For a while now I’ve been wanting to find a way to explain how I work and how my internet-self and experience could relate to work. Well, Teresa Wu has basically said everything I wanted to in her guest post on Chris Brogan’s blog. Her thoughts are spot on, especially concerning our behaviors that are misunderstood by the older generations.
“We’re often criticized for our restless job-jumping or our sense of entitlement. The truth is, we might play the game differently, but that doesn’t mean we’re not every bit as bright, innovative, and hardworking.”
“While Generation X continues to emphasize the importance of maintaining a professional online image, we who grew up using Facebook and MySpace as places to share our photos and lives with our friends don’t want to turn it into a purely professional arena.”
And so forth. If you are a Gen Y, bookmark this article in case you need to show it to someone who doesn’t understand you. If you are not from this generation and are often confused by us, take some notes.
Basically validation that they rock, Mashable has done a nice review of WeSeed.com. Adam Ostrow highlights WeSeed’s best points, noting:
“While it might seem like a tough time to be starting an investment website, WeSeed’s focus on education might actually be to its advantage.”
And…
“Essentially, the concept is to make you think like an investor – if you see something in the supermarket or think you may have discovered the next big fashion trend, WeSeed wants to help you translate those street smarts into investments.”
Damn straight. Check the rest of the article here.
I’ve always been a fan of Ikea. For the most part, I’ve always been OK with their ridiculous “layout.” Well, on black Friday they really grinded my gears. The only reason I ventured out on black Friday was for their special price on a bed frame. Being the lazy bastard I am, I slept in and didn’t make it there until about noonish. Nevertheless, a huge sign on their building proclaimed the frame I was looking for was there, for $199. Now I know I saw the deal for $99 in their ad; so confusion #1.
I walk in, and see a few signs for the frame on sale for today only at $99. OK, that’s the special I saw in the ad, so were good. As a somewhat regular ikea shopper, I head upstairs to find the bed frame for purchase. Upon reaching the second floor, the frame on sale greets us. In true ikea fashion, I write the location of the pieces and we head into the wearhouse to retrieve the sections of the frame. We get to the designated aisle, and no more frames remain. Damn, we thought. Sold out by noon. We ask a sales associate if they accept rain checks, and of course he says no, the price is only on in-stock items.
Nearly leaving, we head back to talk to a real customer rep, who tells us that there are plenty left in the loading area. Awesome! So we head over to the loading area, only to find out we need a coupon for which color of frame we want from the bedroom section.
Of course you have to walk through nearly the entire store to get somewhere, as we did finding the bedroom section. Going back through the maze is slightly more painful than each previous trip.
Finally, with coupon in hand, I received my bed frame after walking nearly a mile and going through the MOST ridiculous pain in the ass system I’ve ever encountered for an item that is still probably over priced.
To add insult to injury, we sat through a half hour traffic jam on the way home due to an accident on I-55.
Yeah, I won’t do that again next year. Not for any item.
I just started a pretty cool side project yesterday. I’m working on creating Chicago Tweetups- a central location for Chicago-area tweetups and related events. I’ve purchased the domain chicagotweetups.com, and will begin working on it hopefully in the next week or so.
The main reason for wanting to start this site is based on personal experiences. Tweetups are announced and often retweeted, but if 25 of your main followers aren’t going or interested or retweeting the event, finding the details can be time consuming and not exactly easy. Chicago Tweetups aims to be a central spot for not just one event, but all upcoming events. The site will include:
Event name
Location
Main organizer
Venue info
Maps/directions
Social links
Conversations
Connections
I’ve also created a Facebook group and Twitter account, although don’t expect a whole lot on those pages for a while. I hope to have the site rocking come 2009- fresh and ready for a new year of awesome tweetups!
Please feel free to comment with opinions and suggesstions or anything else on your mind!
It’s not really anything new that Nascar is selling out. In fact, the way that Nascar is selling out isn’t new either. Yet, I’m still going to share this and air my frustrations.
Nascar has altered the length of a race to coincide with a new sponsor for the race. The annual event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has always been a 400-mile event. But come 2009, the race is being extended to 427-miles, for the new Shelby 427.
I hate this so much. In no other sport can a sponsor actually alter the event. But, this is Nascar, and sponsors rule the roost.
This abomination got me thinking what other sponsors could have their own personalized races:
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