Posts by Carol Ross
Declining Value of Your College Degree
Dan Pink called this one a few years ago with his book, A Whole New Mind and this article provides concrete numbers to make the case. The median weekly salary for individuals with a bachelor’s degree, adjusted for inflation, decreased from 2001 to 2007 by 1.7%. Even those with a master’s degree experienced a decrease…
Read MoreMaking Social Networking Work
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal provides a mixed review of the effectiveness of social networking. The following day, the author of the article blogged about this same topic. The posting provides some good tips but what’s even better are the comments, where individuals have suggested platforms and tools, and provided existing sites…
Read MoreA Glimpse Into Humanity: $2 Drawings and Post Card Secrets
I found glimpses into the human mind and experience with two online sites: Seth Godin points to a cartoonist who will "draw anything for $2". The cartoonist posts the finished product. While the drawings are humorous and entertaining, I find the actual requests for what to draw even more fascinating. A blogger who created an…
Read MoreWhen One Door Closes, Another Opens
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that railroads are doing well, partly because with the rise in gas prices, they’re looking like a better and better alternative to trucking. In any economy, there are winners and losers. After 9/11, security-related companies did well. Now it’s railroads. Business is also up for therapists who serve Wall…
Read MoreCase Study: Coolest Women We Know
A friend of mine started a women’s networking group in the Denver area eight months ago. This group is based on the idea that when "cool women we know" get together, something good is going to happen. New members are found through word of mouth–there is no website. Still, the group has grown from a…
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