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The growing productivity divide (47)
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Here's a simple quiz: Can you capture something you see on your screen and paste it into Word or PowerPoint? Do you have a blog? Can you open a link you get in an email message? Do you read more than five blogs a day? Do you have a signature in your outbound email? Do you have an RSS reader? Can you generate a PDF document from a Word file you're working on? Do you ...Shared by AJ (270) anarchist.tv // wortgefecht.net (25) Anne McCrossan (10) chrisbrogan.com (37) Clayton B (24) Courtney (32) Daltonsbriefs (56) Daniel C (36) Darin R. McClure (40) David Brazeal (21) Emily Webber (5) grow (29) Inferis (16) Jason David Pelker (52) Javed (172) Jeff (16) Jeremy (20) Jeroen (3) Joe Manna (13) John (22) John-Michael Oswalt (36) Jon (11) Jorg (20) Joseph Rodgers (29) Julius (20) Justin Yost (138) Kate (29) Kris (49) Lorraine (42) LucyGray (17) Mattia (20) Miguel Cavalcanti (17) Mike Sansone (26) Nick Barron (6) Nick Miller (20) Niki1601 (18) pedstrom (18) Peppermint (4) PoliticalNetNews (141) richard mckay (36) tarrask (32) Thongwane (5) Troed Sångberg (29) Wesley Donehue (124) xero (52) Yasin (4) zapnap (27)- John-Michael Oswalt said: I think I qualify, although I don't have anti-virus, but I assume that's for windows only...
- pedstrom said: agreed. and the answer is "no" to far to many of those questions for far too many knowledge workers.
- Peppermint said: assolutamente interessantissimo... Mi ha fatto molto pensare, non riguardo a me, ma a questo mondo...
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Let's go viral with this excellent action on bottled water (9)
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The Center for a New American Dream emailed me to ask for our help, so before I even start, let me ask you to email this post to everyone you know. Blog about it. Give it love on Digg, Reddit, all the other sites and send it to your grandma. Because we have a chance here to make a real difference on keeping our drinking water clean and drinkable while reducing carbon emissions and plastic ...Shared by brokekid (264) Christopher (58) Darin R. McClure (40) Flint (20) Julius (20) Lyndon Antcliff (759) msimoens (8) Nick (64) Peter (19)Contribute comment -
Slideshows 2.0 - ReadWriteWeb (51)
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When it comes to presentations, typical slideshows have gotten a bad reputation for being dull and dry. That doesn't necessarily have to be the case. Thanks to Web 2.0 tools and applications, you can bring pizzazz to your presentations like never before. Whether you're looking for an "un-slideshow" altogether or just looking to add a little kick to the boring charts and graphs in your PowerPoint, you can find something here that fits your needs ...Shared by audi (20) Brad Davis Seal (34) Brandon (23) Brandon J. Mendelson (176) carterfsmith (12) Christopher (39) Cindy (20) Daniel (21) David Griner (4) Franklin P (51) frjohnsen (29) gisc (33) gonbo (3) hasamba (92) Henry McBride (19) heping (20) izensun (26) Jauder (32) JayCrossler (20) Jesse (22) John (22) Julius (20) Lasse (13) Marin Purgar (30) Mario A. Núñez (77) Marque (22) Marshall Sponder (29) Mathieu Plourde (23) ming (8) mucahit (24) Neil Williams (18) Nice Fish Films (57) Nicholas Schiller (35) parkylondon (60) Paul S (24) Rick (18) Robert Scoble (113) RomanZolotarev (21) Samuel (64) Saravanan (13) Selwin (54) shawnmor (29) sky (11) Stefan (36) Stoneford (20) Thomas Laigle (18) TNLNYC (21) Vesa Salmi (10) Xdroot (88) Yuce (27) きっづ (128)- Brandon said: I'm using SlideRocket for a presentation for my business class.
- Robert Scoble said: Great look at all the various ways to make better presentations. I wish they would have linked to my videos with Sliderocket and Zoho that I've done at http://www.fastcompany.tv but oh well.
