In the spaces this past week between the stress and deadlines I have been thinking a lot about the business I run, the work I love, and the talents I have. I don't think it all matches.Do you do what you love (or at least...
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I have stopped submitting speaking proposals to conferences that do not pay speakers, even the conferences I love with all my ‘professional’ heart. I have stopped answering ‘just one question’ via email when strangers ask without a prior relationship or business arrangement. I have stopped volunteering to speak at local businesses or networking events to ‘gain exposure’.
Read MoreLists are very easily-digestible when it comes to parsing out information. Lists on top blog headlines to attract leads. Lists for the top memes of the week. Lists expose me to information or data I might not have found...
Read MoreWhile I wasn't able to make it out this past Friday to the Philly Geek Awards, but over 500 people were in attendance at the Academy of Natural Sciences to celebrate geeks and tech in the City of Brotherly (and Sisterly)...
Read MoreThis past June I participated on a +New Media Expo panel with +Scott Fox, +Rob Ludlow and +David Risley titled "How to attract members to your online community." +Maria Perez at +ProfNet recently published a great...
Read MoreCalling all entrepreneurs & intrapreneurs! What are your weekend plans? Me? I'm working. But not at the computer. I try to get out of my office and spend time with my family, but even then the kids are off doing their...
Read MoreOh, I don't think I like this AT ALL. Twitter has just released information on their updated API and drastically changed the 'rules' that 3rd party developers can operate within. +HootSuite is by far my favorite...
Read MoreI tried to buy tickets to the +Doctor Who +BBC America premier using MovieTickets.com. I got as far as sending in my credit information … then the site crashed & I *LOST* my tickets. I'm guessing there were 300...
Read MoreThanks to +Ana Visneski for her writeup on "Flip the Media". In case you weren't aware – I'm a 'one woman show' running +Women of Google+ and in the process of this week of updating the tutorials...
Read MoreJust in case you were wondering what I've been consuming extra coffee & teaching like crazy for – I'm working with Que Press to publish a book designed for solo & small business owners. This is sort of a...
Read MoreSo You Weren't An Early Adopter: How to Kick Start Social With Google+Join social media power influencer +Lynette Young (hey that's me!) for a look at ways your business can kick start its presence on Google+. Hear...
Read MoreSocial media mangers on your mark … Unique URL land grab coming right up! It seems that verified pages and people may get first shot at grabbing a custom URL, so hopefully I'll get first call at my own name...
Read MoreIn a sentence: Mountain Dew opened a contest online for users to submit their own freeform ideas for naming a new product and the Prank Kings of the Internet (4chan) decided to manipulate the contest. How many brands need to get...
Read MoreMy favorite takeaways from this article are "Don't get stuck in one genre" and "Don't skimp on production quality".My own daughter who just turned 11 is a huge fan of Minecraft (+Minecraft – Fan...
Read MoreWhen's the last time you hit a local business networking event? I went to a monthly 'coffee talk' meetup in Princeton NJ this morning and met with a good number of local business owners that take time out of their...
Read MoreWhen's the last time you hit a local business networking event? I went to a monthly 'coffee talk' meetup in Princeton NJ this morning and met with a good number of local business owners that take time out of their...
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