I Write Like is a fun tool that analyzes your writing, compares it to a database of famous authors, and tells you which one your writing is most like. Based on the one blog post I submitted to it: I write like Cory Doctorow I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your...
When you started your business, you knew the odds were stacked against you. But someone has to beat the odds—why shouldn’t it be you? And what do you do when it is you? As the economy rebounds, more and more businesses are going to start seeing profits beyond their current business model. When you’re...
One of the things that happens when you become slightly famous is that a whole lot of people want a little piece of your time. Sure, it may only be ten minutes, or even two, but multiply that by dozens, or even hundreds, of people, and pretty soon you’re buried in a stack of...
My latest OPEN Forum article looks at the threats and opportunities that the new economic climate offers entrepreneurs: As the economy begins to rebound, are you wondering when things will get back to normal for your business? If you believe the prognosticators and pundits, there will be no “back to normal.” We’re looking at...
Discovery.com reports that researchers at the University of Manchester have developed a mathematically optimal formula for the perfect handshake, based on 12 key measures, including vigor, eye contact and hand temperature. "The human handshake is one of the most crucial elements of impression formation and is used as a source of information for making...
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net Normally I’m an advocate of having as many Twitter followers as possible — there’s no real cost to having a follower. Maybe I need to rethink my position!
While I’ve made a lot of bad decisions over the years as an entrepreneur, the vast majority of them, I’ve just learned from and moved on. The one and only thing I think that I actually “regret” is that when I started my last stint as an entrepreneur back in 2002, I didn’t do...
In a new article at The Dana Foundation, Stanford professor Henry T. Greely looks at the social and legal ramifications of cognitive-enhancing drugs. I’m particularly intrigued by his argument that “cheating” is not a valid concern: Many people find the assertion that enhancement is cheating to be convincing. Sometimes it is: If rules or...
From Mitch Joel: Most of the negative experiences that brands have had with Social Media happen because they are trying to broadcast and/or advertise in the channel. They are, essentially, trying to spam the network, lie to it, or pull a fast one over it. Those games won’t work on this playing field. Continue...