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25 Ways Social Media Prepares You for the Downturn (32)
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It’s easy to feel a bit glum with all the financial news. People are worried about their futures. They’re unsure where to put what little money they have left. Everyone is wondering what comes next. Clearly, I have no better ideas than you on that, but I do have some thoughts on what you can do to prepare for the news ahead. These tactics all fall into the bucket of “if apples all start falling ...Shared by Ann Smarty (19) BeckyMcCray (23) billspaced (20) Bob Hazlett (22) chrisbrogan.com (37) Christopher (61) Cory OBrien (48) Daniel (21) Daniel (7) Daniel (23) Deep.ed (93) Henry McBride (19) Israel (19) jason (17) Julius (20) Kathy Brewis (159) ken bavier (5) Kneale Mann | RedFish Group (37) Krazy (538) LauraLee (129) Lily Grozeva (16) Maddie (29) Mike Ashworth (47) Mike F (723) Nico Prinsloo (10) Paul Dunay (34) richard mckay (36) rnordman (22) Saravanan (13) scottpenton (18) smackaysmith (17) Thijs (20)- billspaced said: Great set of tips for dealing with the economic downturn that is sure to affect all of us in some way.
- chrisbrogan.com said: Useful? More you'd add?
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Letters of Recommendation and LinkedIn Recommendations (1)
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Recently I started writing for Peter Newfield’s blog, Career Resumes. This morning I wrote a response to a question about how to get letters of recommendation when you are in a covert job search. What a great question! You don’t want anyone you ask to blow your cover, which could lead to an early termination…! My response was to either ask people who you could trust to keep the secret (which shoudn’t be hard to ...Shared by Julius (20)Contribute comment -
Nine steps to Powerpoint magic (129)
onPerhaps you've experienced it. You do a presentation and it works. It works! That's the reason we keep coming back for more, that's why so many of us spend more time building and giving presentations than almost anything else we do. Here are some steps to achieve this level of PPT nirvana (Your mileage may vary. These are steps, not rules): Don't use Powerpoint at all. Most of the time, it's not necessary. It's underkill. ...Shared by Aaron (20) adang001 (37) AJ (270) anarchist.tv // wortgefecht.net (25) andresmh (9) Andrew (1) Andrew Mitry (27) Andy (15) angol (53) Ashwin (25) atul (156) Avinash (15) B O (24) Badger Gravling (195) billspaced (20) Brad Davis Seal (34) Brandon (82) Brandon J. Mendelson (176) BruceHammond (5) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (45) burkinaboy (101) Camiel (19) Carlesm (16) Colin (29) colleen wainwright (11) Collin (47) Daniel (21) Daniel C (36) Daniel Pritchett (33) Danny Wahlquist (21) David (23) David (52) David Truss (34) Dean Weber (6) DiMar (22) Dr. Ernie (37) Edney Souza (38) Edwin Khodabakchian (20) Elroy (38) Fred_G (5) fseixas (24) fyc (92) Gonzalo Jimenez (20) Heids (11) IanBlackburn (44) James (4) James (26) Jan Červinka (5) Jean-François (7) Jeff (14) Jeff (16) Jeff the Great (21) Jim Muntone (2) Joel (32) John (21) John (22) jonalee (18) Jorg (20) jorgejiro (16) José Carlos Gil Zambrana (1) Josh Bancroft (31) Josh Lawton (15) Jules (6) Julius (20) Juls (16) Justin Levy (20) kepp (94) Kevin Donahue (8) kidakaka (33) Kneale Mann | RedFish Group (37) Leonel (18) Lisa Goodlin (11) Lorand R. Minyo (17) Manas Tungare (14) Manu (10) Marianne (28) Max Kalehoff (2) Michael (17) Michael Hyatt (8) Mike F (723) mjoneill (18) mndoci (66) Moah (20) MrGuff (73) muhh (23) Murat Kahraman (16) Nanther Thangarajah (1) Nate Koechley (19) Nic Haralambous (4) Nick Barron (6) nicknich3 (20) Nicole (41) Nitin Badjatia (30) noel (28) Noelle (20) Pam (14) Paul Helmick (37) Perviz Hacıyev (3) Peter Wooley (14) pixelcollector (8) pvantees (22) Raul Hernández (6) Razzu (36) rib (25) Rich (1) Richard Fahey (21) robertogreco (63) Rodrigo (25) Rong (2) Ryan Kellett (37) Ryan O (21) saj (22) Satya (19) Scott (20) Shankar Ganesh (80) shanusmagnus (21) smackaysmith (17) Stefan (36) Stephan (22) Theo (22) Todd (20) Todd Gordon (22) tumel (15) vcamaral@gmail.com (34) wrburgess (20) Xdroot (88) yigalc (15) zbikos (75)
- Michael Hyatt said: This is some of the best presentation advice I have read in a while. Wow!
