We’ve often talked here about what it takes to reach that pinnacle of success in the online world that so many strive for. Over the last few months, and after a lot of observation, it seems like ultimately, to “take it to the next level,” you have to be willing to run some people over.… Continue reading Sorry, but I’m not taking sides
Month: January 2012
The good thing about the Girl Scout cookie boycott
You’ve probably heard in the news lately that a few people around the US are calling for a boycott of Girl Scout cookies. These folks are upset because they feel that money from sold Girl Scout cookies is being used to fund horrible things like allowing transgender children to participate in Scout groups. They do… Continue reading The good thing about the Girl Scout cookie boycott
Your company is going to go broke using social media
This thought has come up in about three different places over the last 24 hours or so, so I figured maybe I should talk to you about it in one place and get it out of my system. Let me begin by painting for you a rather dire picture (yay!). Are you ready? It’s one… Continue reading Your company is going to go broke using social media
Are you actually reading this?
For a long time now, people have been preaching the “content is king” sermon. You need to have content to share. You need to have content to show your expertise. You need to have content to…well, you know all of the arguments. I think the underlying assumption behind these arguments is that if you generate… Continue reading Are you actually reading this?
#WomenWednesday Women Aren’t Mean Enough To Win
There is a neat documentary out that studies the phenomenon of girl-on-girl bullying. A movement developed around the documentary called The Kind Campaign, furthering the shocking concept that maybe girls (and women) could be kind rather than horrible to each other. Unfortunately, when you hear about girls fighting each other or girls bullying each other,… Continue reading #WomenWednesday Women Aren’t Mean Enough To Win
Why Social Media Makes Me Feel Stupid
One of my most favorite stand-up comedians is Eddie Izzard. He is deliciously irreverent while also emanating a sense of real intelligence, which is a combination I am particularly fond of. In his perhaps most famous show, Dress to Kill, Izzard talks about the European melting pot. He notes that when the European Union came… Continue reading Why Social Media Makes Me Feel Stupid