One of the things I’m constantly thinking about when it comes to my blog is whether or not to make it more or less personal. What I mean by that is, what is the best approach–to create posts that inform/educate that are mostly supported facts, or create posts based around my thoughts and opinions so you get a feel for who I am?
The conclusion I’ve come to is both. I can’t be afraid to change up my style every once in a while. After all, it is my blog, so why wouldn’t I control my own content?
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I’ve been in a very good mood the past couple of days. Extremely good, actually. Part of the reason is that my work and online contributions have been noticed and recognized as of late, which always makes me happy.
My interview for Brand-Yourself went live today. If you have any questions about what I am trying to do with this blog and my work I suggest you check it out. Katharine Hoffmann asked me a lot of great, insightful questions that really got me thinking about the angle of my business and what I hope to accomplish in the future. Thanks goes to her and the site for choosing to interview me.
An article I recently wrote for Make Use Of was featured on Brazen Careerist, which was a pleasant surprise. I put a lot of time and effort into my tech articles on that site and it’s great to be able to reach a new audience every now-and-again. The article covered the Top 5 Location-Based Alternatives to Foursquare. It did okay on Make Use Of, but its popularity came from the devoted users on Twitter and Brazen, to which I thank you all.
Lastly, Chanelle Schneider (founder of #GenYChat) was nice enough to feature me in her post: Stop with the Generation Y Stereotypes! The post talks about how not all Gen Y’ers are lazy bums who leech off of their parents, and it goes on to cite examples of members of Gen Y who would make good employees. Thank you, Chanelle, for including me in such great company!
Being featured (and recognized) is awesome. Everyone likes to be noticed every once in a while, especially in the online world, where you might be just a small fish in a gi-nourmous pond. So, if you ever come across someone’s work and you really like it, show some appreciation. You don’t have to write a blog post about them, but you could at least leave them a nice comment or @reply on Twitter.
If you have any thoughts on this subject I’d love to hear about them in the comment section below!
Image Credit: Mattox
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Today I thought I would rep a fellow brand manager’s goods. Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial Branding, is a leading authority in personal branding and a representative of Gen Y. He was recently honored in Inc.com’s 30 Under 30, which is a real honor. If you like Dan’s tips and articles on his Personal Branding Blog, you should check out his Personal Branding Magazine.
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Here’s another great infographic for your viewing pleasure. This one’s from Mashable, and it’s about location technology. I’ll admit I’ve been big into geolocation apps as of late, especially Foursquare. I’m planning on writing a post about this technology sometime later this week, so look out for that.
For now, check out the history of location technology. Since the image is so big, I have posted it after the break.
As always, I welcome your thoughts and opinions. I’d love to hear what you think in the comment section below or on Twitter!
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