Business

Aug
22

Accidental Business Advice from Spider-Man Creator Stan Lee

Justin on August 22nd, 2011

How many of your ideas have been overnight successes? Oh. Sorry to hear that. But hey, don’t give up. You might just be on a lifetime odyssey toward incredible success.  And you could do worse than to remember a word of advice from a guy whose creations were once unceremoniously destroyed by mothers around the [...]

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Armchair Sociology, Freelance Tips 2 Comments »
Aug
10

Are We the Generation That Destroyed the Concept of Communication?

Justin on August 10th, 2011

I’m guilty. I don’t really read for pleasure anymore, and rarely for insight. Instead, I skim, in the vain hope that I’ll stumble across a piece of information that’s worth paraphrasing and sharing with my followers.  This makes me less of an audience member and more like a member of a relay team, who’s more [...]

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Armchair Sociology, My Social Media POV, Storytelling 16 Comments »
Aug
8

The Two Ways to Stop Hating Your Job

Justin on August 8th, 2011

“So, what do you do?” Man, do I hate that question. Granted, I ask it all the time, but that’s because I’m genuinely interested in what other people do for a living.  But when someone else asks me that same question, I have to fight the urge to change the subject immediately in order to [...]

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Freelance Tips 14 Comments »
Aug
5

How to Rule the World

Justin on August 5th, 2011

A friend of mine just quit her job, and she asked me if I know anyone who’s looking to hire an office manager.  (If you do, let me know.) I want to help her find a job, because I’ve known and worked with her for years on various projects and she’s always been professional, courteous, [...]

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Jun
27

Business Insider Fumbles Their Facebook Chart of the Day

Justin on June 27th, 2011

On Friday, The Business Insider‘s latest Chart of the Day portrayed Facebook’s unbelievable effect on the rest of the web.  Unfortunately, the key word here is “unbelievable,” but not in the way The Business Insider intended. But why is this report so unbelievable, and why do we keep falling for all these not-so-thinly-veiled advertisements that [...]

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