While many of us use social media to connect with friends and colleagues, to share our favorite photos and to exchange lots of information, how many of us are actively working to build our personal brands? ” Many marketers are asking themselves if now is the time to build their personal brand. In preparation for my Personal Branding webinar with the Online Marketing Institute’s Megan Leap (@ MeganLeap ) on July 11th at 2pm EST, here are my answers to 5 personal branding questions… 1. Why is personal branding important for marketers? MORE >>

« Home | First-hand comments about Citizens' Assemblies » | ASCILITE 2006 success » | My first deliberative event » | Reading about Habermas » | Yarra River Values Forum coming up » | Deliberation is complex » | Publish or perish » | The plight of the Systems Dynamics modeler » | The complexity of learning » | YackPack for group discourse » The present and future of Personal Learning Environments (PLE). services which are found to be useful for enabling personal growth and learning. This is the space for a PLE. MORE >>

Fortunately, thanks to Mark Fidelman’s recent piece “ The 7 Personality Types of Extremely Anti-Social Executives ,” we have a very strong idea of what the Social Executive is not. He can update them instantly and simultaneously with statuses, access crucial information at the drop of a hat, and organize meetings based on travel schedules with ease.”. Malleable Minds know that you can’t keep a good idea down for long, and see it as their job to absorb information and help put ideas into motion. 7 The Information Circuit. The Information Circuit values brainpower.  MORE >>

Every blogger this side of Silicon Valley has lined up behind Robert Scoble’s opinion that  Quora is the future of blogging. And I understand some of the potential personal and business benefits of Quora. But at the end of the day, any social platform has to connect with people in a consistent, meaningful way and on a personal level — even an emotional level. Obviously there is value to sharing information on Quora.  time management opinions about quora quora should I use QuoraI don’t like Quora. am an unabashed fan of The Scobelizer.  MORE >>

Many companies are producing video white papers as online presentations based on information that would normally go into a printed white paper. Visual connection seems to engage viewers better and also enhance information absorption. " A video white paper combines information with a real person to create a very unique delivery mechanism " Michael Stelzner's Bio. It comes off as though you are listing to someone’s opinion, but it is rather persuasive. What are components of a good video white paper?" " Read on to get their insights. MORE >>