How to Cope with the Death of Google Reader

Sonia Simone at CopyBlogger has a post worth your attention on the death of Google Reader: You know the stages. First, denial. “No way, dude, that’s got to be a rumor.” Then anger. “Don’t Be Evil my $%&! How could they do this to me?” Bargaining. “Could a new version of Google Reader really save … Continue reading How to Cope with the Death of Google Reader

5 Cool Tools for Archiving Social Media Posts

Tammy Kahn Fennell has a nice post here: Whether you’re actively posting or just browsing through your social streams, things move pretty fast.  A post is often there one minute and gone the next. With hundreds of millions of status updates and tweets sent every day, finding them later is next to impossible. Here are … Continue reading 5 Cool Tools for Archiving Social Media Posts

The ‘Holy Trinity’ of personal information management…

One of the most important things thinkers who aspire to thought leadership need to do is to effectively manage the information they need to nurture and nourish their expertise… I firmly believe the single most important issue in social media is not whether or not it works to generate leads; rather, how can I add … Continue reading The ‘Holy Trinity’ of personal information management…

“Repent! The end is near.” Prepare yourself for a world without Google Reader…

I saw the reminder again today… If you were hoping against hope that Google was going to come to their senses and change their mind you were in denial. It's time to wake up and smell the feedly coffee! Digg is moving too slowly to help people in transition so my official recommendation is to … Continue reading “Repent! The end is near.” Prepare yourself for a world without Google Reader…

Recommended Reading: Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas

Thanks to Tim Kastelle for recommending this awesome book for thought leaders or "idea entrepreneurs" as the author calls them: In Breaking Out, idea developer and adviser John Butman shows how the methods of today’s most popular “idea entrepreneurs”—including dog psychologist Cesar Millan, French lifestyle guru Mireille Guiliano French Women Don’t Get Fat, TOMS founder … Continue reading Recommended Reading: Breaking Out: How to Build Influence in a World of Competing Ideas