Venturing into Twitter and LinkedIn
Okay, I feel like I've done my duty for the day. I filled out my Twitter profile, requested to follow a few people on Twitter, and asked a question to my connections on LinkedIn. Everything was going fine until I...
Oprah’s Big Give is a Big Bust
Okay, I'm imagining that I'm going to get alot of flack from Oprah fans. And this needs to be said. I watched the premiere episode of Oprah's Big Give. Like many other people, I was touched by the emotion that...
The Woman’s Version of Performance Anxiety
This past weekend, my husband asked me to stop at the ATM as part of my round of errands. My first thought: "Sure, and what is my PIN?" I had this sense that the PIN I had used for the...
Free: Chris Anderson Sees the Future
Just after posting about trends that I wish I could have seen ten years ago, I stumble across Chris Anderson's Wired article about Free. Fascinating essay about how digital technology has created an economy based on things being free. How...
Eight Ways to Make Meaning
February always seems to be a hard month for me. Spring seems far off and winter has overstayed its welcome. I think what I yearn for during this month is meaning. Why am I here, now? In that place of...
The Voices and Faces of Google
Fast Company's March issue is devoted to "the world's 50 most innovative companies." I was not surprised that Google was number one on their list. I was surprised that they devoted a full 18 pages to Google. Yes, that's right....
Seeing Into the Future, Ten Years Ago
If I could have seen these trends ten years ago, I would be a rich woman today. These are some of the trends that triggered my interest in A Bigger Voice and the related questions I'm exploring: • User-generated content...
Happiness@Work
If you are a reader of Body+Soul magazine, check out their March 2008 issue. I'm quoted in an article, Happiness@Work, where I talk about setting boundaries, taking small breaks, and changing scenery. How did I get in the article? For...