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Tweet yourself to a dream job

May 18, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

How To Tweet Your Way To Your Dream Job
By: Lydia Dishman, fastcompany.com

Three out of four people are in constant job-search mode and, increasingly, Twitter is their tool of choice. Here’s how to make 140 characters work for you.

Can a tweet—or three—land you a dream job?

That’s a question Taylor Aldredge now…

http://flip.it/ZMN7U

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140 more characters to follow on Twitter (bizjournals.com)
The New York Times’ first blogger Nick Kristof on journalism in a digital world and the age of activism (nextlevelofnews.com)
Twitter Is the New Haiku (theatlantic.com)
“Creativity in 140 Characters” – Guy Yalif and Internet Week New York (socialmediatoday.com)

Why aren’t there more women in engineering? Because they’re sane.

April 10, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Why You Can’t Find Women Engineers: They’re Too Well-Rounded
By: Anya Kamenetz, fastcompany.com

“Not lack of ability, but more choice,” say researchers.

Silicon Valley’s hottest companies are hurting for women engineers. And many pixels have been spilled trying to figure out why. The answer, according to a study released by Pitt…

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Do Women Make Better Billionaires? (women2.com)
Can We Move Beyond the MOOC to Reclaim Open Learning? by Anya Kamenetz, Huffington Post (hastac.org)
Join Us To Hear About The Future Of Education (fastcoexist.com)
3D Printing – A new World (yintimesyang.wordpress.com)
Former GMO Engineer Drops Biotech and Goes Organic (rinf.com)
Join Us To Hear About The Future Of Work And Jobs (fastcoexist.com)
Leadership Ensemble (bossofthelivingdead.wordpress.com)

Write a good bio

March 22, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management

The Art Of Writing Your Own Bio: How To Toot Your Horn Without Sounding Like A Blowhard
By Jonathan Rick, fastcompany.com

The problem with your bio isn’t the boasting—it’s who’s doing the boasting.

After college, I did what most liberal arts grads do when they come to Washington: I interned at a think tank. As I subsequently embarked on my career, I shied…

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Leadership Ensemble (bossofthelivingdead.wordpress.com)
Fast Company Is Seeking A Digital Project Manager (fastcompany.com)
“Our Robot Overlords Will Teach Us To Be More Productive, Better Collaborators” #dbpvids #dbpfavs (dbpxhaust.wordpress.com)

The most innovative social media companies

February 26, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Regenerative Economy

The Most Innovative Social Media Companies 2013
By: FAST COMPANY STAFF, fastcompany.com

In an increasingly social world, if you’re not evolving, you’re not winning. These companies impress us with their social media savvy.

1_Tencent

For building a suite of communications apps that 300 million Chinese are talking through.…

RT @30SecMBA: 10 #fcmostinnovative social businesses you can learn from: http://flip.it/YQXIo http://flip.it/HFm2K

15 Actionable Takeaways From Social Media Marketing World 2013 (mydigitalbrand.wordpress.com)
15 Actionable Takeaways From Social Media Marketing World 2013 (socialmediaexaminer.com)

Co working spaces and working beyond the cube

February 26, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Metadata Masterdata

Coworking Spaces From GRid70 To Grind Help Employees Work Beyond The Cube
By Greg Lindsay, fastcompany.com

AT&T, Zappos, and other companies are sharing office space with strangers— and not to save rent.

In 2011, when the electronics firm Plantronics redesigned its headquarters in Santa Cruz, Califo …

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The Science of Serendipity in the Workplace (zedie.wordpress.com)
Leadership Ensemble (bossofthelivingdead.wordpress.com)
“a Brand Is a C… (jasonwesterman.wordpress.com)

Apple’s trademarked stores

February 4, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Knowledge Management

Take A World Tour Of Apple’s Newly Trademarked Stores
By Addy Dugdale, fastcompany.com

First it won ownership of a rountangle—that’s a rectangle with rounded corners—and now Apple has patented its store design. You know, lots of giant glass, pale wood, and nerds in royal-blue tees.

Apple has won itself a trademark for its retai…

RT @FastCompany: Take A World Tour Of Apple’s Newly Trademarked Stores http://flip.it/8SEhr http://flip.it/DSlFj

Apple’s New TV Commercial (technoteamblog.wordpress.com)
Apple adds around a million new store accounts (most with credit cards) every two days (sexymacman.wordpress.com)
Apple to create virtual currency “iMoney” on 6/6/2013 (666) (seeker401.wordpress.com)
Apple’s new ad showcases apps that change lives: Smart prosthetics, democratized health care and more (thenextweb.com)

Re-imagining the words of work

February 4, 2013 by timbatchelder, posted in Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search

Why Tweaking Your Career Vocabulary Can Radically Improve Your Life
By Amber Rae, fastcompany.com

Reimagining the words we use to define work—and ourselves—is a powerful exercise.

Words are powerful. The language we use influences how we think, feel, act, and interact with the world. That’s why I propose a new kind of dictionary. O…

RT @FastCompany: Why Tweaking Your Career Vocabulary Can Radically Improve Your Life http://flip.it/TiF3n http://flip.it/aXxCJ

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