If Money and Power are two of the metrics and Ms. Huffington calls them LEGS then what exactly is this THIRD METRIC she wants me to embrace and why do I suddenly feel dirty all over again?
Feb 18 2016
Making Money in a World Addicted to FREE—What Do Writers DO?
Businesses use FREE all the time…to generate business (as in PAID work). We need to do the same. But good businesses don’t just “make stuff FREE.” They get a good idea of the overall topography and then use FREE to maneuver advantage.
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Feb 16 2016
Oh Grow UP!—Unfriending Part 2
To be successful in life we are going to have to play well with others. Yes, what we learned in Kindergarten was pretty much all we needed to know about life. We are going to have to work with all kinds of folks who are a different race, creed, religion or political leaning and we are wise to learn how to navigate differences.
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Feb 09 2016
A Culture Addicted to FREE—How FREE is Poisoning the Internet & Killing the Creatives
Exposure used to be the treatment/cure, but the world has evolved to be exposure-resistent. Exposure is like tossing regular penicillin at flesh-eating MRSA and expecting it to work.
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Feb 04 2016
Unfriended—Why "Cleaning Up" Your Friends Could Be Costing You BIG
Having a lot of friends isn’t an ego-stroking thing. It’s just plain smart. Trust me, it’s always been about who you know not what you know.
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