We live in a crazy world. We fill every waking moment with some kind of stimuli – bright colors, loud sounds and lots of activity in this 24/7 world. Between ambient noise, visual noise and the constant barrage of more and more information, we can easily become distracted listeners. In many cases, we get caught up in thinking about what we want to say—for whatever reason—that we often misread a conversation or situation. Thus the kernel of...

No offense. Really. You are an important tool, not what the Urban Dictionary says is “one who lacks the mental capacity to know he is being used. A fool. A cretin. Characterized by low intelligence and/or self-esteem.” So what brings this declaration? I got this a question today on Quora: “Should I follow up on my press release?” If you’re a journalist, I feel your pain. Many a journalist has complained appropriately about the hundreds upon...

Editor’s Note: This blog post appeared on LinkedIn and on The Social Media Club of San Francisco sites on July 13, 2016 I just read a disturbing piece by Rebecca Hersher on NPR on today’s explosive social media world. (Public Figures Struggle With Social Media Boundaries After Dallas Shooting, NPR.org, July 13, 2016 http://ow.ly/z3As302dX2T). The story itself is not disturbing. The fact that it’s about the aftereffect of the extremely...