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• CEO Bad Moves

  February 28th, 2006 | Tags: Business, CEO
  

  Though this slide show from Forbes is about the worst moments for CEOs in 2005, it’s common sense advice we can all take away. While we might think it’s common sense, obviously some people are lacking in that department. So play it safe and get up to speed on what not to do. One of [...]

• Diversify Content

  February 27th, 2006 | Tags: Business, content, email, newsletters
  

  We hear messages like “Do email newsletters!” “Start a blog!” “Build a forum!” “Provide a feed!” These sound like each is the only thing we should do to add content to Web sites. The way to go is to diversify your content. Invest a little here and a little there for a better return [...]

• Geek Scrabble Tiles

  February 24th, 2006 | Tags: Casual Games Reviews, News & Talk, geeks, Scrabble, Shopping
  

  I love Scrabble and geeky stuff. Enter the perfect gift for people who like the same: L33T Tiles. But when do I have time to play Scrabble? Maybe the tiles will still be around a few years from now when all of my kids are old enough and can play the game. From the sponsor: Why [...]

• A Book Needs More than Oprah

  February 23rd, 2006 | Tags: authors, Books, Oprah, public relations
  

  Authors believe that going on Oprah is the ultimate thing to do for a book. Being an Oprah Book Club selection, no doubt, leads to a best seller. But what about those authors who just appear on the show when it covers their subject? Dan Janal has posted an Oprah PR Leads Challenge. He asks folks [...]

• Taking Pictures of Yourself

  February 22nd, 2006 | Tags: photos, pictures, Tech
  

  Suddenly, Taking My Own Picture is hot. Hmm… I remember a couple of little sites called The Mirror Project and Picture Yourself. But I agree with the article that today’s kids are less self-conscious about getting their pictures taken. All my friends (me included) in their 30s and 40s, often say, “Oh, no! Don’t take [...]

• Web Site Gray Text Trend

  February 21st, 2006 |
  

  I’ve noticed a nasty trend lately… gray text on white. This isn’t a cool trend as it’s harder to read text. On top of that, on many sites you can’t change the size of the text unless you’re using a browser like Firefox. So what if black text is boring? There’s a reason for that [...]

• Metaphorically Selling

  February 20th, 2006 |
  

  Who knew selling could be fun? Learn how to use metaphors in making the sale. The book isn’t just for people who do sales, but anyone who has to do any kind of persuasion even for marketing a one-person business. It’s a surprise this book isn’t better known as it’s a superb, fun, and educational [...]

• Making MySpace Safer

  February 17th, 2006 |
  

  Earlier this week, I reported that Cool Sites for Kids Leads to Problems. WSJ says that MySpace is working to make its popular site a safer place for teens. One step it plans to take is appointing a “safety czar” (I like that) to oversee the site. You know it’s a problem when Playboy has a [...]

• Checkout Pages

  February 16th, 2006 | Tags: web design
  

  Have you ever abandoned a shopping cart during the checkout stage — other than to find out the price (like Amazon says to add to basket to find out price)? I’m sure I have, but the reasons why are not coming to me at the moment (call it human virus-infected memory syndrome — no worries, [...]

• Overused Cliches

  February 16th, 2006 | Tags: cliches, phrases, words, Writing
  

  Textual annoyances shares three things that annoy Mark Hurst, who wrote the entry. Maybe it has to do with where I live and what I do because I haven’t run into the problems he has. Of course, when I’m trying to think of an annoyance, only one comes to mind (and there are plenty that bug [...]

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