Blogging has been an outlet for me to let off steam, work out idea prototypes, or just reflect. There have been times over the past 10 years where I’ve used this space and others to lash out or criticize. I rarely do that anymore.
Being critical is easy. Raising the bar impossibly high for others makes more sense than holding yourself to the same impossibly stringent requirements. We all do it. Continue reading
Last night, I had a drink with someone with a lot of tweets. He has lots of tweets he told me because he’s been tweeting for a long time and he got in while the tweeting was good. I got in after he did and I don’t have as many tweets, or people who follow my tweets. Continue reading
Feel the Facebook
Facebook’s stock is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market today at 11 a.m. EST. This is one day after the world’s definitive online social network raised $16 billion in an initial public offering that valued the company at $104 billion. Facebook’s value is more than Amazon.com and other well-known companies such as Kraft, Walt Disney and McDonald’s.
If you are a stock investor, you might want to pick up a few shares at its opening price of $38. Continue reading
This is a brand new blog. What makes this blog different is that I tackled WordPress on my own and set up my very own CMS/website without relying on other people. That’s all part of the DIY theme that pervades the JBE.
I’ve been blogging since 2002 via a variety of different blogging platforms. I’ve done Greymatter, Blogger (now owned by Google), tried TypePad (didn’t like it) and attempted WordPress back in 2008 only to leave that site to decay. I’m back for a second try.
If the 21st century world of work and workforce is about anything, it’s learning new things, constantly upgrading your skills, and embracing the technological onslaught that overwhelms many–even professionals and government leaders.