Influence

Influencer of the Week: Ashley Judd

Connie Dieken | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Ashley Judd, Harvard, Ashley Judd Puffy Face, Influence, University of Kentucky, Beauty, Body Image, Ashley Judd the Daily Beast, Puffy Face, Celebrity News

I believe girls and women are particularly vulnerable to "otheration," causing us to cling to the hope that a layer of war paint on our faces and highlights in our hair will mask our secret feeling of unworthiness.

Read Post

Controversial DARPA Chief Regina Dugan Bolts for Job With Google

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Conflicts of Interest, Defense Contractors, Google, Government Contracting, Darpa, Ethics, Influence, Regina Dugan, Politics News

By JOE NEWMAN Cross-posted on POGO's blog. Regina Dugan's tenure at the Department of Defense's shadowy research arm is apparently over with news that...

Read Post

What's Good for Women Is Good For Men in This Economy

Maddy Dychtwald | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Women's Issues, Maddy Dychtwald, Childcare, Fatherhood, Women in Business, Stay at Home Dads, Recession, Influence, International Women's Day, Women's Day, Women News

I'm not talking about the "feminization" of men, where men simply swap roles with women, putting on aprons while we don suits. What's happening isn't role reversal: It's role reinvention.

Read Post

Your Klout Score Could Save You Money

Reuters | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Gilt, Twitter, Discounts, Klout, Reuters, Klout Score, Gilt Groupe, Digital Influence, Online Shopping, Facebook, Saving Money, Flash Sales, Influence, Money News

* Discounts would depend on Klout score * Gilt sees as extension of word-of-mouth strategy * Gilt hoping to go public la...

Read Whole Story

Influencer of the Week: J.C. Penney's Oscar Hijacking

Connie Dieken | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Macy's, Oscar's, Kohl's, Influence, Apple, Ellen Degeneres, JC Penney, Connie Dieken, Red Carpet, Ellen Degeneres JC Penney, Ellen DeGeneres JC Penney Protest, Ron Johnson, Business News

The 110-year-old retailer used Hollywood's hottest night to reveal its own facelift. The company unveiled five clever ads during the Oscar telecast, featuring spokeswoman Ellen DeGeneres.

Read Post

Influencer of the Week: Jeremy Lin

Connie Dieken | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Influence, Jeremy Lin Knicks, Jeremy Lin, Success, Business News

Lin's talents are inspiring his teammates and fans alike. He came from nowhere to become a top trender on Twitter.

Read Post

Writers' Valentines to Their Mentors

Elizabeth Benedict | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Mentors, Joyce Carol Oates, Writers, Michael Cunningham, Inspiration, Fiction, Valentines Day, Cheryl Strayed, Influence, Jonathan Safran Foer, Books News

Several years ago, I unleashed a whole lot of gratitude and love in a group of wonderful writers

Read Post

Singin' in the Rain -- The Blog

Irene Tanner | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Metropolitan, Jazz, Finding, Opera, Voice, Weather, Little Church Around The, Influence, Spirit, Healthy Living News

Writing for me has always served as a lamp to light the darkness, showing the way for individuality exploration, and experimentation -- always in a safe environment.

Read Post

Why Purpose Matters: Four Business Reasons Plus One Emotional One

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Leadership, Purpose, Impact, Influence, Business News

A purpose is a concrete reason to get out of bed in the morning. It's how you and your company make a difference today. A clearly articulated purpose restores the nobility and meaning to work.

Read Post

Influencer of the Week: The Wikipedia Blackout

Connie Dieken | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Wikipedia, Congress, Wikipedia Blackout, Connie Dieken, Influencers, Pipa, Sopa, Influence, Business News

Wikipedia went dark for a day and illuminated the world on how to influence boldly in the 21st century. The site's massive one-day protest of the Sto...

Read Post

Influence

Casey Miller | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Justin Bieber, Political Campaigns, Peer Pressure, Influencers, Occupy Wall Street, Celebrities, Influence, High School News

We are influenced every day by celebrities, politicians, media, and peers. If Justin Bieber stated, "I don't believe in the tooth fairy," how many little girls would stop believing in that little magical pixie?

Read Post

One Simple Thing To Make People Like You

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Relationships, Motivation, Communication, Influence, Make a Friend, Make a Friends, How to Make Friends, Emotional Intelligence, Make Friends, Healthy Living News

Do you want to know the one thing that will make every single one of your relationships significantly better? It's easy. If you think a kind thought, say it. Out loud.

