Lifehack has 7 Habits to Win in Office Politics. I’m a little bothered by the “win” in that title. How about to manage office politics? Anyway, habit number 6 – seek to understand before seeking to be understood – is also one of traits of the best negotiators. And probably the best bloggers too.
Rick Mahn says bye-bye to Facebook. You know, no matter how hard people try to make it otherwise, Facebook was, is and always will be primarily for college age kids. I really agree with Rick when he says:
While some have made a pretty good case for Facebook, it doesn’t change how it’s viewed by business, or how useful it is for me. I’m astounded at home much time everything takes and how limited everything is. Not to mention the data-ownership question.
Facebook, like most of the social networks, is amplified cocktail chatter- everyone talking over each other and no one really listening. Net out the advertorials and you end up with a lot of really marginal content.
Today’s list: TDavid on the 8 types of blogs for 2008, with a little Newsome.Org editorial:
1) Linkblog. Only marginally interesting without added content. I can find plenty of links in my feed reader.
2) Moblog. Accretive if used in moderation.
3) Podcast. Fun to do, but does anyone really listen to them?
4) Video blog. Home movies were boring in the 70’s. Videos are a plus if done well and in moderation.
5) Microblog. A graffiti wall. Fun in small doses.
6) Miniblog. I don’t know much about these. Why spread your content all over the seven seas when you can consolidate it in your main blog? All this data spread can actually work against personal brand building if it’s unchecked.
7) Liveblog. Seems like an awful lot of work and not much bang for your buck. As soon as the event is over, you’ve lost the advantage over regular blog posts.
8) Regular Blog. Here comes my main point: why can’t a regular blog encompass all 7 of the others?
Now that we’ve managed to bring wolves back from the brink of extinction, let’s start shooting them. Amazing.
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