(Not) Done with Dunbar’s Number
Doug Haslam Yet again, Dunbar’s Number is popping up. Professor Robin Dunbar first stated in the 90s that the maximum number of relationships our tiny human brains can handle is 150. A…
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Social Media Top 5: Creativity in Big Companies, Geo-Location Useful? and Learning Droid
B.L. Ochman on Big Companies and Creativity B.L. Ochman creates some of the most useful lists in the social media space. Her latest concentrates on the problems of big companies…
Do Journalists Make Bad PR People?
I read this short piece, “The Great Journalism Exodus,” by Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic. In it, he discusses the fact that many journalists are switching over to public relations…
Dissecting the Personal Network
I have blogged already of the importance of having a network in place even when you are not actively seeking work. Another thought that has crossed my mind frequently is…
Social Media Top 5: LaunchCamp & Other Events; Professional/Personal Split, Dangers of Press Releases
LaunchCamp in Cambridge, Massachusetts on February 4 I’m proud to take part in the first LaunchCamp at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge (near MIT) on Feb. 4. There will…
I’m Riding the Pan-Mass Challenge Again
This year, for the third year in a row, I’m riding the Pan-Mass Challenge. For those of you unfamiliar with the event, the PMC is a 2-day ride across Massachusetts…
Careers and Inbound Marketing
Inbound marketing? What the heck does that have to do with the job market? Well, first a quick definition of inbound marketing from the Hubspot blog, in a post by…
Social Media Top 5: Is Seesmic the Machine That Goes “Ping?,” Plus Nozzl, Presslift & Suicide Machine
Seesmic Buys Ping.fm I prefer Seesmic Desktop to Tweetdeck as a PC Twitter client, just because I like it. One feature I love is the ability to choose to direct…
How Twitter, Posterous & Friends Make the World Safe for Pedestrians (or: “Still Think Twitter is Silly?”)
Here’s a little story about how social media got the sidewalks cleared in my neighborhood. Sounds like a small deal, but it is an important safety issue. I had one…
A Personal Perspective on Making Career Networking Work
As you may have gathered from my recent post, I am making a career transition– ok, I’m looking for a job, sound better? The process of the search has changed…