Confession: I am a terrible typist." Those that trade IMs with me know this fact. When I was in high school I had the opportunity to take a typing class. You know, a real typing class on one of those old fashioned typewriters. I declined. For some reason I thought I would end up being a secretary if I learned how to type and I DIDN'T want to be a secretary at any cost. I could have never foreseen the computer revolution or the fact that I would spend every day of my life typing. In my second year of college I joined the read more...
How to Become a Superstar: Give Your Knowledge Away
I have always disliked the phrase “self made man” because in my experience I have never met one. Ever. We have this vision of a Galt-esque intellectual warrior who single handedly drives to success. And while this archetype may exist, they don’t achieve this success without innumerable amounts of assistance from people. - Ed Schipul If we are completely honest with ourselves we will readily admit that we need others to succeed. Success is a funny read more...
Social Media Trends for 2009: And My 2008 Predictions Revisited For Accuracy
Every year in January I take a look forward to determine what the landscape will be for the coming year. I do this because as a communicator my business demands it. But I also take a look back at what I thought would happen for the year that has just past to see how well I did predicting what would happen. Many other great minds have given their predictions for 2009, but Jeremiah Owyang also graded himself and Forrester on their 2008 read more...
Five Essential Skills for Communicators to Survive and Thrive in 2009
If you work in the field of public relations or marketing, you already know how the landscape has changed over the past few years. The rules are changing and the venues by which we communicate with important stakeholders have shifted and morphed. One only needs to read the headlines to see that mainstream media is in financial trouble, along with the rest of the economy. With corporate bailouts and scandals that outrival those of the past (read more...
Information Overload: Time Has Accelerated, Are You Ready?
In the past few days I have had a number of annecdotal experiences that have lead me to believe that social networking is entering the late majority phase, which is the forth step in Everett roger's Diffusion of Innovations theory. The first event was a conversation with my father and stepmother via video Skype this week. They installed Skype on their own AND initiated the conversation - it wasn't something I had recommended. Then yesterday, I got a Facebook invitation from my stepmother, also initiated by her. I accepted of course. Aside: It was only today that she read more...
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