Digital World
Holiday Greetings in a Digital World
In a digital world, the traditional Christmas card has fallen out of favor with lots of people. I still enjoy getting cards in the mail at this time of year, with a handwritten note, or even the obligatory newsletter and photos. But the connection made with other types of holiday greetings can be even stronger.…
Read MoreHow’s That LinkedIn Profile Working For You?
Yeah, I know that's a bit snarky. Honestly, most people aren't happy with their LinkedIn profile, but they don't do anything about it. It's like having a bad haircut and hoping 1) no one notices (ummm, yeah) and 2) as it grows out, it will look better. (It never does.) Photo by Robert Glen Fogarty.…
Read MoreHave We Become a Society of Driveling, Rude, Multi-tasking, Automatons?
Factoids and observations over the last month have led me to wonder where modern society is headed: Heard on NPR, teenagers send or receive an average of 2,272 text messages per month. That's nearly 80 per day. I can only imagine the content of those text messages…. In doing research for this post, I ran…
Read MoreDigital Immigrants: Will You Move Forward or Be Left Behind?
The wonderful thing about starting a new venture is that you don't know where it will take you. For over a year now, I've been researching and trying out social media–tools for the 21st century for doing business, deepening friendships, and finding new opportunities. My initial research was around how to use the tools to…
Read MoreGeek Girls Band Together to Beat Recession
Last week, I blogged about a networking event that I had learned about at the last minute, a Girl Geek dinner, hosted by Sun Microsystems. The CBS affiliate in Denver, KCNC, Channel 4 News, decided to cover it, complete with a camera person in the lobby of Sun. (I wasn't able to embed the video…
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