If you read enough Seth Godin, he starts to wear you down (or build you up?). At first you just listen and wonder how this guy became so famous. Then after he simply lays out point after point you start to figure him out. It’s not any single post, book, or talk. It’s the consistency […]
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Saturday PSA: Upload a picture
A few ways to get a picture to put in your online profiles… Use a smart phone Webcam on your computer Draw one Snag one from Facebook (right click, save as) Digital camera Ask someone who has a smart phone to take one for you Find a person who kinda looks like you
Want your tweets unique, try writing them in Haiku, here is a cartoon
Can a several centuries old form of poetry be an alternative? No doubt. Especially if you use the form to Tweet. Maria Gajewski got the whole Evaluation Haiku thing started earlier this year. More recently it sprung back up in the ongoing #eval twitter conversation. I'll leave the rest of the chronicling to Ann Emery […]
Behind my cartoons with a guest cartoon by John Gargani
Every once in awhile I get asked how I create my cartoons. While my preferred answer is “magic” the actual answer is my iPad and the Sketchbook Pro App. John Gargani captured my process vividly with this cartoon. I didn't even know the Minneapolis convention center had rafters…
I am the null hypothesis
The null hypothesis is immensely powerful. It doesn’t have to be proven, it just is. You don’t have to explain why you’re using Word to write a report or Power Point to give a presentation. You don’t have to explain why you present at conferences or write for a journal. They are already accepted, they […]
A slideshow of words
How often are we given undivided attention? Then, when we get it, how often do we waste the moment on a boring presentation?