Humanity on the NYC Subway
A wonderful video find from my Twitter feed (thanks @SharnAtlanta) led me to a group called ImprovEverywhere. Based in NYC, they "cause scenes of joy and chaos in public places" by enlisting thousands of "undercover agents." To date, they've completed...
How Book Authors Can Have a Bigger Voice
Forget the book tours. Go online. That was the advice of Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week. If you don't believe Ferriss, check out this series of interviews with successful authors who are using social media to get...
How I’m Not Ready to Step Back Into the Fire
I set aside time this morning to research burnout and retention in an industry that is new to me. This industry is a potential niche for the organizational/group work I do with a partner. My business partner and I had...
Observations of a New Twitter User
I first heard about Twitter nearly two years ago and at the time, I didn't get it. I gave it another try last fall, after seeing Twitter in use at the Thin Air Summit by afficionados. I saw enough to...
Resources for the Times We Live In
A friend asked me to spread the word about a coaching program done by someone he knows and trusts. I rarely endorse stuff other than books, and usually only after I've read the book. However, I know that in times...
Young Entrepreneurs
Through Twitter, I'm meeting some interesting people. Two new followers are @joeldrapper and @9miles. Joel Drapper is a 15-year old blogger and web designer in the UK, home-schooled. He comes from a family of 11 kids. Yes, you read that...
Etsy: E-Commerce Meets Community
Etsy, the online marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of "all things handmade," was named to the Fast Company 50, a listing of the world's most innovative companies. An interview with the CEO by Fast Company reveals the focus on...
Enabling Social Change Through Social Media: Learning From Each Other
What happens when you put an Internet icon (Dave Taylor), a marketing expert at the crossroads of new media and old media (Dave Webb), and a digital immigrant who bridges top down with bottom up approaches (Kim Dority) on a...
Tom Peters: Innovation is Easy!
Found this fun video of Tom Peters, from a tweet by @ellennaylor who found it from a blogger, @plish. (Love how that works.) Key messages: Being remarkable is about being original--originally you. Don't follow the pack. Take the lead. Hang...
Enabling Social Change Through Social Media: A Bibliography
New to social media and wisdom entrepreneurship and wondering how to move up the learning curve faster? I'll be part of a presentation on enabling social change through social media. The audience is a group of Regis University students who...