Reputation

Reputation is a tricky thing.  Ben Franklin said, ““It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it”.  It’s at once your most valuable possession, but one of the most fragile as well. Online, we all build a digital...

The Power of No

For just two letters, this word may be the most powerful one in the English language.  It sets limits.  It defines boundaries. It has the power to stop.  It can discourage.  It causes more fear than any other single word. It’s easy to assume that No gets used...

The Next New Media- We need the Library Shelf Effect

Chris Brogan had an interesting post today on the Next Media Company, talking about what the future in media might look like, or how you might design one from scratch, assuming unlimited funds and what problems currently exist, causing economic problems for media...

How to Confuse Your Friends

I recently got a message from a friend who was wondering why I wasn’t responding to them and was wondering if I was mad at them for some reason, which came as a total shock to me.  They kept sending me messages on Facebook, but I am rarely on Facebook. ...