Networking Story #2: Vague Discomfort Can Lead to Great Triumph

Michael Melcher, 01.07.2010

Author, The Creative Lawyer

One of the best things I have done for myself in years was to create a working writers group with my friends Gretchen Rubin and Marci Alboher. We mee...

Are We Too Connected to Connect?

Jasmine Boussem, 01.05.2010

Entrepreneur, Writer, Blogger

Is hyper-connectivity connecting us to more people or is it disconnecting us slightly from everyone? Are we connecting or simply connected?

Savannah Book Festival: Escape From a Cold Virtual World

Georgianne Nienaber, 01.06.2010

Investigative journalist, searcher, and author

Has it occurred to you that social networking is really not very social at all? We Twitter, and cultivate relationships with hundreds of "friends" we have never met on Facebook.

How Much Does Your Network Weigh?

Bradley W. Bloch, 01.04.2010

Social networks behind the news

Up in the Air reminds us that we should not merely keep track of our relationships but think about the qualities that define what it is that we are keeping track of.

Virtual Sales Training Now Available

Grant Cardone, 12.29.2009

Author of Sell to Survive and International Sales and Business Expert

Technological advances are now being utilized to provide sales training virtually and interactively to organizations replacing more traditional metho...

Google's Real-time Search Surfaces Tweets, Blogs and Soon Facebook Updates

Andy Plesser, 12.23.2009

Executive Producer and Founder, Beet.TV

Google is now pulling content for real-time search from Twitter, FriendFeed, Jaiku and Identi.ca and will be adding Facebook and MySpace updates in the coming weeks.

Does Social Networking Kill the Author Mystique?

Jason Pinter, 12.18.2009

Bestselling Thriller Writer

I have no doubt that some people buy books based on their discovery of an author online. But I also believe that what helps can also hurt if not done in moderation.

Social Media as a Platform for Dialogue in the Middle East

David Saranga, 12.16.2009

Former Consul for Media and Public Affairs at the Consulate General of Israel in New York

Unlike the past, when transparency and accountability were demanded of democratic leaders by their voters, today many leaders are also involved in dialogue with international public opinion and with a global citizenry.

The Goracle -- Al Gore, the Internet and the Future of American Politics

Jose Antonio Vargas, 12.15.2009

Technology and Innovations editor, Huffington Post

Is there another American political figure who's been so right, so prescient, about so many things -- and, in turn, so loathed by a consistent vocal opposition? No, there's only one Al Gore.

Turning Our Customers into Colleagues

Manish Mehta, 12.14.2009

Vice President, Social Media and Community, Dell Inc.

There is a new way to think about how to listen and respond to your customers. Gone are the days of solely relying on traditional focus groups or phone and Web surveys.

Are Our Minds Going The Way Of Our Waists?

David Rock, 12.14.2009

David Rock is an author and consultant who coined the term ‘NeuroLeadership’. He is co-founder o ...

Put together cheap resources everywhere and poor self-control, and you get a weight problem literally of epidemic proportions. The trouble is, this same phenomenon may be happening with our minds.

5 Budget-Friendly Ways to Give Back This Holiday Season

Michael Parrish DuDell, 12.08.2009

Senior Editor for Ecorazzi.com and the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief for VEGdaily.com

Whether you want to avoid the holiday rush, are just completely fed up with capitalism or are just flat broke there is no better gift this holiday season than the gift of making a difference.

Zoosk Announces New Guide To Help Singles Survive Holiday Dating

Julie Spira, 12.08.2009

Dating Expert, Author of the online dating book, "The Perils of Cyber-Dating"

Zoosk, the world's largest social dating community on the web has just released their Single's Survival Guide to Holiday Dating. Zoosk hopes to help singles during the holidays by offering their free guide for online daters.

Twitter, Where Grammar Comes to Die

Stefan Sirucek, 12.07.2009

Independent journalist and foreign correspondent

For those unfamiliar with Twitter, the micro-blogging and social networking site includes a feature called "Trending Topics". This a short list of t...

Launch Dreams for $1 at SaveTogether.org

Ben Mangan, 12.03.2009

Have you seen those commercials for McDonald's where a guy roams around trying to get something for a dollar? I think he gets a wire clothes hanger an...

Checking It Twice

One For The Table, 12.02.2009

www.oneforthetable.com

I feel a great sense of accomplishment when my Inbox is "cleaned out," and am genuinely tormented by items that cannot readily be deleted, answered or put into a folder.

The 10 Most Common Feelings Worldwide: We Feel Fine

Christine Whelan, 12.01.2009

Professor

Millions of people are sharing their emotions with their computers on a daily basis, and slowly, we are teaching computers what it's like to be human.

A New Approach Towards Chinese Web Censorship

Jim Cashel, 11.30.2009

Chairman of Forum One Communications

Past entreaties to the Chinese government from both internal and external organizations have had little impact on censorship policy. This is a serious and intractable problem.

"Kick a Ginger Day": One Mom's Horrifying Account

Susan Kane, 11.24.2009

Editorial director, The Parenting Group

Do you know what your child is doing online? Well, you'd better. A recent incident of violent behavior has been traced back to disturbing messages on ...

Simulating Reality In The Facebook Era: If You Unfriend Someone, Do They Still Exist?

Marika Holmgren, 11.23.2009

Sustainability advocate, cancer ass-kicker, mountain biker

I recently had a friend, with whom I've had an increasingly difficult relationship over the years, "unfriend" me. The "friending" and "unfriending" of people happens probably thousands of times a minute.

Your Network Is Your Net Worth

Jason Mannino, 11.20.2009

Career Coach, Life Coach, Speaker/Trainer, Founder: The People Agenda

Many fear networking or judge it, thinking that networking is equivalent to brown nosing. Simply put, networking is the art of cultivating mutually beneficial relationships to achieve professional goals.