10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Technology

Image by ismh_ via Flickr "Your gadgets and computers, your software and sites — they are not working as well as they should. You need to make some tweaks. But the tech industry has given you the impression that making adjustments is difficult and time-consuming. It is not. And so below are 10 things to … Continue reading 10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Technology

Stuff I saved in ‘Reader’ on December 30, 2010

What Apps & Tools Do You Use to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions? [OPEN THREAD]December 29, 2010 HOW TO: Launch a Successful Twitter ContestDecember 29, 2010 Top 10 Blogs for Writers 2010December 28, 2010 HOW TO: Customize the New Facebook ProfileDecember 28, 2010 How to Force Your Android Phone to Check for a System Update … Continue reading Stuff I saved in ‘Reader’ on December 30, 2010

4 Predictions for the Future of Politics and Social Media

Show me a modern political candidate who doesn’t understand television, and I’ll show you a loser.When TV became the dominant medium for Americans to consume news and entertainment, political candidates could no longer be successful without looking polished in televised debates, appearing on talk shows and spending big on commercials.Like the television boom of the … Continue reading 4 Predictions for the Future of Politics and Social Media

Correcting One Thing at a Time

Corporate athletes have recently (in the last decade) been schooled in the concept of working on strengths and exploiting them to gain leverage in their careers (via such books as Now Discover Your Strengths).  In our early careers, we were likely (at least I was) told to work on our weaknesses. It was a challenge … Continue reading Correcting One Thing at a Time

Is This Real Life? In Defense of Our Virtual Connections

It’s important for me to say something emphatically and as clearly as I can. This IS real life. Or a facet of it, anyway. One that is very much alive. Communications that happen on Twitter or Skype or Facebook or blogs or whatever are every bit as real as a conversation you might have over … Continue reading Is This Real Life? In Defense of Our Virtual Connections

The way we get our news is changing

Image via CrunchBaseInteresting data from a great source that should have you thinking..."In the digital era, news has become omnipresent. Americans access it in multiple formats on multiple platforms on myriad devices. The days of loyalty to a particular news organization on a particular piece of technology in a particular form are gone. The overwhelming … Continue reading The way we get our news is changing

Why email won’t die anytime soon

Image via CrunchBase If you follow the tech media, you’ll know that every few months, some journalist or blogger will start speculating about the imminent demise of email. Headlines along the lines of “Email is Dying” or “The Death of Email” show up in RSS feeds all over the place. You know the drill. This … Continue reading Why email won’t die anytime soon