"Thousands of people just like you are sharing, right now!" says a social media site. Then, I suppose, my sharing would be utterly redundant. And my following their streams would be an exercise in narcissistic boredom. Is this *really* the pinnacle of human...
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Google apps are free. Not!
I posted a comment about the new Gmail interface on a social media site. One responder said, "you get what you pay for. Gmail is free." Reading that, I realized that the "Google is free" argument used to work for me, but it no longer does. Google apps are not free at...
Make It Easy To Communicate
If you're a businessperson, relationships and partnerships are a key part of getting things done. Communication is one of the most important components of successful working relationships. Yet all the communication technology we've invented has actually made it harder...
The Power of Visceral Relationships
I'm having a conversation on Google+ about social media, and it connected up with an exercise I did today to produce a rather puzzling realization. Social media has certainly broadened who I know and how we connect. It's because of social media that I have met some of...
Email Overload – Where the CEO of Xerox and I Disagree
As you probably know, I've launched my You Are Not Your Inbox, so I'm revisiting some of my old thoughts about Email Overload. Tim Sanders wrote a blog entry that references a Business Week article ("What's So Bad about Information Overload?") on information overload...
1 Step To Start Regaining Control Of Your Inbox
I spent a couple of hours today methodically unsubscribing from several years' worth of newsletters, subscriptions, etc. It's amazing how freeing it feels to see browser window after browser window saying, "Thank you, you will no longer receive these emails." I didn't...
The Power of Science to Solve Today’s Complex Problems
They're narrowing the streets in my neighborhood, and everyone is up in arms. People are freaked out, saying that narrowing from sort-of-1.5-lanes to 1 lane+bike lane is going to cause huge traffic snarls. On the face of it, this sounds reasonable. After all, won't...
Your stereotypes may blind you to opportunity
Stereotypes can blind us to the people in our everyday lives who can become great business partners, associates, customers, and maybe even family members.
An NLP hint on writing and emotion
Using emotion in writing depends on your words and the emotions those words bring up. Choose your words to create the emotion you want.
Google, building better bosses. I doubt.
Google is making an admirable attempt to use data to build a better boss. But I don’t buy it. I think what they’re doing may be revolutionary to them, but doesn’t even begin to approach true substance.