Love Hate Relationship with Social Media

Almost as long as social media has existed I have had a love hate relationship with it. I'm not sure why. It all seems to be over the top.

I even hesitate to blog from time to time. Perhaps it is my pessimistic side.

At the same time I do see the benefit. On numerous occasions I have gotten good comments from customers, prospects and friends for blogging.

My conclusion. I will continue doing it for selfish reasons. It seems to be here to stay as the following image from Trend Hunter indicates.

Does the billable hour work?

Here is a funny video on what could happen if you stay attached to the billable hour. Homeless on the street

Spending someone else's money and value

Here is a great post by Dan Morris, one of the founders of Vera Sage Institute. I follow the blog of Vera Sage Institute closely to learn more about creating and capturing value in my line of professional work.

http://www.verasage.com/index.php/community/comments/why-public-sector-unions-are-different-and-why-it-matters/

Hope you find it relevant!

The Innovation at Google is Endless

Google is known as an innovative company. I have used Google for about 12 years now. When I first started browsing the internet I remember using Alta Vista, which is now own by Yahoo and has long been left in the "cloud of Google dust"

It is no surprise that Google is being used as the predominate search engine.

I use it for:

Every day searches

Public transportation schedules (far faster then going to city websites to check for the schedule)

Maps (both on my computer and Blackberry)

Translations

Images

News and more

I just watch this video with some great tips on searches I can do that I did not know about

The innovation at Google is endless!