Archive for the ‘personal branding’ Category

Blogging: Writing truthfully under imaginary circumstances.

Are you being authentic on the social web? Why would you want to be?

Social media success also breeds risk

Social media success is a two-edged sword, as this example shows.

Social proof and your battle for credibility

On the Internet, fake social proof “badges” can be a more important marker of credibility than actual accomplishment.

Today Show Digital Lifestyle Expert Talks Tech

Here’s a glimpse of the hottest tech ideas from Mario Armstrong, a tech pundit and contributor to The Today Show, National Public Radio and CNN.

Blogging and the fairness challenge

As a blogger, are you trying too hard to be liked? Is that getting in the way of building an engaged community?

OK. 30,000 followers. Now what?

Back in college I had this hilarious geology professor who told me that “tsunami” was Japanese for “Where in the hell did all that water come from?” That’s kind of […]

When social media destroys a career — The business case for being a fake

A guest post by {grow} community member Leslie Lewis Leslie Lewis is not my real name. You don’t need to know my real name, and you may never know it. Here’s why. […]

Five reasons why measuring influence is elusive

Rebecca Denison is an outstanding, bright young professional and one of my favorite Twitter friends. She also happens to take exception with some of my musings on Klout and influence. You know […]