Best business books of 2009

January 13, 2010

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: Daily Communication That Gets Results by Jeffery Ford & [...]

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How to say stupid things about social media

January 5, 2010

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 the verbiage on Twitter, Facebook and the like [...]

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Happy Holidays from Matrix Meridian

December 20, 2009

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 year!
In case [...]

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

December 20, 2009

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, a friend of mine [...]

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Detecting social media bullshitters

November 24, 2009

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 theory or methodology. Trust a [...]

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