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No, I wasn't Linkedin's lover - and Linkedin wasn't mine. But, when someone asked me whether I'd started having withdrawal symptoms from not going to Linkedin.com for the past couple of days, it reminded me of this wonderful little book called "How To Survive The Loss Of A Love" (by Peter McWilliams, Harold H. Bloomfield, and Melba Colgrove http://www.amazon.com/Survive-Loss-Love-Peter-McWilliams/dp/0931580439): Here's an excerpt to see if you can relate: LIMBO LOSSES (Is it on? Is it off? Is… Continue

Are there any members here who've set up, participated in, or are fans of Moot Courts? I'm considering an exercise in a Virtual Moot Court - perhaps with the subject of trademarks, copyrights, social media practices, procedures, precedents, and policies -- Keep STRONG! Vincent Wright VincentWright.com (My Profile) MyLinkingPowerForum.com (Ning (2,600 members)) MyLinkedinPowerForum.com (Yahoo (8,800 members)) MyLinkedinPowerForum.net (Facebook (1,500 members))

I could give countless anecdotal examples but, this is an intentionally brief message to you today: If you love your idea(s), get the money to make your idea a reality - FIRST!! WARNING: If you don't get the money first, your idea is going to die. If you don't get the money first, if you think your idea has a divine right to exist just because it's a great idea, you're doing a disservice to your idea, your self, and those whom your idea could help. Get the money, FIRST!! -- Keep STRONG! Vince… Continue

A well-respected blogger highlight an EXTREMELY important point about Linkedin Corporation mislabeling member account as paid or premium accounts. For a graphical illustration of his point, visit his blog at: http://stormcoffee.blogspot.com/2008/... Here are a couple of my own observations: 1. If you analyze the URL associated with the Premium Account icon, it says what the intention of that icon is right in the URL "Subscription Icon Upsell": https://www.linkedin.com/secure/subsc... Indeed, t… Continue

Imagine a guest in your home whom you’ve made every effort to be courteous and respectful to - watching your every move – with jaundiced eyes - for 3 years. Imagine that in the last year the guest continued to stay in your home but stopped communicating with you – though there is much, much, much to communicate about. Even if the guest in your home doesn’t think you, as host, are worthy of a conversation, such a silent guest can make your own home seem inhospitable to you, the owner. Imagine h… Continue