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Navel gazing versus observing on Twitter

Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 11:31 AM by HeatherLeigh
Oversharers that we are, Twitter has been asking us "What are you doing?" and we have responded with responses, squeezed into that little box. I don't like having my personality squeezed so. And so I have opted to update my status on Facebook (or both Read More...
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Meeting personalities

Posted Friday, November 20, 2009 7:54 AM by HeatherLeigh
When it comes to meetings, I have multiple personalities . Truth is that I don't like meetings all that much. I get that they are necessary. But I think a lot of the meeting behavior wastes time. I know, I know, we should all spend a bit of time talking Read More...
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If this isn't evil, it's at least suckage

Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:27 PM by HeatherLeigh
And gimmicky. Using ads are one thing. I've gotten good at ignoring them. But requiring my attention? Well that is crap. Using the technical term. I don't like to tag companies with "evil." Because a lot of what people like to refer to as "evil" is really Read More...
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Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?

Posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009 2:15 PM by HeatherLeigh
Have you heard that grunge is coming back? As someone who missed the full-on grunge experience, Seattle-style. I really hope it's coming back. If so, it has some work to do. Maybe it's about the fashion. As much as I eschew anything with a collar (check Read More...
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"The camera changed the way we behaved"

Posted Monday, November 09, 2009 12:02 PM by HeatherLeigh
"Citizen journalism" (article by Paul Carr) is slippery. It's a big category with room for self-involved lookiloos ('look at me looking at this", as Paul Carr aptly states) and hopeful, passionate crusaders putting a face and an action to a cause. Some Read More...
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Enough with the stickers already!

Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2009 4:33 PM by HeatherLeigh
Once upon a time, Microsoft employees got t-shirts. Many, many t-shirts. It got old, as things are wont to do. Seems that Moore's law applies to tech company swag as well. Because in much less time, I've gotten sick of stickers. Arghthestickerspleasemakeitstop. Read More...
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Productive stress

Posted Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:15 PM by HeatherLeigh
In a conversation today, I used the phrase "appropriate and productive stress." Stress is the bully of the moment; anything that puts weight around your middle at least gets serious consideration for that title. Three of four Americans are significantly Read More...
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Really, Yahoo!?

Posted Tuesday, October 20, 2009 11:05 AM by HeatherLeigh
Sometimes fact is stranger, in that it's harder to explain, than fiction. And a global company in Yahoo!'s position should know that the interwebz are global. So the Hack Days lap dances? Is there really any explanation that makes it OK? Not only the Read More...
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Less panic, more spa days

Posted Monday, October 12, 2009 1:45 PM by HeatherLeigh
Most of us have probably been in the situation where we have to pull off something big; some big amorphous blob of bigness and strategery. No playbook and no rule book. Just get it done, kid. And make it awesome. My funky little job sits in that space. Read More...
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Regretful. But it's handmade!

Posted Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:06 AM by HeatherLeigh
Cliff Kuang (but clearly not a Fast Company editor) highlights some of the worst handmade crafts to be found on Etsy . I've made purchases through Etsy before; I like unique hand-crafted stuff and I like supporting the little guy. But some of this stuff Read More...
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Still unclear on how that algorithm works

Posted Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:50 AM by HeatherLeigh
But if you search on "aliens" you will find the fashion advice you were looking for. I'm don't even think I can label this NSFW (depends on where you work, I guess)... maybe ALGFW (A little gross...). The searches were so simple, I can't help what results Read More...
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What's the difference between a facebook status and a Twitter status?

Posted Wednesday, October 07, 2009 1:49 PM by HeatherLeigh
I still have a bad taste in my mouth from having joined Twitter. When I "join" or commit to something, I think about what I am going to give up in my life for that thing and whether it is really worth it. Where will the time come from? What won't I get Read More...
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Social Networking: This is how you do it and Stafon Johnson

Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 2:57 PM by HeatherLeigh
There are two stories here and I will tell you that I am not looking for college football trash talking here and I am going to be up front that those comments will be deleted unless they are in a friendly spirit of competition. Because honestly, there Read More...
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To have and to have not

Posted Friday, October 02, 2009 8:39 AM by HeatherLeigh
Listed under "must-have gadgets" (for real), is this, the carbon-fiber travel case . All shiny and pretty; a little masculine, but did I mention that it's shiny. I kind of go for some masculine accessories because the flowery and the frilly just do not Read More...
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Our flash mob is mobbier than your flash mob

Posted Monday, August 31, 2009 3:43 PM by HeatherLeigh
Sometimes I am reminded why I love Seattle (sorry to steal your line Mike P., but I am right there with you!). Specifically, our flash mobs don't look like professional dancers...none of them do. And also, in a very crowded Pike Place Market, people will Read More...
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