Please, Sir, May I Have Some More (Budget)? (2)
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Social Media Marketing (26)
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Are you begging for a social media budget? Do you show up to the powers-that-be, hat in hand, and present a humbled version of yourself or your idea, nearly apologizing for asking for funding?Don't!While any number of marketers may think of social media as "free," the clear fact is that it does require funding - mostly around labor rather than production. There is a cost associated with social media activities, but it's far less than ...
Angel Investor Roger Ehrenberg: Want My Money? Here's My Criteria (16)
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Much has been written recently about VC and start-up angst in the wake to today's - and likely tomorrow's - poor market conditions. Some analysts, myself included, see this malaise possibly lasting well into the next decade. Albert Wenger wrote a worthwhile summary of where the overall early-stage investment mind-set is right now. In short, it's not pretty. I have taken a somewhat less draconian view of things, but that is not to say that ...
Hackr WatrCoolr: Tech News Aggregation With No Mouse Required (9)
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A couple weeks ago, in an article about Microspaces, I said that Web entrepreneurs are finding new ways for you to navigate their sites, and many are now incorporating keyboard input, to jump to new comments or pages. Though I mentioned it in a quick tweet on September 25th, I thought it was worth highlighting the Hacker WatrCoolr, a site that displays headlines from many popular tech news sites, and lets you quickly flick through ...
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Tac said:
I wish they'd have this as an AIR app.
So, you need a job? Man, do resumes suck (65)
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Since the economy is slowing down, I’m hearing of lots of you who are getting laid off and looking for jobs. Here’s my experience on the other side of that — being someone who is trying to hire someone. Fast Company TV is hiring an administrative assistant. We advertised the job Friday morning on Craig’s List (which is where I got my job at NEC in the depth of the last tech bust back in ...
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Denise said:
Perfect antidote to a resume that sucks: The Résumé Girl at http://theresumegirl.com/
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Ryan said:
Some good tips on resumes, cover letters, and applying for highly competitive jobs.
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Jonjon said:
Didn't realize how including your blog address on your resume might help a lot. :)
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Anton Johansson said:
jättebra post av scoble. men tipsa gymnasieungdomarna om norge och truckkörkort, snälla. där finns jobben.
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solidsmack said:
Tips from Scoble on what to have in your resume.. from his perspective.
The Big Risk for Corporate Trust Agents (18)
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What if you made an amazing product that people loved, and could recognize by the name alone? They knew your packaging. They knew the promise of what you offered, and they were lining up to buy it. And then, what if you moved on from that product and that brand, and had to start again? That’s the basic story of Wally Amos and Famous Amos cookies, but it might also be the story of corporate ...
A Counterpoint to the Branding Craze (12)
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I just finished Branding Only Works on Cattle by Jonathan Salem Baskin on my flight to St. Louis. I’ll be honest that I thought I wasn’t going to like the book. I write about personal branding quite a bit, and the first sixty or so pages of the book seemed to be just a repetitive slam of the product/service type of branding. Boy, am I glad that I read more and finished the book. By ...
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Toby V said:
this is the book that convinced me it was high time to have a Kindle. I want the info but I'm tired of the growing mound of pop business books, there are unlikely to be 1) re-read 2) passed on, or 3)age well.
Thoughts on the Writing Process (1)
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D*I*Y Planner - the best thing in printing since Gutenberg (12)
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There are times, like today, when I write and feel like the pen doesn't capture exactly what is coming out of my mind. It's like the language and words betray that perfect image I have in my head. It frustrates me and I get down on myself and think that I am not worthy of being a wordsmith, a writer. Then, I read something like this quote from Neil Gaiman (in an interview he did ...
Why Isn’t Facebook Making More Money? (Hint: Advertiser Value and User Value Are Not Aligned) (11)
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I happened to visit Facebook’s Business Solutions page, and was struck by how, at least on the surface, these advertising formats seem like exactly the kind of innovation that should be helping Facebook achieve Goolge-style revenue — which is of course what Facebook’s $15 billion valuation assumes will happen. And yet with 100 MILLION users, Facebook’s 2008 revenue was only projected to be $300 million. (The number may higher, haven’t seen, but it would be ...
Boxer Emulates DOS on Your Mac [Featured Mac Download] (14)
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Mac OS X only: When you're feeling nostalgic for your old school DOS games—or even that copy of WordPerfect from back in the day—but you've got a Mac, DOS emulator Boxer comes to the rescue. Based on previously-mentioned DOSBox, you can run DOS-based games (here are three of them, all packaged up especially for use with Boxer), or even productivity applications for DOS, like Microsoft Word version 5.5, which Microsoft has posted as a free ...
State of the Blogosphere 2008: Technorati Numbers Indicate Blogging Is Niche and Slowing (33)
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Technorati says blogs are mainstream, we think the numbers indicate otherwise. Blog search engine and ad network Technorati released its 5th annual State of the Blogosphere report and the numbers are quite interesting. Technorati says its findings indicate that blogging is now mainstream. We're not so sure. Popularity of Blogging In 2004, the first year Technorati issued a State of the Blogosphere report, the company said it was tracking 4 million blogs. By October of ...
A passionate amateur almost always beats a bored professional (26)
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In the endless debate about the relative merits of amateurs vs. professionals in a world the two have equal access to the tools of production, I think people miss a key point: Amateurs self-select for the job. Professionals are selected. For most jobs, volunteers beat draftees. No matter how much you love your job, you will eventually end up doing something that feels like work--something that you have to do because your boss asked you ...
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Danielle Warby said:
agreed. which is why i wish the ffa would stop ignoring me and other passionates re: the w-league.
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Carl said:
Yes!
