On April Fool's Day the Internet is full of contributors trying to play on our gullibility. Facebook has its share of people listing today as their birthday or reporting unusual updates. The following is Google's attempt at playing the game: [youtube...
A report released today (March 28, 2011) by the American Academy of Pediatrics has come up with a syndrome they call Facebook Depression. This report is titled: Clinical Report—the Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families. Although...
There is no question that the blogosphere is growing. According to webdesignerdepot “WordPress has statistics for both WordPress.com (15.1 million blogs and counting) and self-hosted WordPress installations (17.4 million active installations), which gives part of the...
Today's Ask Dr. Diane: What are some things I can do to improve my blogging and writing skills? The Internet has turned lot of people into writers. Bloggers and social media junkies may have great ideas to share but may lack some writing skills that could help...
The Wall Street Journal had a couple of very interesting articles about start-up companies and their ability to obtain funding. The following list of top 50 venture-funded companies for 2011 came from one of those articles. Of particular interest to me was the ease...
via google.com Entrepreneurs are often looking for ways to promote their new businesses. On March 18, the local YOB (Your Own Business) Fair will be a place where Arizona business owners can go to find out tips to help them promote their business. I will have a...
Employers often use Google or other online research sites to find out about prospective job applicants. If there is embarrassing or incriminating information out there, it may not just be prospective employers that find it. Universities are also performing online...
Have you ever wondered what your network actually looks like? With Linkedin InMaps, they claim you can get a map of colors to show your connections and how they inter-relate. Colors represent groups within your professional connections. It’s a way to see how you...
via google.com LinkedIn has already completed the first step in the IPO process. With over 90 million members in over 200 countries and an estimated worth of $2 billion, its growth is undeniable. All Things Digital reported, “LinkedIn, the online business networking...
image via google.com Quora is a social media site created by former Facebook employees. It is designed to be an interactive question and answer site. It appears to me to be like the Q&A section on LinkedIn where someone can ask a question and receive an answer...
Our guest today is Megan D. Burkhart, EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer at Comerica. Comerica Inc. is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas with three major divisions: commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management. Megan’s position...
Our guest today is Ola Snow, Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health. Ola oversees the company’s Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Community Relations, Communications, Environmental health and Safety, Security, Real Estate, Facilities and...
You can’t avoid negotiations in any line of work, especially in business. Whether it’s negotiating a business deal or negotiating your salary, you need to know how it works. You need to know how many questions you need to ask, how to get in their head, and more. Join...
Tom Peters illuminates this episode with his wisdom by sharing his new book, which was inspired by Excellence Now: Extreme Humanism. Tom, the co-author of Compact Guide to Excellence, shares the guidebook for leaders in the workplace to urge them on what truly matters...
Our guest today is MetLife EVP and Chief HR Officer Susan Podlogar. In this episode, our discussion focuses on MetLife’s wellness programs and initiatives. Susan provides actionable steps you can take to start building your own company’s wellness culture, which is...