The Archives
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03.15.07Dealing with the freelance lifestyleAs an independent web worker it's critically important to get a proper handle on everything you need to deal with from day-to-day to keep you business running. Thankfully, Collis Ta'eed over at NorthxEast has done the work for you. His post, A comprehensive guide to starting your freelance career, has everything a young (or even an experienced) freelancer needs to know. Rather than reiterate Collis' words, I'll add my own few bits and pieces based on my recent decision to become independent, plus some thoughts in general. Some of these are Australian-specific, others are generally applicable: never, ever badmouth ...
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02.20.07Explaining Web2.0 and social media to non-geeksThose of us that grok the notions involved can all bang on all we like about Web2.0 and social media. And isn't the blogosphere hot about it at the moment? We have Scoble trying to define it off the back of Dare Obasanjo asking about it. There's Stowe Boyd jumping in and trying to (successfully in my mind) help out. And then there's Marianne Richmond at Resonance Partnership Blog waxing lyrical and super-smart on the changes afoot as a consequence of social media penetration beyond the geek set. But try to explain social media or Web2.0 to your non-geek ...
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01.08.07iA on 2006 and 2007 for the webInformation Architects Japan have posted a series on their view of the web in 2006 and their predictions for 2007. Yes, I can hear you saying, "Bored now. So has everybody else..." But this is different. It's a "subway map" visualisation of the companies, tech and trends. As iA themselves say, "[it's] totally unscientific and almost useless, but definitely fun to look at." They should make a t-shirt of this! You should also read The 50 loudest websites in 2006 and what made them successful (particularly for the awesome analysis diagrams) and then read their 2007 Predictions.
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01.08.07Guy Kawasaki on using LinkedInGuy Kawasaki has blogged a bunch of really useful tips on using LinkedIn. Since I and many of my contacts use it, I thought I should join the chorus of those pointing to it as a critical guide to getting the most of this excellent tool. If you are already a LinkedIn user, Guy's tips will make a significant difference to the benefits you can leverage from LinkedIn. If not, you would still do well to read his post and then join. Feel free to send me an invitation to connect - trib[at]acidlabs[dot]org if you're not already in my network!
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12.21.06Read/Write Web on 2007 web trendsThe folks at RW/W are usually on the money. Read and choose your bandwagon from the many available.
