The decade that was (2000 – 2009) was pretty much a disaster. I am looking so forward to putting this lost decade behind me. In 2000, the industry that I loved and had dedicated my career to tanked, bring my career prospects, my investments, and my sense of security to a new low. [...]

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A few years ago, I was doing one-on-one tutorials for a series of consultants to introduce them to the blogosphere.  I told them blogging stands on a three-legged stool: posting, linking, and commenting.  In order to be successful, you need to do all three because a blog (personal or professional) is not your opportunity to [...]

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I don’t like the word, “asshole.” I tell my kids when they’re tempted to use it to visualize it.  A good deterrent.  But like no other word in the marginally unacceptable words for polite conversation does “asshole” communicate so effectively.  If you’re labeled an asshole, you probably are, in other words.
Now, I’ve always wanted [...]

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I always like to hear the story (although I’m not sure it’s still in effect) about how Google permits its employees to dedicate 20% of their time to pursuing creative and innovative work of their own choosing. Here at the newly launched SoCo Partners, we’re instituting 20% time not for innovation, but for [...]

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I was surprised to find that @ross (Ross Mayfield) only follows 315 people, yet is followed by 7,718. I know I have purposely kept my following list contained because I try to limit my following to folks in the enterprise 2.0 space. (See my dorky video from my Twitter bio.) To be [...]

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Eek.   Be careful with Gtalk or maybe Adium. I reached out to my friend in Australia, Stephen Collins (@trib), to ask him a question.  Although he appeared to me on my IM client, adium, as Stephen Collins, it soon became obvious I was not talking to Stephen.  Gtalk had somehow switched [...]

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The first presidential debate was held last night.  I didn’t dislike John McCain until last night.  I realize I’m not his base– far left from it, but I thought he was definitely the best of the worst we could end up with if a Republican won in November.   McCain’s antagonistic performance last night reminded me [...]

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If you’ve not wordled yet, your life is incomplete. Oh, I had an extreme makeover on the ITSinsider blog. If for some reason, you’re reading this blog and not ITSinsider, be sure to check it out. This is a a wordle of content on the new blog:

It appears I need to go [...]

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Too funny. From the awesomeology blog:
World’s Best Office Prank
First buy lots of paper cups (it’s important to get paper, not plastic or foam, you’ll see why in a minute).
And I mean lots. Dozens and dozens.
Arrange them over every possible inch of space on the victim’s desk.
Then staple them all together as close to [...]

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RichardatDell, posited a few things today in general about blogging. One of which was the difference between bloggers and journalists. Richard’s post inspired Chris Brogan to ask tonight on Twitter, “Do you make much of the difference between bloggers and journalists? http://tinyurl.com/2dv5xw”
This is an area I feel particularly passionate about and felt compelled [...]

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