by Whitney | Oct 16, 2008 | books, business, economics, finance, new media, recommendations
I picked up a book the other day that sounded intriguing- The Knack- How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up, by Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham. The authors both work for Inc. magazine, and Norm writes their Street Smarts column. Norm also...
by Whitney | Oct 16, 2008 | business, community, economics, finance, happiness, learning, new media, recommendations
I’m interviewing Marcus Buckingham for my podcast, and I got to thinking about a quote from an old book of his that can be best paraphrased as what’s common sense and obvious to you, isn’t always obvious to the next person. Your insights seem like...
by Whitney | Sep 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
Chris Brogan had a very interesting post on Trust Agents this morning. It got me thinking about how people become trustworthy in the internet age, when relationships may be many, but have weaker bonds than say, the friendships you make in your off-line life, through...
by Whitney | Jun 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
This morning, Bloomberg news announced the following: “EBay Inc., the world’s largest Internet auctioneer, was ordered to pay LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA 40 million euros ($63 million) over claims it didn’t do enough to stop the sale of...
by Whitney | Jun 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
Chris Penn has a great blog post about online marketing web strategy we should all read and take to heart. In essence, Chris tells us that the product comes first, the advertising comes last. Whether you intend to market yourself, your company, a product, a service-...
