How to Change the World



Changing a Job Title Into a Job Mission

Do you have employees who confuse job titles with job missions? Then scoot on over to the American Express Open Forum and read "How to Change a Job Title Into a Mission."


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How to Stick Out in the Crowd

Over at the American Express Open Forum, I’ve posted an article called “The Lesson of Satzuma.” This is explains how a tiny company called Satzuma stood out of the CES crowd by focusing on a fun group of products. Check it out as a marketing lesson.


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Can't make it to CES? Stay on top of gadgets anyway

At Gadgets.alltop, we’ll have total coverage of the new gadgets and gizmos from CES. We aggregate over 130 websites and blogs that write about gadgets there.

See you at CES!

Are you coming to CES in Las Vegas next week? If you are, be sure to drop by the American Express Open Forum booth. Tony Hsieh (Zappos), Anita Campbell (Small Business Trends), John Jantsch (Duct Tape Marketing), Ben Parr and Barbara Dybwad (Mashable), and I will all be at the South Hall booth. This is the current booth schedule:

Thursday, January 7

11:30 a.m.—1:30 p.m.—Tony Hsieh, Zappos

2:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.—Guy Kawasaki, Alltop

Friday, January 8

How to Make an iPhone App

How would you like to offer an iPhone application for your website or blog? Check out AppMakr if you do. It allows you to make an iPhone app for your website or blog without any programming skills in a few minutes. The cost to create an app is as little as a one-time $199 fee.

When You Care Enough to Aggregate the Very Best

There is no better way to please and impress people around Christmas time than to make them something. If you can cook, make them a meal. If you can paint, make them a painting. If you can sculpt, make them a sculpture—you get the picture.

My Favorite Applications

Over at the American Express Open Forum, I provided a list of my favorite applications. Check out the list if you want to see what makes me tick.

The Six Twitter Types

If you’re new to Twitter, you might be wondering about the basics types of people on the services. I explained the six types over at the American Express Open Forum.

LinkedIn as an Advertising Medium

According to the LinkedIn site, its users are rich, young, educated, and powerful. If you’re looking for a medium to reach such people, check out this comparison to publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and BusinessWeek.

Baby Steps to Success

Rosabeth Moss Kanter explains how innovation can involve short bursts and baby steps to success. Most people believe only “breakthroughs” count. Really, innovation is a process, not a big event.