I recently had a discussion in one of the courses I teach about whether introverts or extroverts were more likely to be on the social web. Some students made a good argument for why there may be more introverts on social networking sites. Introverts tend to like to...
If you have lost your job or are in a career that you dislike, there is hope. In her latest book, How to Reinvent Your Career: Make Money Doing What You Love, Dr. Diane Hamilton explains: There is, in fact a way to find YOUR definition of that dream job and make the...
In an article from newscnet.com, a Ph.D. student at the University of Colorado at Denver Business School decided to find out precisely why someone gets defriended on Facebook. Christopher Sibona's conclusions, having asked 1,500 people why they might reject someone in...
There is no denying that Facebook news grabs attention. With the recent movie release, Facebook has been mentioned in many news articles. Other than movie news, though, there have been some new changes that Facebook has incorporated. Do you have a lot of friends...
Are you considering checking out Adobe Premiere Elements 9? Their latest version integrates social networking uplaods, but according to PC World, it lacks a few "elements" it should have considered. Alan Stafford from PC World had the following to say about the new...
I teach several different marketing and advertising college courses. It can be a challenge to keep up with all of the different social media advertising trends. Companies want to be able to know that their message is being seen. One way to find out if your message...
I found an article in Psychology Today titled Understanding the Psychology of Twitter. There are some pretty interesting statistics in it about Twitter, including how only 10% of American internet users use it. One of the things the author, Moses Ma, discusses in...
Today's Question for "Ask Dr. Diane": Hi Dr. Hamilton right now I am up and promoting my artist Bianka and would like to ask you, how do I get people to read my blogs and visit my artist website. I am new to blogging and would like to know how to start people talking...
Today’s Ask Dr. Diane: When I graduated from high school, I was told to set up a career portfolio. What is that and how do I do it? For a complete explanation for “what is a career portfolio” click here. The basic definition of a career portfolio is a collection...
Are you looking for ideas to write about on your blog, check out this video by Problogger Darren Rowse by clicking here. In the video, he mentions using AWeber for your newsletter. I use AWeber and think it has some great advantages. To see my links for the...
Beauty comes from within—a phrase we often hear to motivate us when insecurities attack. But there’s more to it than what we often think. In this episode, Hitendra Wadhwa, educator, speaker, and founder of the Mentora Institute, takes us deeper within. He talks about...
What an incredible conversation I had with Zaina Orbai who is the Chief People Officer at The RealReal on Leader’s Playbook, which is part of Global Mentor Network. Thuy Vu and I take turns hosting and we learn so much from the best of the best in HR leadership. I...
The first show of Leader's Playbook from Global Mentor Network is available! For this podcast series, Thuy Vu and I take turns interviewing top HR leaders. In this first episode, Thuy's guests today are Jonathan Fear, VP, Coupa University at Coupa Software Inc., and...
I'm excited to announce a new podcast I will co-host with Thuy Vu, the Co-Founder & CEO at Global Mentor Network and 7-time Emmy award-winning news anchor. It has been my honor to serve on the advisory board at Global Mentor Network, the brainchild of Thuy Vu and...
Brain health can help you protect yourself from cognitive issues. Issues like having trouble concentrating, making decisions, or innovating. It can also help lower your risk of getting Alzheimer's. There are times when you have to burn the midnight oil but make that...