It’s been about a year since I made a major change in my professional life. Last summer, with another Celtics season behind me, I remember walking home from work and wondering to myself, “What am I going to do with myself this summer?” Working for a professional basketball team means late nights, 70-hour weeks, watching…
Category: Social Media
Forget Facebook – Why LinkedIn Should Be More Worried About Google+
After a much-ballyhooed private beta launch that’s reached 18 million users, where does Google+ fit into the social networking landscape? Or better yet, who should really be worried about the search behemoth’s social networking arrival? Google+ has drawn numerous comparisons to Facebook and the popular theme seems to be that Google is poised to take…
In the age of social media, you can’t go off the grid
Have you ever fantasized about starting your life over, running away to a desert island and leaving the trappings of your environment for a brand new existence? You know, going “off the grid?” I’ve never met him and have no reason to believe that’s what Matt Hill wanted when he went missing this week. I…
Charlie Sheen: Stuck in a Moment and He Can’t Get Out Of It
The best thing I can say for Charlie Sheen after seeing his appearance in Boston? He’s still alive and definitely off the drugs. Unfortunately, the rest of us are all off the drug called Charlie Sheen. The high has worn off, and the hangover is setting in. And sadly, despite amassing a sizeable audience, Sheen…
I Will Follow: Social Media Lessons from U2
Seeking a few friends who wanted to join a band, Larry Mullen Jr. started U2 by posting a note on a message board in the Mount Temple Comprehensive School in Dublin in the fall of 1976, almost 35 years ago. If that’s not old school social networking, I don’t know what is. Yet, had Mullen…