Photo Credit: Darren Hester at Flickr. We are obsessed about measuring everything. We want to know the number o connections, number of followers, number of pageviews, number of minutes someone spends on our website, number of clickthroughs, number of times the shopping cart was abandoned, number of repeat visitors, number of new visitors.. and the… Continue reading
Date Archives → December 2009
My 2010 Social Media Manifesto
This is my social media approach for 2010. I am sure this will change over a period of time. 1. No short-term strategy: This has been my mantra since the time I started my blog (Feb 14, 2005.) However tempting the lure of short-term traffic, I will refrain from doing anything to simply get traffic… Continue reading
Mini Saga #51 – Criticism
Photo: Stanford Dish, Palo Alto Birds of the same feather do not always flock together… Enjoy the story: Criticism Jenny could find something wrong with almost anything. She complained about something or someone on one or more social networks everyday. Lot of friends joined in her rants. One day, when she needed something, none or… Continue reading
2010 – The end of the fairy tale employment
Dan Pink talked about the rise of the free agent nation a few years ago. While the trend is in full force, the majority of people opt to work for companies (small to large) and for a foreseeable future that is going to remain the same. Stages of Career Growth The stages were simple: Stage… Continue reading
Why some smart people are reluctant to share?
I am sure you have seen many smart people around you who are reluctant to share what they know. I have seen many of them up close. You might think the reasons for this may be: they don’t have time they are selfish they don’t care they don’t have an incentive to do it I… Continue reading
The Gift
Photo Courtesy: Suresh Gundappa Holiday season is filled with talk about gifts. No, I am not talking about the gift that you want to receive. I am talking about the gift that you can give. Yes, that too at almost no cost. Think about it.. If you can write online, you have the capacity to… Continue reading
Mini Saga #50 – Reason
Photo Courtesy: StarbuckGuy on Flickr The deadline is not the only reason to complete the project… Enjoy the story: Reason Paul knew Roger was sick and had missed the deadline. Roger wanted to complete the novel anyway. Paul suggested Roger to stop, as there was no chance of winning. Roger responded, “I am doing this… Continue reading
Mini Saga #49 – Expression
Photo Courtesy: Hamid Masoumi on Flickr (Un)reasonable expectations? Enjoy the story: Expression After a long conversation with the old couple, Dr.Kramer asked, “John, In the last 25 years you haven’t told Sarah that you love her?” John looked at Sarah and said; “I told you that I love you before we got married. If that… Continue reading
A-Z of New Year Resolutions for 2010
Photo Courtesy: LightSync on Flickr Revisit your Ambition. This is a great time to do it. Revise it. Renew it. Ensure that it is inspiring. The litmus test for a good ambition: Check how you feel about yourself when you wake up every morning. That should give you a clue. Breakaway from the common and… Continue reading
What Matters Now – Free eBook
“What Matters Now” is a free eBook that talks about.. well, what matters now. You can click on the image above (or the download button at the end of this blog post) to download the eBook Note: The file is more than 3MB in size so please ensure that your bandwidth supports downloading the file… Continue reading