links for 2008-12-01
Brand Autopsy: BREAKDOWN | Colvin vs. Gladwell Great rundown of two hot books on the concept of deliberate practice. (tags: deliberatepractice books) Drilling Down - Maybe Canadians Have More Friends - NYTimes.com "Canadian Internet users are far more likely than...
Zinio Inside Opens 50,000 Magazines to Searching and Sharing
Zinio, a digital magazine service I became a fan of as I moved to go media green, just got a whole lot more useful with the addition of awesome search and social sharing capabilities. The service, called Zinio Inside, opens...
links for 2008-11-30
The Ultimate Blogger Writing Guide — Copyblogger Great set of tips here for every writer. (tags: Blogs writing tips strunkandwhite) What's Your News Story Idea - BusinessWeek "What’s Your Story Idea? gives you the chance to have a direct impact...
Blog-o-Rama
I thought it would be good weekend fun to now play the match game. So here we go. Match the names of these random A-list bloggers with their pictures and blogs below. (I've filled in one to get you going). UPDATE: Match-ups posted below.
How to tackle green apathy
Coming back from a holiday, loaded with the usual environmental guilt, I found a 14-page (free) report on my digital door mat from EcoAlign. Called Visibility, Ambivalence and Trust: Cultural Stumbling Blocks to Greater Household Efficiency, it was written by...
New Commenting Features Added
TypePad this week rolled out a new commenting platform that can be integrated into virtually any blog. They also added profiles. I have incorporated both here. This now brings threaded discussions to the blog and also - if you're registered...
Sidestep formal structures for effective change
Many companies like to think they understand all about business processes and change management. They spend fortunes on consultancy, design, structures, processes, training, roll out and management, then wonder why they don't get the results they expected. So they have...
links for 2008-11-29
CJR: Overload! Journalism’s battle for relevance in an age of too much information (tags: Journalism Trends attentioncrash attention Overload media) IBM Press room - 2008-11-25 IBM Reveals Five Innovations That Will Change Our Lives in the Next Five Years -...
PR-dominantly Journalists
So once again, the world's all a flitter over a prominent journalist jumping ship to get into the PR game. After all, they reason, who knows more about dealing with the news media than an actual member of the fourth estate, from a TV network no less? Right? Well...not necessarily.
Three Little Gadgets I am Thankful For
I am always on the lookout for little mobile gizmos/gadgets that make my life either more productive or more enjoyable. Here are three recent purchases that I am thankful for. Any of them make great stocking stuffers for your favorite...