What Makes Maddy Tweet?

What if your new book had just been published by Hyperion’s prestigious Voice imprint? What if you were the co-founder of one of the most influential and respected research firms ever?

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Microsoft Shouts Out for Seniors

Sometimes you just want to sing the Hallelujah Chorus from the rooftops. Yesterday, a friend of ours got recognized – in front of thousands of people – and by just about the biggest company in the world. How was your day?

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Google Creep(s)?

If you’re getting a vague feeling these days that your Google searches are not as satisfying as they used to be, you’d be right. Google has decided you don’t know what you’re looking for.

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I Don’t Like You and You Don’t Like Me

I got a problem. Can you relate? Most of the people I used to like on Facebook, some of them even a lot, I don’t “Like” anymore. I blame Mark Zuckerberg.

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Right Back @cha!

Once upon a time you could talk to people on Twitter. You could ask them questions, needle them, thank them for following you and even joke with them about their tweets. No so much anymore.

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Advanced Online Strategy? – Get Off

A few weeks ago a card arrived in the mail. You remember mail. It’s the stuff delivered by the post office with bills and flyers for $5.99 pizzas. But here was a real, live thank-you card, with actual hand-writing and a gift enclosed. Who would send us such a thing?

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Scare the Facebook Out of You

Facebook is scary. LinkedIn is treacherous. MySpace is downright dangerous. We’ve all heard the warnings… and most of us ignore them. But, read a couple of recent best-sellers and it might scare the social media pants right off of you.

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The First Job in Your Job Search

Will anyone want me? Will anyone need what I have to offer? Will I be able use my talents and skills? These are the kinds of questions that come up when we start looking for a job. What most of us don’t realize, however, is that “they” really do need us.

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Facebook Virus – Sent to You by Your (Innocent) Friends

Tim Champlin is not only a darn good lead singer (the Western Swing band Interstate Cowboy) he’s a good guy and a good friend. He would never send me something nasty. Would he?!

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From Paycheck to Passion – and Then Back Again?

Maybe I’ve read one too many of these stories, but the New York Times just had another story about a corporate type who followed her passion and started her own company. When I read stuff like this, I find myself asking, “What about the of the other side of the coin? What happens when your passions don’t turn into profits?

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