- James said: "Step 1: Don't use Powerpoint at all"
- Daniel Pritchett said: 'Most presentations (and I've seen a lot) are absolutely horrible. They're not horrible because they weren't designed by a professional, they're horrible because they are delivered by someone who is hiding what they came to say. The new trend of tweaking your slides with expensive graphic design doesn't solve this problem, it makes it worse. Give me an earnest amateur any day, please.'
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Top 10 Easy Ways to Look Sharp [Lifehacker Top 10] (110)
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In a perfect world, it wouldn't matter what a genius JavaScript programmer or top-flight professional looked like. In this world, though, coming across as an unkempt schlub won't do anything good for your career, your social life, or your luck with that cute guy or gal from marketing. Luckily, it doesn't take a lifetime of primping practice to get good at looking decent. A few clever grooming hacks can give you a new and improved ...Shared by 8dee (110) Aaron (44) abbas vahedi (3) Adam (20) Adam Selwood (21) adantas (20) Adrian (20) Ahmed (45) Andrew Trinh (74) Ben (55) Brad (52) Brad Davis Seal (34) Brandon (82) Brandon J. Mendelson (176) Brian (20) Brian Junyor (54) brokekid (264) Captain Heart Nibbler (16) Chetan Thaker (101) Chris (25) Chris (20) Christopher (27) Cody Aaron Ryans (3) Compuwizard123 (41) Coop (22) Daemach (38) daisylinbluez (28) darkeye11547 (199) Darren Barefoot (12) Dat (9) David (19) David (32) Dean (9) Dean Burge (25) Dee (22) Denver (19) dobata (338) Doug (11) Doug Stewart (84) Evaristo (30) Frank (2) fyc (92) Google (14) H. Mueller (10) HeNkiSdaBro (19) HH (23) iandexter (11) Isaac (259) Ivo (20) Jaime (37) Janik (13) Jason McCandless (14) jayman16 (57) JBu92 (50) jcdurivage (6) Jeffrey (21) jer_c (19) Jeronathon Angeles (19) Joe (138) Joe (79) Joe Moran (11) Jonas (27) Jorg (20) Jose (17) Julius (20) Laci (16) Leena (1134) Link of the Day (23) Matt (25) Matt (19) mdc (20) Mick (49) Mike Sansone (26) Mookyjooky (44) mrshl (22) Nate Mathai (20) Nikki J (2) Nitin Badjatia (30) Noah Carter (22) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (50) Paul Puri (19) Phil (16) phuckpolitics (29) Rascator (11) ReducedHackers (23) Ricardo (24) Richard (32) Richie de Almeida (47) Robert (72) Robert (24) Romey (50) Ryan Armitage (33) Ryan Lewis (165) Scott (91) Shankar Ganesh (80) Simone (21) smerrell (18) snachodog (67) Stuart F (31) Tim Geraghty (19) TJ (16) tobsterius (23) Todd Lohenry (45) tomwsmf (31) Travis Tubbs (27) WickeD (15) xxdesmus (150) Yinka (21) yohanes (4) Zhou Yilun (9)- ReducedHackers said: all Good quality advice except dont worry about the Suit I mean really why must us guys always have a suit!
