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Quit smoking with Twitter »

Or more precisely, with Qwitter, a neat idea from TobaccoFreeFlorida, an advocacy group in that US state dedicated to raising awareness of health and other issues related to smoking.
Note I didn’t say this group is anti smoking. It is, of course, but its overall message is quite subtle:
This movement seeks to provoke reactions from [...]

My week in media »

A meme started doing the rounds among some mainstream media types last August on what some people do and read online.
I hadn’t seen it until a post by Drew Benvie included me among those he tagged.
So in the spirit of shared thinking and satisfying anyone’s curiosity, here’s a shortlist of my (typical) week in media.
What [...]

Personal branding with podcasting »

A week ago, I took part in A Brand You World 2007 Global Telesummit which featured 24 hour-long seminars throughout the day on the broad subject of personal branding.
My session was Express Your Personal Brand Through the Power of Podcasting. Introduced by event organizer Krisha De, it took the form of a live conversation, [...]

Express your personal brand through the power of podcasting »

Next Thursday November 8, a special event will take place that you can take part in wherever you are in the world.
That event is A Brand You World 2007 Global Telesummit which features 24 hour-long seminars during the day.
As I mentioned last week, I’m participating as a speaker.
The topic I think I can offer [...]

Speaking at A Brand You World on personal branding »

Every once in a while, a professional development event comes around that you simply must be part of.
When it also gives you a genuine opportunity for personal development, it becomes a compelling must-do event.
That’s how I feel about my participation as a speaker in A Brand You World 2007 Global Telesummit on personal branding [...]

How a blog can help you get that job »

If you’ve been writing a blog for any length of time, you’ll know that anything you publish online is discoverable (as in “I’m going to google so-and-so”) as well as connectable to content published by other people (think of automated linking when you reference someone else’s blog post and vice versa).
And if you’re job hunting, [...]

That was the week that was »

If I had more than five hours of sleep per night during last week, I’d count myself lucky.
What a week! Exhausting, experiential, exhilarating. From Monday right through to Saturday, it was a week of travel, conversations, presentations, new sights and sounds and discovery.
Shel and Michele Holtz came a-visiting last Monday morning. They stayed with us [...]

PodCamp UK in Second Life »

Just taken a flying visit (literally) to the venue in Second Life where you can visit PodCamp UK this weekend.
Make a note - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Booville%202/67/171/29
About 120 people now signed up to be at the event in the real world, at the NTI in Birmingham.
I’ll be there from about lunchtime on Saturday.
See you there, RW or SL!
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Facebook vs other networks: Making it relevant to each of us »

A lot of people are writing a lot of commentary about Facebook - how will it develop, where it fits in to business networking, will it replace email, is it the Next Big Thing, etc.
All weighty issues and worth paying attention to and contributing your opinions if you feel inclined.
For the moment, I’ve been quite [...]

Mixing new pastures »

Some brief news on the business front.
After being part of the excitement in launching new marketing company crayon last October, we’ve decided to travel different paths.
I’ve stepped down from my role as a VP New Marketing to revert to being what I have been since 2004 - an unabashed guide and explorer of the opportunities for organizations [...]