Blogging Is Like Going To The Gym…For Your Brain (3)
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image credit: lastbeats If you’re a blogger, marketer, designer or any type of creative, your best ideas probably hit you when you’re not actively looking for them. Rather, they strike when you’re engaged in another task, or sometimes quite randomly. That is why it is vital to carry a pad and pen (or the digital variety) with you everywhere you go. What happens to me in many cases is my best ideas strike while in ...
Titles Are As Meaningless As Ever (5)
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There’s a bunch of buzz lately in tech and marketing circles with an ever-increasing disdain for self-imposed titles. The one which stands out in the marketing niche is some incantation of “social media (or new media) consultant (or expert or specialist).” Mix and match as you please. As an aside, there is a backlash across the web with an ever-increasing disdain for the word entrepreneur as literally everyone who has created some sort of .com ...
Gen Y Observations From Someone Actually Part Of The Generation (8)
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image credit: pbo31 It seems like every other week, we see articles, blog posts and other observations about Gen Y. And usually, they are written by people who aren’t even a part of the generation. It always makes me cringe to read these, especially when they try and offer “advice” for managing people in my demographic. As I have spent essentially my entire life watching/studying this demographic as an observer and participant, I thought I’d ...
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bhc3 said:
"It seems like every other week, we see articles, blog posts and other observations about Gen Y. And usually, they are written by people who aren’t even a part of the generation. It always makes me cringe to read these, especially when they try and offer “advice” for managing people in my demographic. As I have spent essentially my entire life watching/studying this demographic as an observer and participant, I thought I’d be able to give you some qualitative analysis that would be more interesting than what people outside of the age group can provide. After all, do you really think a younger generation behaves in their true form around an older generation?"
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derrickkwa said:
Don't necessarily agree with everything, but still an interesting post about Gen Y - (from another one who's part of the generation)
7 Living Artifacts And Why They Are Done For (1)
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“Analog Retirement” (credit: busted tees) As technology moves forward and business and society change consumption patterns, certain mediums and aging solutions become obsolete. Yet industries seek to hold onto the past tightly, even when their time has come and gone, at a cost to society - time, money, frustration and future progress. Just for fun, I thought I would take a lighthearted approach to listing a few technologies/services which have served a function but have ...
22 Smart, Inspirational Quotes From Bloggers In 2008 (19)
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image credit: victor nuno Today is the final day of the year 2008. Our society’s numbering of years always bothered me and makes little sense from a logic perspective - it is a system based on culture, not science. This isn’t the 2008th year the planet has been around. Alas, this is what society has decided to use, so we’ll go with it for now. Also, yesterday was the final day of my 25th year ...
Make Your Site Known For Signal, Kill The Noise (9)
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image credit: cormacphelan If you’re already publishing on the web, skip the first three points and go to the next heading. But for those just starting out, there are three main types of web publishing: 1) News Sites focused on news churn out brief snippets of what is happening right now - they’re all in a rush to be first with the big news of the day, as the first to the party gets all ...
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mirko said:
These are a lot of good tips for your website. Worth reading.
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bhc3 said:
"Assuming you’re in category 3, if you want return traffic, links and recognition, you must relentlessly kill off the noise and focus on signal. Make your site known for it. Eventually people will come to your domain expecting a certain level of content, and you’ll fulfill that expectation. With each visit from a returning user, your reputation will be reinforced. Eventually you’ll go beyond having influence and become an authority on a niche."
Your Resume Is Meaningless (And Building Career Security, Not Job Security) (4)
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Resumes and some observations Do you want an average job with average pay? Do you like following the rules? Are you content to settle for mediocre at best? If yes, stop reading here – this article is not for you. For everyone else, read on. I’m going to let you in on a secret: your resume is worthless. I don’t care how many accolades you have, how you graduated cum-lade with triple honors, or how ...
Social Media Power Users And Influencers: Part 4 (8)
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Image Credit: magia3e If you are new to this blog and this series, please start by reading social media power users and influencers part 1, part 2 and part 3, as that will provide the full context for this post. Just to refresh those of you who have been reading along, the main goal of this series is to help you find people using the web in creative and effective ways for positive influence — ...
The 48 Laws Of Power Applied To Blogging (5)
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Robert Greene is a sharp writer with a deep understanding of power hierarchies in our society. He writes on strategy and power and loves to reference historical figures such as Otto von Bismarck, Louis XIV, Talleyrand, Catherine the Great and others in order to illustrate real-world application of his points. Robert also clearly and repeatedly states in his books he hopes readers will use their insights on power for good, something I agree with. I ...
No-Permission Pop-up Subscriptions Are A Bad Idea (3)
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Thanks (or not so much) in part to some meta bloggers, pop-ups have crept their way into the blogosphere. I am seeing more pop-ups on blogs, especially in the marketing, tech and social media niches. Pop-ups are a dated tactic that were thrown out by many design and usability conscious marketers years ago for good reason - they interrupt a positive user experience on a website and are not permission based. Unexpected pop-ups or prompts ...
Why I Write Detailed, In-Depth Posts (19)
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image credit: makeslessnoise I have received similar questions from several regular readers asking why I write mostly detailed, in-depth posts. As I have done previously when questions are submitted or I’m tagged in a post, I will address this in an open format here to provide the answer to everyone. Why do I write long posts? The reasons are actually rather simple, and perhaps beneficial to consider for your own blog, website, or web brand. ...
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deeped said:
Om att skriva långt
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bhc3 said:
"Why do I write long posts? The reasons are actually rather simple, and perhaps beneficial to consider for your own blog, website, or web brand."
5 Reasons You Should Learn About Social Media (4)
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Image Credit: Gary Hayes Ken Kadet recently tagged me in a post he wrote on 5 things about social media he’d like to see change asking me to share some thoughts along those lines. Since Ken covered that topic pretty well (I agree with what he wrote), but I’d still like to continue the meme of 5, I’ll instead write on 5 reasons you should learn about social media. 1. You will learn how to ...
How To Be More Creative (5)
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image credit: today is a good day Is being creative something that can be taught? That’s a question without a simple yes or no answer. The more I experience in life and grow as an artist and writer the more I try and put into concrete terms what conditions are necessary for the best moments of clarity and inspiration. Creativity may not be able to be taught directly, but what I am getting better at ...
