Passion, Down to the Crankshaft
My husband pointed me to a site on vintage racing bikes, maintained by Ray Dobbins, avid collector and seller. It's a wonderful glimpse of someone who loves what he does. From the detailed description of the equipment used to photograph...
Twitter and the Cigar Bar
My friend, Mitchell Ashley, writes about how Twitter is changing the way conference goers are connecting with a post about an impromptu gathering at a cigar bar reinforced with a few tweets. I'm finally starting to understand the power of...
What Google Looks For In A New Hire
A friend of mine recently interviewed with Google. Besides the fact that they get something like 16,000 resumes a day, I was intrigued by these questions that my friend was asked in the interviewing process: Have you ever started a...
Don’t Push the River and Other Advice on Community-Building
I recently asked the ABV team to provide one piece of advice about communities or community-building. Here's what they said: Join a community to enrich your life.Get involved to reap the rewards. This follows nicely with my experience of being...
Breast Cancer for Husbands
A friend just started a blog for husbands of women going through breast cancer. He described his reasons for blogging in this way: "My wife has had breast cancer over the past three years. Blogging about it seems therapeutic and...
Tell Me a Story
A Denver Post article talks about different projects to chronicle individual life stories. After helping the ABV pilot clients understand their life stories, I have a deeper appreciation for the power of connecting the dots in one's life. Part of...
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...
Making 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...
A 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...