Apr 30, 2008

I made a very difficult call today. I withdrew my name from consideration in a search for a job that seemed, on paper, to be the perfect fit for me. But let me back up a minute. About six months ago, I decided to pursue life outside of academia and go back to the “real” world. I began to wrap up client projects, complete contracts and stopped doing...

Chris Brogan declared Monday, April 28th World Comment Day. Rather than blog today, he said, go be part of the conversation – comment on three other blogs. The suggestion picked up steam on Twitter. According to TweetScan, roughly 80 or 90 people retweeted. I saw it half a dozen times on my Twitter stream. I often talk about the benefits of commenting to...

As we approach the end of the school year, everyone always has a seemingly overwhelming number of items on their to do list. Idea Sandbox has just launched its “Prioritizer” to help you get things in order. This. is. brilliant. It’s very simple. Just enter your tasks; be specific! Then click “next steps” and the prioritizer gets to...

April 27 – May 3 is National Volunteer Week. I was raised with a heart for helping people. My parents were pastors of a local church most of my life, which meant a lifetime of giving. Those lessons have followed me into adulthood. Sometimes it’s hard to create balance, but I enjoy the volunteer work I do. Volunteering is a terrific way for students...

A couple of student posts caught my eye this week. They both offer a rich perspective on transparency and I thought they were worth sharing with you. In Propoganda in an Age of Transparency, Hannah Smith offer critique on the FDLS Web site and its PR campaign. In Is American Apparel Transparent Enough, Lee Magner asks this question after he finds it difficult to...