Have you been touched by cancer in your community, family, circle of friends? me too. That’s why I hope you’ll read my friend Jennifer Stauss Windrum’s story and help us Smac! cancer where it hurts. ——————– NoMo the SMAC! leader NoMo is the ringleader of “SMAC! Sock Monkeys Against Cancer”, a gang of monkeys that provides tangible support to those with cancer, reminding them no one fights it alone. Right now, NoMo is just a prototype. But, with YOUR help, NoMo and his SMAC! it, by pledging your financial support here. MORE >>

I am an unashamed Google fan girl, not in the sense that I believe everything they do is perfect but I do believe they have transformed how as a small business you can operate on the web. also admire the way they put something out there, then try and improve it in small simple steps. enjoy reading 'Think Insights with Google' as well and noted on the latest version several quotes. Andrew Keller says " Announcement communication feels antiquated. brand is either interactive, engaging and social, or it's trending toward irrelavence". Openness doesn't mean anarachy. MORE >>

Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know must see? "In 1945, an extraordinarily forward-thinking professor wrote an article for The Atlantic entitled, As We May Think. It's frightening how accurately he foresaw many of today's biggest trends -- and if he was right about today, why not tomorrow? It was the end of World War Two, and thousands of scientists had to turn their minds from war to peace. It is an enlarged intimate supplement to his memory.') " (Alistair for Hugh). " (Alistair for Mitch). But Amazon. MORE >>

Last week I had a dinner date with a friend. She was trying to figure out how she was going to make money with her career. Many of you are working for companies in a job you’re unhappy with. Or perhaps you’re in academia and you’re seeing the difficulties in the education system and you want something more (but not quite corporate America). Sometimes our minds are so clouded with noise, we can’t clearly see what we’re even good at. We don’t know how to match our passions, values, and hobbies with a dream career track. Don’t settle in your career. MORE >>

This guest post is by Thomas Ford of www.123Print.com. Whatever stage of development your blog is in, it’s useful to consider the elements that characterize a good blog writer. Perhaps you’ve recently begun accepting guest posts. What are the criteria that inspire you to publish or make the call to reject a post? Even if you’re just getting started and authoring all of your own posts, don’t publish just anything. Learn to self-edit, and you’ll be far more likely to please future editors when you begin posting elsewhere and seeking other outlets for your writing. MORE >>