Giving criticism – the good, the bad, and the ugly!

When it comes to giving criticism, some of us are tight lipped and timid while others are blunt and outspoken. Yet if there is one thing we all share in common when it comes to giving criticism, it's that most people are not very good at it! For ...

Find bargains the easy way, while you sleep!

Everyone loves a bargain and if you're starting a business on your own, then there's nothing more important than finding ways to stretch your dollar and keep your budget in check. The last thing you need is to quickly exhaust your funds with new purchases and waste your precious ...

Criticism sucks, but it can be good for you!

If you've ever been on the receiving end of criticism, then you know how bad it can make you feel. Even worse, criticism can make you start doubting your ideas and self worth. Yet before you head off to sick your Pit Bull on your critic, you may ...

When Corporate Team Building Goes Terribly Wrong

Nothing screams corporate team building like a dance and sing-along! • Exhibit A: Intel Cares [audio:intel_care.mp3] • Exhibit B: PWC Team Dancing ... And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse... • Exhibit C: Ernst & Young "Oh Happy Day!" [via gapingvoid] ~Sincerely, The Closet Entrepreneur

Chris Garrett’s Killer Flagship Content Review

I've been following Chris Garrett since he was a regular poster on Performancing.com. He now runs his own personal blog at www.chrisg.com where he focuses on the science and business of blogging. I subscribed to his feed hoping to find the same insightful posts as the ones he ...

Michael Wesch’s Web 2.0 The Machine is Us/ing Us Video

Michael Wesch is an assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, and his "Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing US" video has received more than 1.7 million views on YouTube since it was first added on January 31st, 2007. Professor Wesch runs the Digital Ethnography blog ...

Karl Fisch’s Did You Know? Presentation Remix

There's a video by Karl Fisch entitled "Did You Know?" that has been making the rounds since August of 2006. The presentation was originally intended to get the faculty of Arapahoe High School thinking about new and different ways to prepare their students for the world they will be ...

Five Fun, Functional, and Successful Websites That Make You Smile

I'm in the process of creating a website for my small-business (more on that very soon - I pinky swear) and have been looking to various sites for inspiration. So far, the websites that have caught my eye are sites that immediately make you smile and laugh while not ...