Monthly Archives: August 2011

To Be At Your Best, You Have To Be In The Right Position

I had the benefit of attending Chick-fil-A’s Leadercast event in May of this year to hear several amazing leaders speak. It was a fantastic event, as you’d expect from Chick-fil-A, and something I’m going to try to attend every year going forward. One of the speakers …

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YOU are a Start-up

I’ve always thought Reid Hoffman was one of the true visionaries in the start-up/Internet/newest new space. The guy has an amazing resume. Success seems to always find him. He co-founded LinkedIn. He was involved at the board of director level with the founding of PayPal and …

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Why Sponsored Stories Matter

Facebook for Business Platform Facebook released its business portal early last week. I find it particularly interesting that the platform designates Sponsored Stories, a separate ad platform than Facebook’s standard advertising, as one of the four main starting points for businesses getting started, opting to omit other popular …

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Is AmEx Changing User Behavior With Social Partnerships?

Social integration took on a whole new meaning last week as American Express announced a partnership with Facebook allowing cardholders to link their accounts to their cards in what they are calling “Link, Like, Love.” The program, similar to that of the Foursquare partnership announced earlier this year, allows …

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