common sense Archive

  • Three questions to answer before you invent something for social good

    3 questions to answer before you invent something for “social good”

    So you want to design some kind of inter-webby digitally-mobile twit-enabled project for “social good”? Clever, you! Maybe you’ll get to meet Bono at SXSW. Or maybe, you’ll fade into obscurity because nobody uses what you invented. Here’s three questions to answer before you invent...

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  • smokeyheadline

    Smokey The Bear gets his smack on

    Smokey the Bear will NOT tolerate your shit. You can tell he’s badass because his Twitter bio states: “Greetings friends, I am Smokey Bear, the national fire prevention icon. Get your SMOKEY ON!” (Get Your Smokey On being the Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires...

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  • boomersheadline

    What can Gen X & Y learn from Boomers?

    Sometimes Gen X & Y write articles about older generations in the workplace written like passive aggressive instructions for retiring racehorses to pasture.

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  • carnegie

    How to win friends & influence people in social media

    I suggest that if you really want to know how to behave on Facebook or Twitter, pick up a copy of Dale Carnegie's "How to win friends and influence people". Cheaper than a subscription to Fast Company, seriously.

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