Personal Branding is its own reward

Personal Branding is its own reward

Each year, Dan Schawbel’s organization recognizes some of the standout brands with Personal Brand Awards. Last year, Rohit Bhargava won the gold award, and this year Jeremiah Owyang was presented the 2008 gold award. An esteemed panel of judges made the...
With Great Social Media Power Comes Great Responsibility

With Great Social Media Power Comes Great Responsibility

(This story has been updated with a newer idea here: A Plan for Social Media Sites (and users) to Give Back) Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Slashdot, Newsvine, NowPublic, Yahoo! Buzz.  Between these seven sites, traffic to a particular website can easily exceed 100,000,...
Tip’d: A Social Media Site on the Rise

Tip’d: A Social Media Site on the Rise

With so many open source variations of social media sites, there are new ones launched every day.  Most cater to a very small niche and rarely make it to 100 registered users. Tip’d is the exception.  After its official launch last week, it has already made some...
Selling Fear & Entitlement To The Culture Of ME

Selling Fear & Entitlement To The Culture Of ME

With CNN in the background I hear an "expert" explain that Wall Street is based on "fear and greed. And fear is a much more powerful driver for investors." What does this have to do with real estate? Its about confidence. Mommy Congress and Daddy...