RSS what?

January 17, 2012

Ever see this symbol before?  This post is not about RSS (Real Simple Syndication) or how it works.  It’s about the the computer literate folks I encounter every day who are not utilizing the power of RSS feeds to simplify their lives. Unless owners of sites block their feeds, any website with dynamic (frequently updated [...]

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Fast Company’s Generation Flux – New Business Pioneers

January 16, 2012

Generation Flux (full title below), is a series of interviews and profiles written by Robert Safian, editor at Fast Company which offers the reader a glimpse of our next generation of influential business leaders. I read profile after profile; so interested in how they got where they are and fascinated by their process.  You’ll find their stories shocking while at [...]

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The “Machine” will tell Walmart what we want and why!

January 11, 2012

Now this is just a bit too big brother for me.  Although why we didn’t see it coming, I can’t say.  The security issues we have are enough to think about.  Now we have a lab that will define us as “entities”  and based on our social interactions “relationships”,  they will  notify us of what [...]

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Scott Stratten’s “Worst Use of Social Media” post

January 11, 2012

Scott Stratten‘s January 10th post Worst Use of Social Media of 2012 and follow-up is a social media tutorial in real-time.  Read the entire article to learn how not to use social media and the results of doing it wrong.  In this particular case is it worth scanning the comments so you can understand the results [...]

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Oprah.com links to Chuck Wending’s 25 Things …

January 7, 2012

Update to my last post Urgent – Purchase Now ! Not to brag here,  but I thought Chuck Wending’s post on Google+ was great fun.  I’ve enjoyed both 25 Things a Writer Should Stop Doing . . .  which has over 350 comments and counting.  I’m continuing to benefit from Chuck’s ebook 500 Ways to Be A [...]

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