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Beware of Pedestals in the Attention Economy
Danah Boyd wrote a fantastic post last week about Internet fame and its negative impact on individuals. It is easy to buy into the rock star kool aid when people frequently sing your accolades (and...
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Imperfection
Image by Richard Cocks Have you ever reviewed a piece of your work and shuddered afterwards? Do you get mad when one person criticizes something you invested a great deal of time on, even though...
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Me and the Mustard
Image by Jeffrey W Much has been said good and bad about using the first person singular — me, myself and I — in social media and other forms of writing. It’s a voice of free expression or the epitome...
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6 Ways to Right Size that Big Blogger Ego
Ever find yourself or one of your blogging friends suffering from a case of big blogger ego? Let’s be honest, this happens much more than anyone would like to admit. When you spend all day online with...
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Big Britches and the Beggar’s Bowl
Image by wwwarby Now we know it’s true. The Kellogg School of Management has issued a study (hat tip: Rich Becker) that shows the more social connections one has, the more likely they are to treat...
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My TweetEsteem Issues
Yeah. I admit it. I know I’m not the only one, too. My mood rides on my social share count. It always has. While I tried to be cool and say this didn’t matter, after a period of unpopularity, I...
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Awakening from Delusions of Grandeur
Image by alshepmcr It’s a strange world we live in online. Delusions of grandeur call, singing like that sweet Siren in the midst of the sea. To win, we must appear like we are Doing Important Things,...
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Deconstructing Identity in the 21st Century
Andy Warhol saw Marilyn Monroe in many different ways… Never before has the individual identity been so empowered, nor has personal empowerment relied on others to this degree. Identity in the...
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The Safeway Test
Safeway is my local grocery store. It’s a remodelled one, open 24 hours with a Starbucks. Because it’s next to my gym, I am probably there three or four times a week. No one knows who I am when I walk...
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Remain Teachable
This weekend I attended the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference in New York City. What would a four-time author have to learn at an event like this? Quite a lot apparently. It was a worthwhile...
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My 2015 Narcissism Update (Because It Can’t Be About You)
I’ve been thinking about narcissism lately. You might believe it is because of Kim Kardashian’s epic oily butt shot, which certainly returned the queen of selfies to the position of top ranked Internet...
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