Blog Posts:
From Laid Off to Entrepreneur»
Business Week’s SmallBiz Insider offers this look at Rebounders, people who were laid off recently who are now taking matters into their own hands with their own businesses. Just wanted…
Blogging for Business: Where DO You Find the Time?»
A friend asked me the other day where I find the time to post. Part of my job (I’m an independent business owner, so I get to define my job…
Seth Godin Talking about Leading a Tribe»
Seth Godin talks about the failure of interruption marketing and the emergence of assembling a tribe as pathway to marketing success.
Book Review: Tribes by Seth Godin»
I’m guessing Seth Godin, like the rest of us, is completely capable of not thinking clearly on occasion and saying dumb things. But you won’t find evidence of that in…
What’s Wrong with Twitter»
Actually nothing is wrong with Twitter, the application. The Twitter app is great, perhaps a work of genius. The problem lies with the culture that has developed around Twitter. I’m…
Because The Light is Better Here»
It’s a punchline to an old joke you’ve probably heard, but just in case you haven’t, it goes like this:Coming out of a bar at night, George sees Harry, a…
The Do-It-Yourself Stimulus Package»
I got into business to make a living. Not that there’s nothing wrong with that: I know my family appreciates that part of what I do. And certainly there are…
12 Reasons Businesses Should NOT Blog»
Last week we posted 7 reasons for businesses to blog. We’re big supporters of blogging as a low-cost, high-effect means for companies to engage their market. But we recognize not…
Information R/evolution»
Another excellent video from Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, this one describing changes in the way we "find, store, create, critique, and share information."
7 Reasons for Businesses to Blog»
More and more, business owners are starting to understand that blogging has value for their businesses. But business blogs are still relatively new, and the vast majority of businesses don’t…