- TJ said: #8 is a great tip
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How to Get Featured on the New York Times, CNN, CNET and Newsweek (38)
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In this post Kim Roach from BuzzBlogger shares three techniques for getting featured on mainstream media news sites. Did you know that you can get your site featured on major news sites like CNN, CNET, Newsweek, USA Today, and even the Wall Street Journal. It’s one of the best kept secrets in the blogosphere and I’m going to reveal it in this article. There are actually three ways you can get your blog articles published ...Shared by Alex (101) Amie (23) Ankesh (39) Bryan (7) chris (18) cory huff (13) Cory OBrien (48) Dale Cruse (11) dobata (338) Duncan (45) Elizabeth (32) elsterama (45) erhan (61) Fansari (58) Franklin Bishop (27) Fussypants (76) Google (14) Jade Craven (7) Jakob (70) Jonathan Fleming (1) Jose (17) Julius (20) Justin (44) Justin Levy (20) Kat Rice (7) keith (86) Krazy (538) Mich D (250) Michael (39) Mike F (723) ReducedHackers (23) Robert (25) Robert Worstell (14) Shinil Payamal (39) Simon (13) Tad Chef (244) Tracy Hurley (2) xorsyst (34)- xorsyst said: Great post. I have had a link back on the bottom of a CNN article using Sphere. I was surprised to see a CNN referrer.
- ReducedHackers said: Amazing really , if we all use them doesnt that make them less useful ?
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Social Media for Business - Who's Doing it Well & Why (94)
onCharlene Li, co-author of Groundswell, and former Forrester analyst, has recently launched her own company, the Altimeter Group. This week, she gave a keynote at the Social Media Marketing Summit 2008, San Francisco. Known for her commitment to social media, and belief that marketing and advertising are fatally flawed, Li started with a Google search on 'Comcast'. The ninth result is a YouTube video titled: A Comcast technician sleeping on my couch. "This is why ...Shared by Aaron (6) Adam Javůrek (5) Alexandra Leisse (9) Andre Natta (4) andré.friedrichs (38) Andy Beal (26) ani625 (93) Badger Gravling (195) Bill Romanos (41) Bob Potter (21) Brandon (82) Brandon J. Mendelson (176) Brian Hendrickson (9) Brooke Adcox (22) Burcu Tüzün (80) Chi-chi Ekweozor (30) cooperative (16) Daryl (23) DHP (10) dobata (338) Edmund Pelgen (12) Elliott P. (20) elsterama (45) Eric (55) Fred (1) geoff (24) Glen (8) iAlja (71) ian zelesko (3) indrayam (23) Inetgate Writer (28) Jan (26) Jane (20) Jeff (61) Jere Clancy (21) Jeroen (22) Jim Hartman (7) Jim Wilkerson (18) Joining Dots (29) jonalee (18) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (104) Joseph Rodgers (29) Josh Bancroft (31) Julius (20) Kate (11) Katherine (2) keith (86) Kin (19) Lara (15) leftthebox (8) Leyla Bonilla (110) Mandy (14) Mark (11) Marta Strickland (25) Matt (10) Mattias (19) Michael Bekiaris (23) Mike F (723) Mukund Mohan (10) Nick (20) Nicole Simon (22) Ok If Correct (50) P Kitano (28) Paul Moss (9) Pete Barry (23) PoliticalNetNews (141) PT (27) rachna (20) Rick Turoczy (264) rob (35) Rob (162) Rodrigo Leme (17) Samuel (64) Sandra (24) sarahintampa (53) schuettla (20) Scott (20) Scott Kiekbusch (4) seanwood (2) shwibbs (20) Simon Young (75) Sinclair (39) Sofia (21) soupireland (14) Sue (36) Tim (66) Tom (24) Victor (20) Vishal (17) Wesley Donehue (124) Wismark (20) yoshy (261) Zee M (136)Contribute comment
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MobaTalk is like HD Video Twitter (screencast) (21)
