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Whether it’s the thousands who follow my Child Abuse Survivor site on Twitter and Facebook, or just my cousins and I chatting about sports on my sports page, I’m getting something out of the effort by simply connecting with people who I might not otherwise have the chance to, and it’s those connections that make the effort worthwhile, even if I don’t have a million page views.

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Linked – FTC sues IoT manufacturer for failure to secure devices from cyberattacks!

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“This lawsuit was the FTC’s stern message to other IoT manufacturers, and surely we will see more such lawsuits!” There’s no question the FTC is paying attention to Internet of Things devices that claim to keep customer data secure, but actually don’t. The costs of being targeted by the FTC may put some of these…

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Linked: Writing a thank-you note is more powerful than you think

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It’s not just a nice thing to do, it actually improves your own mood to show gratitude, and people receiving one do not feel as awkward about getting them as most of us think they will. Not surprisingly, the letter writers felt more positive afterward. However, they overestimated how awkward the recipients would feel receiving…

Linked – Dear Bad Marketers – Stop It
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Linked – Dear Bad Marketers – Stop It

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Pretty much going to agree with everything Chris Brogan says here, because even on my little corner of the web, I get these emails. Just the other day I got one. This person literally sent a link to a post I wrote 13 years ago about downloading the first service pack for Office 2003 or…

Linked – Law Firms Versus Corporations: What Counts As Work
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Linked – Law Firms Versus Corporations: What Counts As Work

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I enjoyed this look at how differently “work” is defined inside and outside of law firms, but I also suspect it raises much more troubling points too – “Perhaps law firms are too stingy characterizing things as work. Maybe tending to the career development of folks around you is worth doing. Maybe business development efforts…

Linked: What Medieval People Got Right About Learning
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Linked: What Medieval People Got Right About Learning

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

Scott lays out a good argument for the apprenticeship system, something I’ve seen quite a few people across many fields making a case for. “Apprenticeships were, for a long time, the dominant way of learning professional skills. A master agrees to show you how to perform a useful skill. In exchange, he got a bunch…

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