and felt better.
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One of the best facilitation tools in my toolbox relates to the anti-brainstorming. Here’s how it works:
Get your group to focus on what your product / process / thing would look like if it were completely broken.
Do this exercise out loud and be stunned at the high energy of the participants.
Control the energy [...]
I recently read a summarization of Aristotle’s points of virtue. As someone who studied both business and philosophy in college, I find it interesting that the concept of virtue is a best an individual concern. Aristotle defines virtues in reference to their excess. As IT professional I can relate [...]
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My 1st Art Work, originally uploaded by myjunk.
Well, its too late for that, but one of the cool things about having some time to myself is the fact that I get to pursue some new [...]
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A myriad of information forms are making their way onto the Internet about everything and everyone. Your customers, potential customers, vendors, and [...]
When I told my wife that I would start a blog to support and augment my dream job search, she was worried. She challenged me with the following questions:
Don’t you waste enough time on the internet / your computer already?
I am not sure I understand how this will help you?
I am worried that this [...]
While I am thinking “outside the box” on my current job search, I am also a closet compulsive when it comes to playing around with anything web 2.0. In as much as the web 2.0 things I check out also support my job searching activities, then I will highlight them in this blog. [...]
Today I listened to an interesting podcast from the Accidental Creative team. They interviewed famed business consultant, Peter Block, who provided me with several quotes for my quote book as follows:
Anxiety is the price of freedom.
Certainty kills creativity.
I was born and everything is else is fiction.
I relate well to the last point. In [...]
