Best business books of 2009

On 2010/01/13 By

800-CEO-Read selected the best business books of 2009. These are the winners in the eleven categories:

1. Entrepreneurship and small business. Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur by Pamela Slim.
2. Leadership. Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening.
3. Management. The Four Conversations: [...]

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How to say stupid things about social media

On 2010/01/05 By

Criticising social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook is as pointless as knocking people who discuss the weather

Cory Doctorow, via guardian.co.uk

Here are some suggested things to say if you want to sound like an idiot when you talk about social media:

• It’s inconsequential – most of [...]

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Happy Holidays from Matrix Meridian

On 2009/12/20 By

It’s that time of year again. I guess time flies when you’re having fun. A hearty THANK YOU all our clients, vendors, friends that helped make 2009 a great year.

Happy Holidays and may you spend it in the company of your loved ones…we wish you all the best in the coming [...]

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The Brand of You: Why Social Media Isn’t Stupid!

On 2009/12/20 By

Over the past year, I’ve been speaking about the importance of social media to both businesses and individuals. Some people “get it” right away, but I’ve also been asked countless time to defend why social media isn’t just a fad and a big fat stupid waste of time.

Shelly DeMotte Kramer, [...]

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Detecting social media bullshitters

On 2009/11/24 By

With so many self-professed social media “gurus” these days, it would serve us well to be able to distinguish the ones worth listening to from the ones that are bullshitters.

The brilliant Sam Ladner, PhD wrote in her blog:

The bottom line is this: social media bullshitters have no knowledge of social [...]

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