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Is Social Media Turning us into Pathetic Losers?

Is Social Media Turning us into Pathetic Losers?

by Jeff Hester · Aug 30, 2013

This week I ran across two videos that you should watch. They paint a rather bleak view of technology and how it’s not really helping us become more connected. Not that this is the fault of technology. We are (I’m painting with broad strokes here) misusing technology. The first is titled The Innovation of Loneliness. […]

Filed Under: relationships, Social Media Tagged With: Collaborate, featured, Media And Technology, Social Media, Spectrum, Using Social Media, video

Social Media Explained (with Donuts)

Social Media Explained (with Donuts)

by Jeff Hester · Mar 19, 2013

Social media takes on many forms, and is ever-evolving. This infographic explains the common perceptions behind some of the popular social media applications, illustrated with a use case that we can all relate to: donuts. You can quibble over the inclusion or exclusion of particular social media applications, but the intent remains much the same. What […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: Donuts, Facebook, featured, Google, humor, infographic, Social Graph, Social Media, Social Media Tools, social networking, social networks

The Correct Way to Hang the Toilet Paper

The Correct Way to Hang the Toilet Paper

by Jeff Hester · Sep 13, 2011

Having recently moved into a new house, expanding the size (and improving the quality) of the household by 100%, this is but one of the many essential decisions that we made. Yes, it’s the quintessential question — what is the correct way to hang a roll of toilet paper.  Infographic source: CurrentConfig, who also has a PDF […]

Filed Under: Good things, Humor Tagged With: featured, humor, infographic, science, toilet paper

Twitter Basics: Dealing with Spammers

Twitter Basics: Dealing with Spammers

by Jeff Hester · Feb 11, 2011

As Twitter grows in popularity, it’s inevitable that some people will abuse the system. Plenty of people out there promote themselves or their company on Twitter. I’m fine with that, as long as it’s done well (Zappos is an example that comes to mind). But increasingly, unscrupulous “marketers” are using automated services and programs with […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: featured, postaday2011, twitter

My 50-Word Bio

My 50-Word Bio

by Jeff Hester · Dec 1, 2010

I’m submitting an abstract to speak at the APQC knowledge management conference in May 2011. As part of the submittal process, I had to write a 50-word bio. Here’s what I came up with: Jeff Hester is passionate about communities, working with leaders, employees and developers to help them deliver business value through KM. Co-author […]

Filed Under: Business, Knowledge Management, Personal Tagged With: bio, branding, featured, KM, knowledge management, promotion, speaking

Hacking an IKEA Pull-Out Keyboard Shelf for BESTA

Hacking an IKEA Pull-Out Keyboard Shelf for BESTA

by Jeff Hester · Nov 25, 2010

Space. The final frontier. Those famous words from the beginning of Star Trek still echo in my head after years of watching Kirk battle cheesy-looking aliens. And for my little beach shack, space really is the final frontier–and that space is at a premium! I moved into the Big Blue Beach Bungalow nearly 1-1/2 years […]

Filed Under: design, Good things, Personal Tagged With: DIY, featured, home improvement, IKEA

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