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My blog: The End of the Road or a Change of Lanes?

March 16, 2010 by AugieRay
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In three days, it will be the two-year anniversary of my first blog post on Experience: The Blog.  Originally intended to an exploration of experiential marketing strategies, my interest and focus quickly turned to social media and how the growth of the peer-to-peer groundswell creates challenges and opportunities for marketers.... [read more]

The 5 Key Elements of Social Media Hard Work

March 5, 2010 by Amber Naslund
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In the wake of this post on working hard or just working lots, I had a few chats with people that basically asked “so, what is work that matters?”  In other words, what does true hard work look like? This, of course, will vary based on your situation. But here's my take on it. I'll be curious to hear what you... [read more]

Don't Overreact to Your Social Media Mistakes

March 4, 2010 by Tac Anderson
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I recently wrote about Alex Payne, a developer for Twitter, who posted a tweet that caused a lot of contention among the Twitter developer community. Think Before You Tweet: The Do Not Tweet List. Alex is not the first person to put his foot in his mouth on Twitter and he certainly won't be the last. Because Twitter is so public... [read more]

Working Hard Or Working Lots?

March 1, 2010 by Amber Naslund
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In the realm of phrases that are often used to talk about what we do every day, we toss around “working hard”. Everything from what it takes to succeed in life, to social media and business and writing and all the things in between. But here's something to consider. Working long hours doesn't, by default, mean you're... [read more]

Toxic Social Media- When to Fire your Clients

February 21, 2010 by Taylor Ellwood
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Sometimes, no matter how much money a client can give you, the relationship you have with that client is toxic, and you have to fire him or her. Many times, a business won't take that action, because they are more concerned with getting the money than actually preserving their sanity or happiness. The problem with that mentality is... [read more]

A Social Media Sanity Check: Six Ways to Slow Down

February 17, 2010 by Gary Goldhammer
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I've had to take things a little slower lately, which for me means going from working about 70 hours a week to only 60 hours. Nevertheless, there's great value in slow. Going slower makes you think faster. Slowing down can make you more productive. Slow works but doesn't get enough credit. My colleague Steve Rubel reminded me about... [read more]

Why should your business remain home-based?

January 27, 2010 by LaTosha Johnson
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If you own a business and were presented with the choice to work from home or from a location outside of the home which would you choose? I think it would be safe to say most would prefer working from home. Therefore, it was not a surprise to me when I came across this article stating that the majority of small business owners who... [read more]

The Importance of Boundaries

January 11, 2010 by Amber Naslund
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The emergence of the internet, real-time web, and social media technologies have made the “work” day longer and longer. There's no such thing as an 8-to-5 job anymore, and if you work in the web space, there's an emerging expectation that you're constantly available and immediately responsive. But where's the line? As a... [read more]

The Discomfort of Improving

January 7, 2010 by Dave Fleet
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Warning: This post involves self reflection. If you're looking for PR or social media best practices, check back in a day or two when normal service will resume. Change can be tough. Change at home; in our personal lives; with our families. Changes at work is no different. Perhaps the most difficult change, though, is changing... [read more]

How to Balance Your Personal and Professional Lives in Social Media

December 29, 2009 by Jay Baer
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Does social media make you more comfortable, or less comfortable? For me, it's both. As my friend Amber Naslund said when I interviewed her on Twitter, social media enables her to have friends that are not dictated by geography or circumstance. And to me, the ability to find people with whom you have a kinship, regardless of... [read more]

Do it and then do it better: an iterative mindset

December 28, 2009 by Josh Cunningham
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I used to work for a big, huge wireless company. I was the nameless, faceless guy who received email requests all day and made minor change to wireless accounts. Each email was formatted exactly the same way and I used the same system for each change. 8 hours a day, 5 days a week I was a machine. While I haven't eliminated... [read more]

Boost Productivity, Enhance Creativity

December 15, 2009 by Joyce Dierschke
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A friend recently lamented that she felt so unproductive lately and also that her creativity level was at an all time low. “I just don't feel like I'm doing my best work, I know I can do really good stuff but its just not happening lately.” I suggested she meditate, something I do regularly and have benefitted from in more... [read more]

Give Me My Time Back!

December 13, 2009 by Sonny Gill
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One of the more interesting posts I read today was from David Spinks and the debate of why 9-5 should be eliminated. It took on the idea that the 9-5 should be set aside for the sake of personal lives/lifestyles, work preferences, and getting-things-done how the employee feels comfortable. I'll be the first to admit that I'm currently... [read more]

Forget Traits--4 DSM Diagnoses of Social Media Mavens

November 20, 2009 by Maggie McGary
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Social media people love them some lists. 5 Qualities of a Good Social Media Manager. 3 Qualities to Look for When Hiring a Community Manager. Social Media Folks to Watch in 2010. Twitter lists...for chrissake--don't even get me started on Twitter lists. In short, there are LOTS of lists out there related to social media people...so I... [read more]

Social Media Is Hiring... What You Need To Know If You Take The Job

October 30, 2009 by Connie Bensen
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Your dream is to work in social media. You've been blogging, building your brand and know your stuff. After doing all the right things you have a job offer, so now what? As with any potential new job there are many questions & many unknowns in regard to one in social media. And to make it worse, I believe that there are many more... [read more]

Steve Mann 2.0: Open for Business

August 1, 2009 by ablebrains
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Well... its been quite a long while since I've written anything in ye ol blog o mine. So what better way to dust off this thing than to to talk about what I've done and what I plan on doing.  First things first. I am pretty damn happy these days. The Trips are great and there are super special people in my life supporting me thru... [read more]

Sunday Lessons For Life

June 28, 2009 by Gino Cosme
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I was recently emailed a thoughtful list of 50 of the most important life lessons compiled by Regina Brett, a 50-year-old (not 90, as many people think) columnist from Ohio, USA. This list has gone on to be the “single most popular column ever written by Regina.” I want to share this list with you and hope that when we... [read more]

People Watching in a World of Avatars

May 20, 2009 by Amber Naslund
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For as digital as my life is, I'm a self-confessed people watcher. I revel in observing people, to the point where sometimes I find myself darn near staring at someone. Today, I was fascinated by my flight attendant, Doris. She was older than the average flight attendant - I'd put her somewhere in her sixities. She had a gentle,... [read more]

Are We Less Social With Social Media?

May 15, 2009 by Christine Gallagher
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Someone asked this question the other day on a forum I was browsing and I've been pondering it since. I don't have anything profound to say about it, but I will share that between my computer and iPhone I do spend a heck of a lot of time on social sites. The majority of that time is spent networking and interacting for the purposes of... [read more]

Laid-off workers create new job opportunities, beating the recession with Social Media

May 6, 2009 by Barry Hurd
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An Example of lighting a candle rather than cursing the darkness… I was thrilled to read about former employees of a signmaking company in Tennessee. They created a community to find opportunity, through creative use of social media after their employer closed: When Knoxville-based sign maker Image Point in... [read more]

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