October 2011
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How Facebook’s New Features Will Affect Digital...
With Facebook’s major changes set to roll out this week, little thought has been given to answering how Timeline and the revamped Open Graph will affect our interaction with rest of the web, and how websites stand to benefit. I believe that weaving Facebook even deeper into websites is going to yield a positive experience for consumers and sites alike. Here’s why.
Contextual Sharing
One of the...
August 2011
1 post
HOW TO: Personalize Your Marketing With Social... →
By-line article on Mashable reflecting my thoughts on the future importance of social data.
July 2011
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http://www.fastcompany.com/1768213/game-mechanics-g... →
My thoughts on the future of gamification.
April 2010
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time management - a simple philosophy
Back in high school I developed a philosophy about how I spent my time, and I actually still find it relevant today. This became a super important topic for me, because I was involved in a number of activities, each trying to pull me in one direction or another. Of course, academics placed a huge demand on my time. This could have easily taken all of my time then. Then, there were sports. Not...
March 2010
2 posts
Passion for the job
A friend has recently been considering switching jobs. Something that is weighing into the decision is a concern that the potential opportunity, while better from a day to day lifestyle, may not be the ideal job he is passionate about.
It’s got me thinking quite a bit. In general, I think today we all have a luxury (it’s a good thing) to worry about finding work you are passionate...
Emotional Labor: Quite possibly the most...
I’m currently in the process of reading Seth Godin’s “Linchpin: Are You Indispensable”. One of the more thought provoking concepts that Seth addresses is the concept called Emotional Labor. Emotional Labor includes the interactions between individuals, including co-workers, clients, superiors, etc. Emotional Labor can involve connecting with others, flashing a smile,...
September 2008
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free market is a scary thing
As everyone probably knows by now, there are some serious issues with our financial system right now. It seems to me that a series of investment firms took some big risks on loans that wouldn’t get paid back because they are too risky. Even further, a series of home owners bought homes they couldn’t afford and took these loans. Now, the market is correcting itself, and some fear is...