In this week's links meet Peter Thiel's Whiz Kids, observe your connection timeline, get advice from entrepreneurs, enjoy a new kind of graphic novel, and understand the value of the internet on the economy. Enjoy!
Recently LinkedIn examined their network to get a better understanding of how your name relates to your status in the professional world and came up with some interesting results. If you want your child to be a CEO name him/her Peter or Deborah.
In this week's Sunday Links we explore mindfulness, understand the human body, discover how smart people are stupid, uncover a customized news service, and differentiate between patents and innovation
In this week's top links we explore the future of education, a rating system for LinkedIn, the possibility of a second dotcom bubble, the value of expertise, and the power of the handshake.
Last one for January, enjoy! 1. LinkedIn Maps Ever wanted a way to visualize your LinkedIn network? A development from LinkedIn Labs brings you Maps, a visualization of your network and their connections. It does a surprisingly good job of forming clusters of your network, definitely worth a look. 2. 3 Ways To Boost Your Curiosity Author Dan Pink shares some insight into how we can all boost our curiosity. He also introduces a new book from Tom Kashdan entitled Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient To Fulfilling Life. 3. Do Nothing For 2 Minutes I love the concept behind this site, essentially getting us to just stop our days and be in the moment for just 2 minutes. Its funny that this is the best way to bring forward the value of mindfulness and taking a break in the day, but if it works then why not. 4. Will.i.am Named Director of Creative Innovation Very interesting strategy here by Intel, but I question how well Will.i.am can fill this role. I’m sure he understands the music industry pretty well, but even so, I feel like there’s a lot more to it for such a position. Earlier this year we saw Lady Gaga assume a similar position for Polaroid, so maybe we’re seeing a new trend. 5. Philanthroper.com There’s been a huge craze focused on coupon sites, such as Groupon and
Welcome back to Sunday’s Top Links! I’m posting this from my mobile phone while on a road trip to Raleigh, gotta love technology. 1. 20 Predictions for the Next 25 Years From The Guardian (UK) we get 20 telling predictions of what will happen in the next 25 years, both the good and the bad. Predictions include politics, energy, gaming, nature, transport and more. 2. Create a PDF Resume from LinkedIn Need to make a resume? Why not utilize a new service from LinkedIn that allows you to use your profile to create a quick and easy resume and avoid all that tedious formatting. This one of many new features being rolled out by LinkedIn, who are making the most of their business social network. 3. 10 TED Talks for Entrepreneurs Need some inspiration for your next startup? Check out this compilation of 10 TED Talks focused on entrepreneurship, including talks from Seth Godin, Derek Sivers, and Gary Vaynerchuk. 4. Ten Questions For Game Changers A preview from the new book Practically Radical, we see ten questions that anyone who wants to be a game changer must be able to answer. Questions include being able to identify opportunities and assessing your customer loyalty. 5. Vimeo Video School Interested in learning how to create videos? Vimeo has launched a Video School through their website that teaches you everything you need to
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