Read Post

The Top Influencers Alive: 10 Breakout Influencers of 2011

Connie Dieken | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: John Mackey, Liz Strauss, Top Ten List, Howard Schultz, Oprah Winfrey, Influence, Jeff Bezos, Jim Skinner, Warren Buffett, Tim Tebow, Gabrielle Giffords, Oprah Winfrey Network, Hamdi Ulukaya, Business News

Despite conventional wisdom, influence and persuasion are not the same animal.

Read Post

How to Get People to Buy Into Your Ideas

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Leadership, Sales, Smarter Ideas, Management, Persuasion, Influence, Business News

Stan was excited about his presentation. His proposal was perfect. He was confident the senior leadership team would quickly buy into the brilliance ...

Read Post

Social Media Takes a Page From the Playground: Is Quantity or Quality of Relationships More Important?

April Rudin | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Social Media, Quantitative Data, Twittering, Twitter, Friends, Qualitative-Analysis, Online, Angry Birds, Twitter Followers, Facebook, Social Media Networks, Influence, Technology News

Twitter follower count alone is a poor proxy for influence in the real-world.

Read Post

Influence Is Dead

Beverly Macy | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Social Media, Influence, Facebook F8, Google +, Relevancy, Technology News

Social influence has become a numbers game. How many likes, shares, followers, clicks can you collect? It turns out that it doesn't matter how much influence someone has if their message is irrelevant. Influence can provide sway, but relevance can spark action.

Read Post

Writing Shortcuts That Make You More Successful and Better Loved

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Writing, Persuasion, Influence, Leadership, Relationships, Business News

When was the last time someone sent you a love letter? Or any kind of personal note? If you're like most of us, the majority of your correspondence ...

Read Post

Living In The Stream: Social Crush Or Social Bonanza?

Beverly Macy | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Content Curation, Kbucket, Social Stream, Social Business, Facebook, Influence, Technology News

It's not just about creation and distribution anymore. We are literally dismantling traditional structures of distribution and, at the same time, building new forms of curated information dissemination.

Read Post

Introducing Klout Squad: Measure Your Social Influence & Reach

Chris Rauschnot | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Instagram, Foursquare, Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Influence, Social Media, Blogger, Klout, last.fm, Joe Fernandez, Yelp, Startups, Youtube, Flickr, Technology News

Klout, a San Francisco-based Internet start-up with Joe Fernandez, CEO and co-founder, has recently integrated five new services for social media users and brands to measure influence and reach across their networks.

Read Post

The Social Media Vision of Jessica Northey

2morrowknight | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Digital Marketing, Influence, Entertainment, Tech News, Social Media, Twitter, Trends, Technology, Music, Facebook, Googleplus, Blogging, Technology News

Jessica Northey's story is fantastic by any standard: from her humble beginnings on a dirt racetrack in Tucson to being a major player at the highest levels of digital media.

Read Post

$50 Million Tribute to Lawmakers

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Congress, Sunlight Foundation, James Clyburn, Lobbying, Money, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Lobbyists, Elections 2012, 112th Congress, Charities, Influence, Politics News

Registered lobbyists spent more that $50 million honoring lawmakers at events in 2009 and 2010, according to a report released Tuesday by the Sunlight...

Read Whole Story

Top 10 Most Influential Entrepreneurs

Megan Berry | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Entrepreneurs, Business, Startups, Klout, Influence, Slidepollajax, Thought Leaders, Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Business News

These entrepreneurs are not necessarily those with the most successful businesses, but those who are truly thought leaders in their field and are influencing others online.

Read Post

The Most Influential Chefs On Twitter

Ashley Jacober | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Celebrity Chefs, Chefs, Twitter, Klout, Influence, Chefs on Twitter, Twitter Chefs, Food News

Celebrity chefs have gone from cuisine masterminds to self-branded superstars. Food channels not only attract moms on a mission to find a new recipe b...

Read Post

Seeking "Influence," Bloomberg Beats, AOL, CNN, MSN, Forbes, Reuters, CNBC in Site Traffic

Andy Plesser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, Bloomberg, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Businessweek, Influence, Comscore, Media News

Bloomberg, which had long offered a small amount of the company's deep proprietary content online, keeping most content on its professional trading t...

Read Post

How Does Twitter Influence Correspond to Success at the Polls?

Megan Berry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Twitter, Klout, Races, Influence, Slidepollajax, Technology News

Naturally, a candidate's Twitter influence can only tell part of the story, but it makes sense to us that winning candidates will have more engagement, amplification, and presence in that forum.

Read Post