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Why your new Facebook Timeline is not a better expression of you
TweetI ran into someone on Facebook the other day. Someone I hardly recognized. Someone from the past. That someone was Matt Simpson circa winter 2008. Facebook recently unveiled its new layout for user profiles called Timeline. It’s pretty darn slick. The slickest feature is a menu of dates that lets users bounce quickly down the [...]
Facebook advertising for the single-and-looking
TweetI’m a single guy with specific taste. I’m only interested in women with the potential to become my intellectual and spiritual partner over the long term. On any given night, these women may be in bars. Or coffee shops. Or yoga classes. Or laundromats. In the unlikely case that I’m in the same place at [...]
5 dos and 4 don’ts for SXSWi … or any other conference or tradeshow
TweetI was fortunate to represent Bulbstorm at South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) this year. I spent my time collecting pieces of flair, tweeting, rocking the orange hoodie, checking in, gazing at name badges, and generally just being a social media douschebag. Oh, and I worked some. I learned some stuff about conference-going too. So, here [...]
7 Tips for Landing Your First Social Media Job
TweetSo you wanna work in social media? You’re not alone. Bulbstorm is hiring for multiple positions right now and it ain’t easy. A lot of decent, smart people want to work in social media. But few can prove in a resume or interview that they can actually do it. It’s one thing to play with [...]
Rework from 37signals: Daily Meditations for Entrepreneurs and Startup Employees
TweetMy introduction to Rework came in a Facebook status update. “I insist that you read REWORK, from the founders of 37signals,” my teammate Dwight Knowlton wrote. “I’m a third of the way in and inspired.” He nailed it. I’ll admit that I wasn’t feeling Rework at first. I like my business books to be nice [...]
