Scoble “bashed” Tony Chang for his post on Google’s 20% time policy (not that I think Tony is right either). Scoble seems to have changed his tune a bit when prompted by Aaron Hockley in his comments. Robert goes on to admit that “Lots of people also get stuck in ruts and don’t know howContinue reading “Scoble misses the point”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Amazon missing books?
I have been trying to find a couple of books on Amazon without any luck, however they do appear at Dymocks here in Australia. Maybe they are yet to be published in the US I’m not sure but it is the first time I have not found what I am looking for on Amazon. IContinue reading “Amazon missing books?”
Online ego tool
Steve Rubel has posted about a new online ego tool, called Preople. I had a play with it this morning and it is nice to know that there are only 9773 names above me and 27914 below. At least I am on the right side :-), now my ego feels better and I can faceContinue reading “Online ego tool”
Corporate Blogging Policy
Michael Hyatt (from Working Smart) CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishing has set out with his in-house counsel to design a corporate blogging policy. Michael says he has spoken to a Microsoft blogger about their unwritten policy “Be Smart” and decided they needed more, which is probably a good decision. He has decided to post aContinue reading “Corporate Blogging Policy”
Usage of Indeed.com
Steve Rubel has posted about how many jobs there are for bloggers out there. How does he know? He used Indeed.com.
A History of Communications
A fastinating read on the history of communications from 35,000 BC to 1998 AD, while only up to 1998 it shows how things are dramatically speeding up. I am looking forward to the next 7 years.
Are you a cultural misfit?
Steven (The Asia Pacific Headhunter) pointed me to a really interesting item published yesterday on Radar (a blog like site run by The Sydney Morning Herald). While the item is an interesting read which I can relate to and know of people who have been “cultural misfits” it is the comments that really interested me.Continue reading “Are you a cultural misfit?”
Ideas for corporate RSS feeds
Elizabeth Albrycht from CorporatePR has 10 interesting ideas for the use of RSS within corporations, while mainly externally focused they do offer food for thought on internal applications. 1) Email is an increasingly problematic communications tool due to the growth of spam and the overwhelming amount of email most businesspeople receive.2) RSS is perfect forContinue reading “Ideas for corporate RSS feeds”
Bloggers, spammers face clampdown
This has been popping up on many sites over the last 24 hours. I wonder what will happen in the long run. We have had several pushes in the last few years in Australia to regulate and control what happens on the internet, all have failed. Being a bit cynical I wonder if it isContinue reading “Bloggers, spammers face clampdown”
Bloggies recognised by ABC News
My wife found the Bloggies being written about by ABC News Online, good to see the mainstream press catching on.
Michael Specht 