Malcolm Galdwell Speaks about Human Capitalization at Pop!Tech
November 20, 2008 :: Shashi BellamkondaI was thrilled to meet Malcolm Gladwell at Pop!tech in October. Malcolm Gladwell’s book ‘Tipping Point” is one of the few non-fiction books my teen age daughter read and discussed with me. I am have a lot of respect for Malcolm Galdwell and I was thrilled to meet him at Pop!Tech and get his book [...]
CEO conversations – part I: Chief Trouble Maker & CEO Joanna Pineda of Matrix Group Int’l talks shop
November 19, 2008 :: Jill FosterWho she is: a trouble maker, for starters
Founder/CEO & Chief Trouble Maker Joanna Pineda of Matrix Group International knows tech, winning, endurance, generational team building, and the social media age. And her expertise goes well beyond that list. Pineda’s interactive agency and leadership have been around since 1999; and while helping associations and non-profits with [...]
Interview with Ken Fischer, CIO of Clickhelp
November 19, 2008 :: Steve FisherI recently met Ken Fischer at SocialDevCampEast and found out that he is CIO (Chief Innovation Officer) of ClickforHelp.com. ClickforHelp.com,Inc (CFH) is an Enterprise-Class IT Consultancy for emerging and small businesses. He has 15 years experience as a senior programmer, manager and entrepreneur. He is the architect of ClickforHelp’s infrastructure and all internally developed software. [...]
Obama’s White House: forecasts & challenges for digital America
November 19, 2008 :: Jill FosterNew media is no longer ‘new’
I want a new phrase to emerge from President-Elect Obama’s campaign and social media success. The term ‘new media’ just doesn’t satisfy current media vernacular anymore. Let’s create a new phrase! I vote for ‘complementary media conversation channels’. What do you think?! In this administration, ‘new media’ likely will be [...]
Five Assumptions on Social Media and Small Business
November 18, 2008 :: Joe LoongFirst off, I’m going to dig myself into a hole and dive to the bottom of it: I don’t know all that much about small business.
I’m an independent consultant, so technically I run my own small business. But I’m under no illusions: My primary expertise has been helping big (huge, even) companies figure out what [...]
Escape from Your E-Mail – An AwayFind Review
November 18, 2008 :: Steve FisherE-mail sucks.
Those two words probably conjure up memories of when you come home from a vacation or a long weekend away from work on Monday morning only to see something like this:
Your mailbox has 2,424 messages in it…
- 1,216 are actually spam
- 764 are you being cc’d because people needed to do a CYA with you
- [...]
More Questions about SEO
November 18, 2008 :: Steve FisherMySolutionSpot.com is a great place to ask questions & get assistance. Connie Bensen, our alumni blogger, previously answered the following question posted there:
“I was wondering how likely is it for a site to become the #1 search result on the search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN)? What are the most important factors for determining the likelihood of your [...]
Writing a Great Resume – An Interview with Sam Blum of Razume
November 17, 2008 :: Steve FisherWe all have written a resume to get a job. Some of us believe we have really well written, concise and compelling resumes. But do we? Most likely, we all could use some type of improvement to make our resumes better. Don’t take it personally. You don’t suck at writing. Besides, wouldn’t you want a better looking [...]
Event Announcement: Shashi is presenting at “Five for Sharing” in SF on Nov 18
November 14, 2008 :: Steve FisherIt seems that the one thing there is never enough of are case studies about how companies have used Social Media effectively and how companies have failed spectacularly. So for this month’s Social Media Club event in San Francisco/Silicon Valley, they are working to remedy this.
Join them on Tuesday November 18, 2008 in San Mateo [...]
Event Review: Social Search, Online Identity, and More at Social Media Club-DC
November 14, 2008 :: Jill FosterThe line-up:
Last night’s Social Media Club, chaired this year by Livingston Communications, covered the gamut on social media search and local search tools. It was a packed house at DC’s National Press Club where Jared Goralnick, AwayFind’s President, moderated a full, debate-filled panel with these industry experts: Chris Seline, Searchles‘ CTO; Laurence Hooper, Founder & [...]
