Category Archives: Work
You Gotta Believe
I’ve never made a putt I didn’t visualize. Never struck a ball I didn’t watch to the barrel of the bat. Never swished a 20-footer I didn’t see in my mind’s eye. Each takes belief. With enough practice and repeated … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Blogs, Business, Competition, Productivity, Work, Writing
Personal Brand & First Amendment Blogging
Jeremiah Owyang, Forrester’s social media analyst, posed a question this week on how corporations respond to personal brands. The two most interesting parts of the post: Are there risks associated with personal brands? Do you have a First Amendment right to … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Brand, Communications Society, Social Networks, Twitter, Visibility, Work
Happiest Gigs on Earth
Yahoo today listed the Top 10 gigs in which people are happiest. Number 1? Clergy. Included in the 10: actors/directors, special education teachers and firefighters. Conspicuously absent: bloggers, marketers, journalists, flaks and designers. Surely they are in the top 20? … Continue reading
Filed under Creativity, Technology, Web, Work
Life Offline
Now that the kids are back in school, it’s time for me to get off my tail. Online activity can be habitual. I ventured offline this summer to see how much things might change in daily life. Guess what? Nothing … Continue reading
Filed under Creativity, Technology, Work
Good Mantra
At a year-end concert last night in the gym of my local elementary school, there was lots of technology to record the moment: a camcorder, digital camera or cellphone camera for each musician. Parents gathered around to get the best … Continue reading
Filed under Creativity, Loyalty, Productivity, Sharing, Work
Attention Crash
Are attention spans linked to age? This post by Steve Rubel poses the question in a Gen-X and-Gen-Y context. Are we busy looking at what others are saying, trying to stay up with the latest buzz? Or are we OK … Continue reading
Filed under Productivity, Work
Urgency is Lazy
Deadlines in the news media business are legendary. And real. They’ve always ensured that content (news, especially exclusives) is edited on time and feeds the news hole. A reporter who misses deadline risks: a) Seeing her/his byline story replaced by … Continue reading
Filed under Creativity, Productivity, Work
Tuesday Quiz: Writing as Obsession
If you’ve ever been in the dark hole of a writing project, you’ll appreciate a pop quiz. Which author said this? “I sometimes think it’s important for writers to have an unhealthy obsession. Besides writing, that is. A. Carl Hiaasen … Continue reading
Filed under Creativity, Work, Writing
Blogging To Death
This cautionary tale in the NYT may be a little over the top, but it illustrates the downside for bloggers trying to publish technology scoops. I remember when news radio was a major player in the San Diego market. The … Continue reading
Microbrand Monday: SightSpeed
Oil is over $100 a barrel. Reducing your carbon footprint is good. Google went dark to support Earth Hour. So why not use video conferencing more and save travel for the only the most crucial business? SightSpeed is a Berkeley, California-based company that … Continue reading
Filed under Brand, Technology, Uncategorized, Virtual, Web, Work
