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Most Wanted Bosses: Mark Zuckerberg Ranks Low, Oprah High

A new poll suggests Mark Zuckerberg, Simon Cowell, and Tony Hayward are far from ideal bosses.READ»

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Two Branding Gurus Tell Their Side of the Story, Part 1

What do you get when you get two industry experts to share their views on branding, from two distinct areas of application? READ»

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The Most Influential Celebrities on Twitter

Social media guru Dan Zarrella analyzes the celebrities who hold the most influence online.READ»

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HP Names the Most Influential Twitter Users (Sorry, Martha)

HP Labs reveals the most and least influential users on Twitter. Turns out Martha Stewart's two million followers aren't nearly as proactive as she is. READ»

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iJustine on Converting 300 Million YouTube Views Into a Network of Fans

The real-life, blonde precursor to Nickelodeon's iCarly, Justine Ezarik, finds her way onto scads of screens with a breezy style and a deep understanding of influence.READ»

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uSocial: Celebs Faking Number of Twitter Followers

Brace yourself for some bad news. Justin Bieber doesn’t actually have 3.6 million Twitter followers—he’s faking it. At least, that’s the claim from social media marketing company uSocial. The Australian firm says it has ...READ»

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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg Is Embracing the End of Email, Here's Why

Only 11% of teens email daily. Instead, they are turning to SMS (or Twitter) and social networks for communication. "E-mail--I can't imagine life without it--is probably going away," she said. READ»

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Martha Stewart's Twitter Tips

In just five months, lifestyle guru Martha Stewart attracted over 1 million followers on Twitter (she's now nearing 2 million). Even more remarkable is how little time she spends on the service. "I only tweet five minutes a ...READ»

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If You Mess Up, Fess Up!

“Confession is good for the soul.” – Scottish Proverb Doesn’t that sound wonderful: “Confession is good for the soul.” But how many of us really believe that concept applies to the workplace? If we confess our mistakes, ...READ»

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Teri Hatcher Gets a Bit of Gwyneth's Goop on Her

News that Teri Hatcher is to do a Gwyneth Paltrow and launch her own lifestyle Web site--apologies, it's not a Web site, but an "online destination"--courtesy of the Disney Family is slightly lost on me. It is, apparently, a "chick's ...READ»

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Why Every CEO Should Regret Not Attending the Psychologically Healthy Workplaces Conference

I recently attended and spoke at the APA’s Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference.  The goal of the conference as outlined by the APA’s visionary Assistant Executive Director, Dr. David Ballard (who also happens to have ...READ»

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Radio Ga Ga: Sirius XM Once Again King of All (New Car) Media

The satellite broadcast business is now Siriusly rocking it. (Sorry.)READ»

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Fashion Week Without McQueen & the Future of McQueen Brand

Fashion Week will be without one of its most exuberant, brightest stars, Alexander McQueen. McQueen took his life last Thursday and left his fashion empire without a leader. From the man that injected robotics and...READ»

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Valerie Hoffman The Life of An Herbalist

On a recent radio show I was interviewed on they asked me about some of my favorite herbal entertaining recipes and since I have received so many emails on this I am reprinting it for you. Enjoy!Ps next weeks blog will be on the ...READ»

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Ex-NFL Pro Keyshawn Johnson "Sorta" Wants to Become the Next Martha Stewart

Keyshawn Johnson, ex-NFL pro and current ESPN commentator, wants to make one thing perfectly clear: He might be helping people remodel rooms on his design series (Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design, Saturdays at Noon EST on A&E), ...READ»

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Iconic Pre-Fab Provider Closes Shop

Michelle Kaufmann Designs, a path-breaking seller of modern, eco-friendly pre-fab homes, is folding due to the anemic housing market and the credit crisis at large. Kaufmann's firm became synonymous with the contemporary ...READ»

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Effective Networking in your Underwear

It sounds like everyone’s worse nightmare…. You go to the office and suddenly realize you’re just wearing underpants, or worse nothing at all. I think we’ve all had that dream, am I right? BUT, in reality it doesn’t ...READ»

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Technology: Alliances Make Economic Sense for Airlines and Fliers

Taking his cue from Don Quixote, James Oberstar (D-Minn.) is tilting at basic economic reality in seeking to roll back airline alliances. Evidently without analyzing whether alliances are good or bad for the airlines and their ...READ»

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Milan Report: Fresh From Slovenia, Nika Zupanc, a New Design Star

Will Nika Zupanc emerge as the furniture fair’s breakout name?READ»

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Kindle 2 Ships February 24, $359

The rumors and photos of the Kindle 2 that leaked over the weekend were accurate. Now we're at Amazon's official press conference with Jeff Bezos filling in the details: 5-way controller for more fluid navigation. 16 shades of ...READ»

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Ideo's David Kelley wins Edison Award for Innovation

On April 1, Ideo founder David Kelley will be awarded the Edison Achievement Award by the Thomas Edison Papers at Rutgers University for his “pioneering contributions to the design of breakthrough products, services, and ...READ»

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Posh British Brands Face Bankruptcy

Waterford Wedgwood, icons of British tableware, are on the block. Are they victims of a nasty economy or changing tastes?READ»

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What Proposition 8 Shows Us About Having Your Own Social Media Turf

This post is an idea-stem from an excellent post that was written by Michael Mace in the Rubicon blog network. When consulting with clients and while delivering presentations about social media, I often mention the imperative that ...READ»

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Economic Crisis Transforming the "All or Nothing" Work+Life Mindset

Listen to Cali on Wed 11/19 at 4:00 pm ET talk with Maggie Mistal about Work+Life Fit in a Recession on Sirius Radio's Martha Stewart Network!  "Making a Living with Maggie" inspires, educates and entertains listeners so that they ...READ»

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Plumbing the Depths of Joe the Foreign Policy Expert

WITH THE non-American speaking world marveling at how a would be pipe fitter (to give Google a whole new phrase to index) is doing a real life Chauncey Gardener, let's stop taking his pontifications on foreign policy so seriously, and ...READ»