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Re: Contest: MacWorld Announcement Predictions

Eric S. — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:30:26 -0000

1. iTunes Movie Rentals

2. iBook Touch

3. Steve Jobs has a new outfit

Re: ASK: Creating a great resume

Eric S. — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:20:15 -0000

PDF is nice, but I've had MANY recruiters, application systems, and managers ask for a Word DOC resume ONLY. So, I'm afraid we all have to dust off our skillz and make sure change tracking is disabled and all changes have been "accepted." Here's a good summary on the issue:

http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/trackchanges/Ho...

You'll also need to make sure you've got good TXT versions of your resume and cover letter available - many automated systems will only accept this format, and we've all seen what copied text looks like coming out of Word.

Re: Introduction Opportunity

Eric S. — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:43:31 -0000

Can I be so honored as to be the inspiration for one of The Community Guy's blog posts, since I just got intro'ed by him to someone else myself? I wonder if that can get me some extra google juice... :-)

Re: The agency model is now officially broken

Eric S. — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:23:55 -0000

Excellent concept - lets take it to the next step:

* What about email vendors? Isn't email just one (perhaps the primary) channel for communication within a community, or a method of invitation to JOIN the community? Doesn't this put traditional email vendors focused on a campaign model at a distinct disadvantage? Where's the focus on behavioral-triggered emails or user-generated communication?

* How about traditionally-oriented IT departments? While I definitely believe there are some excellent and well-adapted IT teams at work today, doesn't a focus on community completely blow the traditional Waterfall method of application development... well... out of the water? How can a site adapt to the technical needs and wants of an organic and changing community without a more agile development model?

* And finally, could there be community implications that affect the traditional model of retail? Seth Godin has been on a tear of late about the record industry's woes, and now Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are releasing records independently. Etsy and CafePress gain traction by offering micro-retail models, and auction sites let the community even determine the value of the goods being sold!

Seems like your concept of traditional models going out of vogue sparked off a lot of ideas with me! Great post!

Re: Retooling CommunityGuy.com

Eric S. — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:12:32 -0000

Sad fact: I immediately switched over to IE6 to see how it looked there, too. Man I'm ready for a standards-accepting web world!