Guest Post- Are You Anonymous at Work

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The following is a guest post from GL Hoffman, who wants to help you in this time of economic uncertainty.

No one wants to be anonymous. We all want recognition and appreciation for who we are, and what we do. Most of the surveys say that recognition is what we most crave from our workplace. And, it is the determining factor to why people stay at their job. How can you make sure you are not anonymous at work, how can you stand out amongst all the others? Here are some ideas for you to try:

1. See work. In most companies, jobs are almost always bigger than the person. You can make your job bigger and better by simply seeing work that needs to be done, and then do it.…

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Guest Post- Why Cant We Be Friends

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John MeadowsThis guest post comes from John Meadows, an original thinker and podcaster from Canada. I first met John at PodCamp Toronto, I believe, so it’s fitting that his guest post comes a week before the third installation of that event. John asks why we can’t be friends.

Why Can’t We Be Friends?

It is sadly ironic that for so many social media projects, where the focus is supposed to be on communication and conversation, start off with poor communication between business, consultants and IT. Instead of listening to what the other is saying, we tend to listen to our own stereotypes, no matter what role we are playing in a project.…

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How To Win In a Recession Like a Ninja

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The following is a guest post by Christopher S. Penn, Chris Brogan’s PodCamp co-founder and ninja.

Way back in the 1980s, when big hair and plastic pants were de rigueur, America’s fascination with all things ninja took off as a pop culture sensation that never left. Beneath the surface silliness of throwing stars, turtles, and late night USA network movies laid a philosophy that has never been more relevant than today.

Ninja master teacher Stephen K. Hayes called ninjutsu the art of winning, especially winning against impossible or improbable odds. Despite the deck being stacked against you, despite every obvious advantage that the opposition has, you still have to win.…

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Post From the Comments – Alex Howard on Public Radio

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Alex HowardThe following is a post from Alex Howard, brilliant tech writer, passionate local human, and someone I’m glad I know.

I I share Chris’s enthusiasm for public radio and for WBUR in particular. "Local Social- How WBUR Gets the Public in Public Radio" was a great post. And @EricGuerin, it was great to meet you in person.

I grew up listening to WHYY in Philadelphia and then to WMEW in Maine. WHYY was part of the rhythms of my family’s daily life during commutes, cooking meals or on weekend errands. It wasn’t until I moved to Boston, however, that NPR became much more closely woven into the fabric of my daily life.…

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Guest Post – Getting People to Talk Behind Your Back

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ducks What follows is a guest post by Josh Peters.

What is the holy grail of marketing? WOM! Just let it roll off your tongue waaaahm.

WOM (word of mouth) is the ultimate goal of anyone who wants to grow their business. It’s a simple fact, we as humans trust other humans more than we do advertising and marketing. Even if those people are “strangers” they have more influence over our purchases than any other factor. But how do you get that moving and growing?

One of the examples Jay Levinson cites is about a local restaurant owner wanted to boost his sales so he set about figuring out who else his customers patronize.…

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Guest Post- The SanDisk Story

sandisk sansa I asked Beth Ziesenis from Life on Avenue Z to tell me more about her online experience with SanDisk. She and I were talking on Twitter about my recent positive experience with WalMart via Twitter, and Beth had her own story to tell. So, here we are:

The SanDisk Story

A couple of weeks ago, I fired off a grumpy tweet after a frustrating 5-mile run with a SanDisk Sansa MP3 player that I was ready to flush.

“Forgive me, Steve Jobs. It’s been 2 years since my last iPod. I bought a SanDisk player, and it sucks.”

In reply to a running buddy, I added, “This SanDisk is the worst ever. Broken wheel, sketchy battery.…

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Guest Post – Handling Negative Comments On Your Blog Post

angry face The following guest post comes from the talented Jason Alba of JibberJobber.com

If you are like me, you don’t write blog posts to fish for negative comments.

As a blogger I love comments because they stroke my ego – even non-flattering (or neutral) comments are good! It’s like “wow, someone besides my mom reads my blog!

But negative comments are really hard to deal with. It doesn’t help that most comments on my blog are positive and supportive of what I have to say. “Right on!” “Totally agree!” “Excellent post!” This is good for my ego, but bad to prepare me to handle anything negative.…

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Guest Post – Things that Keep Me From Falling Down

ice climberThis guest post comes from Julie Roads of Writingroads

The woods where I walk my dogs every morning are currently coated in a nasty sheet of ice – they have been for weeks. I ran into a neighbor on the trail this morning, and she said, ‘This ice sucks, it’s impossible to walk out here!’

Which is when I realized that I hadn’t really noticed. I had just figured it wasn’t very slippery ice.

Reading that last sentence now, it sounds a wee bit ridiculous. But, I had come up with such a good solution to combat the ice, that I had all but forgotten there was ever a problem. Better yet, my fix enabled me to do something vitally important in my day and for my life.…

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Guest Post-Want To Catch The Next Big Idea? Use Your Hand As Bait

fishing with handsHere’s a guest post from Seth Simonds. We had a few interesting chats lately on Twitter. I’m glad he was willing to throw some ideas my way in more than 140.

You can land a flathead catfish the size of a 10 year old child with your bare hands! It’s a sport in the southern United States known as “noodling” or “hand-grabbing.” It works on the premise that if a catfish thinks you’re a threat to its eggs, it will try to eat your arm. Follow these simple steps to put catfish on your table:

  1. Get in the water.
  2. Get a giant catfish to eat your arm.
  3. Get your friends to help drag your prize out of the
    water.
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Guest Post- Is Twitter the Future

Stephen Saber This guest post comes from Stephen Saber, CEO of the CrossTech Group (my parent company and business partner).

Twitter – is it the Future or is it a Predictor of the Future?

Many people have asked in the past six months, is Twitter real and permanent. Does it have staying power? Can it really change how people communicate?

At several recent conferences, this debate has become more and more real. At one – during analyst roundtable keynote at the Gilbane Conference in Boston, the conversation broke down to a conversation about the usefulness of Twitter where one of analysts emphatically referred to it as nothing more than a passing “fad”.…

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