There is a split in the web industry that you might not be aware of. No, I’m not talking about Mac vs. PC. I’m talking about companies hiring generalists or specialists. When I say specialist, I mean an employee whose focus is on one particular skillset, eg, flash, copywriting or front-end development. They may have [...]
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Fast Post-Mortems
When it’s time for a post-mortem meeting, do people in your office groan and make excuses? Do your coworkers complain that they’re too busy with client work to attend? Do post-mortems feel like a chore with no payoff? I think everyone agrees that post-mortems are a great idea, in theory. When you finish a project, [...]
Motrin Messes with Mommy-Bloggers and Loses
This morning, Annie told me about a Motrin ad that a bunch of mom-bloggers were angry about because it was critical of babywearing. She was really upset about it, and convinced that it was an intentional slam on mothers. Since I work in marketing, and Annie majored in Sociology, we tend to have conversations like [...]
Naked Conversations: One Paragraph Review
Robert Scoble and Shel Israel wrote this self-professed sequel to The Cluetrain Manifesto, focusing on blogging in the business world. As you might expect if you’ve ever read Scoble’s blog, the book clearly advocates blogging for companies, but they also point out some of the most common pitfalls and reasons not to blog (such as [...]