Joel Patrick

Are you good because you act that way or do you act that way because you are good?

There are a lot of interesting things on del.icio.us today about appearances and trust. Basically to get dugg[ed] or delicioused, you create a list of dos, don't or other key factors. This one about resumés is a good example. It is good advice, but I am not sure you are in the resumé game if you need it. More from Forbes about "how to get people to trust you". There is a lot in the article about what people do to increase trust, but at the end the author reveals that being trustworthy is what is needed. On the collaboration front, I wonder how many people are tapping into the NotesMesh.

Turning towards Fall

As I think back to the fun and joys of Fall semester at CICS, there are a couple of recent articles that catch my eye. One is about Google page rank. This is a really nice piece about how page rank basically works. Why is page rank really important? Well one of my friends and unpaying custoemrs has a lovely old hotel in France. He complains to me that he "used to get a ton of reservations" from his web site and now no one comes. One of the things I have to do is look at referencing on this site and maybe even use Google's swell analytical tools. These could be handy if you are trying to communicate more effectively with the web (or get the points for site rank for the blog assignment).

For dear Jonesy, you might want to put these on your bedside table.