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MobaTalk is an experiment from Michael Baily that he calls “Video Twitter.” Here’s the alpha testing page where you can see all of the video tweets being recorded right now. The cool thing is that you don’t even have to sign up or join his service and there’s nothing to download or install. All you need is a webcam, a Twitter account, and a dream. Okay, maybe not the dream part so much. The video ...Shared by AJ (270) Art (40) Aspi (13) Benedict Lee Zhi En (141) Benoit (34) btocher (21) daisylinbluez (28) Eban_C (22) Ed Dale (20) Ed Felton (2) Gagah (89) Gene Locklin (48) James Guske (43) Julius (20) moby74 (6) morgan180 (47) Rick Mahn (35) Rizzn (90) Schlomo Rabinowitz (23) Shawn (36) Soulhuntre (46)- Ed Dale said: me love looky
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7 Desktop Applications for FriendFeed - Mashable (80)
onAfter having done two FriendFeed lists - the top 10 Web applications for FriendFeed and 7 essential GreaseMonkey scripts for FriendFeed - we thought we’d do one more to round out the collection. Here are 7 popular desktop applications for FriendFeed that will let you comment or like an item without leaving your application window, update to FriendFeed and Twitter, and much more. Which one is your favorite? Let us know in the comments. Alert ...Shared by adam (1105) AJ (270) Alienswede (10) ani625 (93) Anita Cohen-Williams (8) Anurag (41) Badger Gravling (195) Benedict Lee Zhi En (141) Benjamin (556) blindsurf3r (9) Buzzworkers (21) CannonGod (240) Collin (47) Darryl (49) Dave (21) Deborah Petersen (999) Derek Edmond (78) Dieter Schwarz (21) digits12 (380) dobata (338) DOCBook Howto (201) Dragos Pirvu (678) Drew (2) Earl E Morningwood (31) Elizabeth (32) elsterama (45) Fabrizio (21) funkyboy (7) Gagah (89) GeniusBoyWonder (27) Giorgos Androulidakis (42) Gordon (24) Ispirato (34) Jared (27) Jason H (34) javier (36) Jeff (295) Jeff F. (397) Joe (138) John (16) Joseph Rodgers (29) Julius (20) Kathy Brewis (159) Kevin (9) knight (8) Kristian (84) Le prof. (31) Leslie (23) Linda Lopeke (9) Maryam (50) Matteo Starri (22) Melissa (28) Mike F (723) Mona N (145) Mrs S (33) Neil (59) Niklas (24) Paul Dunay (34) peiman (28) Pramod (104) Riku (24) Rob (162) Robert (72) Roger (117) rony john (425) Ryan Lewis (165) Sarah Carr (14) Scott (91) Scribeoflight (83) smdahlen (21) Soulhuntre (46) Stephan M (115) Talk (15) Teresa (27) Tim (28) Tobias Verhoog (40) Travis Tubbs (27) Trindade (42) yishao (31) 異塵行者 (33)
- Kevin said: Here are some options, still don't love any of them.
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Synaptics Adds Mac-Like Gestures to Touchpads (25)
onSynaptics, the driver provider for the majority of laptops with trackpads, is rolling out an upgrade that allows for two new types of finger movement and application control. Similar to MacBooks, the Synaptics upgrade lets touchpad users flick two fingers across their pads to scroll through items or change modes. More intriguing is the "ChiralTouch," which detects circular trackpad movement and converts it into scrolling or rotation. Synaptics says that more than 100 apps currently ...Shared by boti (8) Compuwizard123 (41) Dan (21) Dedalus (30) DeleteOne (19) enSue (13) Gil Creque (19) harith (25) Heather (21) jasontromm (40) Joe T (15) Jorge Fco. Suárez Basáñez (22) Julius (20) Kenny Stoltz (16) Mario Sundar (42) Nilay (18) Nuno Carvalho (20) Quinny (16) Rex Pechler (18) Ryan Cahoon (16) Sid (20) SilverStag (23) sryo (25) Timothy (13) TO-Double-D (62)Contribute comment
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Venice Fest Forgets the Eco-Details, but Green Art Installation Doesn’t Disappoint (1)
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Despite the fact that Venice, CA seems to be the epicenter of SoCal’s green lifestyle movement, the 24th annual Abbott Kinney Festival that took over the city’s main drag on Sunday, September 28th was far from eco-friendly. After claiming last year that the Venice Fest had gone green, this year’s event was surprisingly off-base. ...Shared by Julius (20)Contribute comment - StumbleUpon Offers New Options Beyond Their Toolbar (19)
