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Dan Schawbel on “Social Media: Some Do’s and Don’ts to Keep in Mind”

First Friday Book Synopsis

In his book, Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success, published by St. Martin’s Press (September 2013), Dan Schawbel provides a wealth of information, insights, and counsel for those who have no clear career roadmap and are willing to invest time and effort to advance their career.

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Blogging on Business Update from Bob Morris (Week of 1/7/13)

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BOOK REVIEWS Likeable Social Media: How to Delight Your Customers, Create an Irresistible Brand, and Be Generally Amazing Dave Kerpen Taking Flight!

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Looptail: A book review by Bob Morris

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Looptail: How One Company Changed the World by Reinventing Business Bruce Poon Tip BusinessPlus (2013) How and why core values and shared purpose can help any social enterprise to achieve sustainable profitability The most popular career advice includes the suggestion to do what you love and love what you do because what you love to […].

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Frank Moss: An interview by Bob Morris

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An entrepreneur and veteran of the computer industry, Frank Moss spent his career bringing innovative technologies to market. Ten years ago he set out to make a broader contribution to the world, leading him to cofound a cancer drug discovery company and then to the MIT Media Lab, where he served as director from 2006 [.].

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11 TED Talks by brilliant women in STEM

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As you already know, there have been hundreds of books and articles published in recent years about the barriers that many women face when pursuing an education and then a career in what collectively is call the STEM disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.

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Work/Life Balance Across Time Zones and Technologies

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Visit us daily to discover issues that matter, share experiences, and plan networking, your career and your life.” Here is an excerpt from an article written by Elizabeth Harrin (London) for The Glass Hammer, an online community designed for women executives in financial services, law and business.

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The Startup Man: A Conversation With Joi Ito

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To read the complete conversation, please click here. * * * After a wide-ranging career in business and as a leading public intellectual on the topics of innovation and technology, Joi Ito takes the helm this fall as [.]. Here is a portion of Gregory Mone’s conversation with Joi Ito, featured online by The Atlantic magazine.