Casual Fridays

Why is this a blog called Casual Fridays and its URL is thepeoplebrand.com?
Why Casual Fridays?
I chose this blog name mostly because I knew I would struggle to post to the blog every day. I figured I could post something each week (though I struggle with that sometimes as well), but I was afraid people [...]

I’m shifting priorities with the new career and it has made life a little chaotic.
This last week, the blog was the ball that got dropped.
My apologies. I’m still a work in progress.

used with permission.

Virtual economies like that found in Second Life have shown that there is an intangible equity that can be monetized.
“But we’re not a video game company.” You say.
This is a lesson for every industry and every company.
We all have virtual equity and operate in some sort of virtual economy. Some call it [...]

Illustration based on this Flickr photo by Mark Hurst.
Without a doubt, no other blogger has influenced my perceptions of marketing more than Seth Godin. Before I started reading Seth’s blog and books, I had a pretty narrow perception of marketing. I also had a narrow perception of career and business success.
Here’s what [...]

If you’re strongly involved in a church, you might be wondering how this new world of Cluetrain, word-of-mouth, and Web 2.0 affects the church body.
Bill Kinnon has written (and recorded) an excellent book addressing this topic, A Networked Conspiracy: Social Networks, the Church, and the Power of Collective Intelligence. Bill was kind enough to [...]

If you haven’t noticed, Kevin Carroll is blogging.
How’s that for asking and receiving?
If you’re not familiar with Kevin, he’s the author of Rules of the Red Rubber Ball. It’s a great book which Kevin appropriately dubs “the little brother to Orbiting the Giant Hairball.” Kevin also founded the Katalyst Consultancy after a varied [...]

DUST!N
So, we’re segueing into your book, Warriors, Workers, Whiners & Weasels and you have an accompanying blog with that, which is blog.warriorsandweasels.com. Can you tell me a little bit about the book?
Tim
Well, it’s a management philosophy that I’ve been working with for some time and thought I’d put it down on paper. Basically, what [...]

No, I’m not standing here with my hat in my hands.
But, if you’re wondering how you can help this blog be successful (as I know that is all you think about nowadays), here’s a few suggestions:
1. Join in on the discussion.
I have been hearing/reading this from a lot of people, “I read your blog every [...]

Update: Thanks to John Paul Micek’s advice, I’ve implemented some comment spam plugins.  I’m no longer moderating comments.
Lots of comment spam lately. For the sanctity (literally) of my blog, I’m moderating comments for the time being. Hopefully, we’ll get this remedied soon.
Thanks for your patience.

… do you carry around? That used to define how much you would spend at a vending machine.
Apparently that’s no longer the case.
Macy’s is adding iPod vending machines to their stores.
Todd Jones, a retail analyst at PNC Wealth Management in Philadelphia, said the price of iPods could make that area of Macy’s one of [...]