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There are probably very few people on this planet I would call ‘truly good’. I think my short list is Fred Rogers and Jim Henson. Their deep commitment to their craft and an unwavering faith in the growth of children and creativity moves me – as well as a huge commitment to the power of […]

Thanks to everybody that shared their ‘dips’ in business and life on the blog with my review of Seth Godin’s book, The Dip. Read ’em all: As promised, four of the lucky commenters will be receiving copies of Seth’s book, The Dip. The four book winners and their blog URLs are: Jeff Fisher http://www.counsellingbc.com/ Chris […]

Great news -  Blog Blunders  placed third in Brian’s copywriting contest. Second prize went to Ian and first prize – Miss Copywriting Universe – goes to Michael.

I had the great fortune to go to Seth Godin’s book kick off party for his new book The Dip at the Chicago Chamber of Commerce last week. Yay short guys! I’d always heard much about Seth’s recommendation for doing slide presentations with images only and wasn’t sure exactly what that would really look like. […]

Do one thing, do it well: For the eighth year, Reputation Institute, a New York City-based consultancy and research firm, conducted a study to find the answer. This year’s winner is LEGO. Yes, LEGO, the 70-year-old Danish toy manufacturer, scored No. 1 out of 600 companies worldwide. Sure, you think LEGO and fond childhood memories […]

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Note to self: a spreadsheet called Stuff.xls isn’t a very descriptive filename.

You mean people actually read the stories and just don’t click the up/down buttons? Your account was banned for the rate of Digging activity you’ve engaged in. We’ve determined that the time in which your Diggs happen, it isn’t possible to actually read the stories. Please read each and every story before you Digg or […]

Yay! Congrats to all the folks at Feedburner: Rumors about Google acquiring RSS management company Feedburner from last week, started by ex-TechCrunch UK editor Sam Sethi, are accurate and are now confirmed according to a source close to the deal. Feedburner is in the closing stages of being acquired by Google for around $100 million. […]

Drew’s compilation is ready for download: I asked my readers to take pity on all the college students who were about to start their first real job hunt. I suggested that the greatest graduation gift we could collectively offer was tough lessons learned, insights and practical tips. "Let’s give them a fighting chance," I said. […]