As in, who gets the best deal, why didn’t that deal go down, how do I get a deal, what should the deal terms be? This is of course in the air given the whole Google+ fracas, but it’s part of a larger framework I’m thinking through and hope to write about. Closed ecosystems controlled by one company create this dynamic. MORE >>

Our next free LinkedIn profile makeover winner is… (the envelope, please!). Bob Warren, founder of ResumeBear , a phenomenal (and free) tool for job-seekers. won’t even try to describe it in a sentence or two — I wouldn’t do it justice. Just go check it out if you’re in the job market. MORE >>

Just saw this hilarious Hitler video. If you know the genre and have been reading about Google+, then you know everything you need to know to enjoy this. By the way, someone told me about this, so I searched for it on Google. And all I got was Google+ results, not the actual video, even though I searched for it by name. MORE >>

Congratulations to Michelle Gilstrap, Executive Director at Universal City North Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and winner of our fifth and final free LinkedIn profile makeover. got most of it, though – you can see the “Before” below. We’re going to make Nate at  Linked Strategies  really work for this one! MORE >>

Opelousas is the home of zydeco music so it was a great treat to visit in December. Whenever I went to New Orleans I took in the Thursday zydeco nights at the Rock N Bowl and have gone to many zydeco shows elsewhere but had never gone to where it all started.  His Zydeco Stomp program airs from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday on KRVS 88.7 MORE >>