This post is a bit off topic, but as the President invokes Theodore Roosevelt, I’d like to take some quotes from my favorite TR speech, which somehow hasn’t lost any resonance in a hundred years. In the Arena Teddy’s speech at the Sorbonne in Paris is most recognized for the much cited In the […]
[This post is part of a 4 part series on the key tensions in growing a high quality community-generated content site. It was presented at PubCon, Las Vegas, 2011.] Growing a community is like rocket science Growing a community is like rocket science. It takes an enormous amount of energy per mile to get off […]
Probably the biggest advantage of speaking at conferences is that it helps you establish stronger relationships with the other speakers. A side benefit this time was that Roger Dooley handed me his new book Brainfluence: 100 ways to persuade and convince consumers with neuromarketing. Some of the highlights: Time “wants” vs. “shoulds.” When most of […]
[This post is part of a 4 part series on the key tensions in growing a high quality community-generated content site. It was presented at PubCon, Las Vegas, 2011.] “Given that you have worked on this tool … I believe you should recuse yourself of any discussion of this feature.” Wikipedia user suggesting WikiMedia product […]
There’s so much social media going around that it’s hard to know which trends are worth spending your time on and which ones will fade away before you can say Google Wave. (I just got my good-bye to Google Wave letter this morning). Google+ is taking the world by storm, and this one looks like […]
“I’m not a jerk like Jobs was. Which is the biggest reason why I’m just a moderately successful business guy, and not a super billionaire.” Gene Marks, Forbes, Steve Jobs Was a Jerk, Good for Him, October 10, 2011 “Gene might have hit a nerve among managers who haven’t found themselves and are willing to […]
PubCon was great. Here’s the best of the best: Best Lines William Leake: 23% of adults have cursed at their phone after a bad experience with a mobile site. What if they put siri on? What if it curses at us better than we curse at it? Dan Zarella: All these takeaways are under 140 […]
Check it out. I’ve started a company called Managing Greatness. Well, my husband, Gil, officially started the company. We’re doing all the things I’ve been doing until now, but we’re going to be doing it better now cause there’s both of us. We help people develop a web strategy, analyze sites to promote better SEO and […]
Lisa Barone may be my favorite blogger, so it was great finally getting a chance to hear her speak. And we’re underway. Want to discuss the power of being strategically authentic instead of letting it all hang out. She’s the co-founder and Chief Branding Officer of Outspoken Media. Thinks of herself as a corporate blog […]
I’ve been enjoying ProBlogger for a while so it was great to hear him in person at BlogWorld. Here’s the essence of his talk. I’d like to start with an experiment. Find a person next to you that you don’t know and ask them why they started blogging. [Think about your answer, I’ll wait.] I […]