Archive for November, 2009

Book Review – “Obstacles Welcome” by Ralph de la Vega

Book Review – “Obstacles Welcome” by Ralph de la Vega

The subtitle reads "Turn adversity into advantage in business and life." This succinctly covers the purpose and aim of the book: to help the reader adapt and overcome to succeed in life.
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The Importance of Giving Back

The Importance of Giving Back

Within the social media community it's often spoken of to give value to "The Community." This refers to adding value to the on line social community(ies) one belongs to. While this is very important, I want us to reflect on giving back to "Our Community," namely the community where we live. Our "In Real...
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Google Wave – Great Potential For Collaboration

Google Wave – Great Potential For Collaboration

Google Wave is a communication tool which is in an invitation-only beta test mode. It is an interesting application which seems to take the best of email, chat rooms, instant messaging and blogs and combines them into a communicaitons mashup.
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Fort Hood Tragedy – Socmed Really Shines

Fort Hood Tragedy – Socmed Really Shines

As the events unfolded on November 5, 2009 on Fort Hood, Texas I was very impressed by how news outlets and "regular" people used social media channels to spread information, good wishes and offer assistance.
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Lessons From Milk

Lessons From Milk

Can one person make a difference in making or breaking a brand's image. I think so, even in a large multi-billion dollar company.
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