Independent Thinking Blog

Daria Steigman

Are Lists the Future of Search?

My mouse was driving me crazy. I changed the battery, cleaned the bottom, and even tested multiple mouse pads -- and it was still sluggish with periods of just not working at all. So I wised up, went online, and purchased a new mouse from Amazon. Amazon makes it easy...

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How Long is this Blog Post?

Word counters can be very helpful. They're useful for: keeping post meta descriptions under 156 characters tweaking an online application so your bio fits in the allocated space checking that tweets + links stay under 140 characters ensuring that your LinkedIn invites...

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Who Controls The Conversation?

There's been an ongoing discussion in one of my private Facebook groups around who should speak for your organization. Public relations? Social media? Customer service? Someone else? The discussion isn't about the formal reporting chain -- identifying the spokesperson...

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Six for 2016

It's a new year (happy new year!), and I'm not going to start by talking about trends. Instead, I'm going to talk about goals and expectations. This isn't about deep thoughts -- or trite inspirational quotes. I'm not a maker of new year's resolutions. That said, a...

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Happy 2016

It's 2016. Happy new year!   Wow -- even with that extra second, 2015 went by very fast. Good thing we have an extra day this year to get things done. I could tell you I spent my in-between weeks making business plans and checking them twice. But I mostly enjoyed...

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