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The Nine Biggest Myths of the Workplace, by Penelope Trunk

An excellent summation by Guy Kawasaki that I fully attest to.

1. You’ll be happier if you have a job you like.
2. Job-hopping will hurt you.
3. The glass ceiling still exists.
4. Office politics is about backstabbing.
5. Do good work, and you’ll do fine.
6. You need a good resume.
7. People with good networks are good at networking.
8. Work hard and good things will come.
9. Create the shiny brand of you!

Read them all in detail after the jump (below).

Re: Apple’s Leaked False Memo

In case any of you missed it, Engadget released a *falsified* internally distributed Apple memo detailing a delay in the (eagerly awaited) iPhone and Mac OS X Leopard. Today they printed a play-by-play explanation of their actions.

Of course this sent immediate shockwaves through the rumor-ridden Mac community, but more importantly the trading community: AAPL stock plunged $2 after the 11:49 am posting, but stabilized after 20 minutes closing the day with a negligible price drop. The estimated loss to Apple, though, was a $4 billion dollar market cap in six minutes. (Billion… with a "B".)

Some say Engadget is at fault, but I say: Let’s get real about blog publishing; it’s unvetted.

The business sector should remind itself that this is the blogosphere and NOT print media. Although information flows fast and furious, it is not impeccably vetted. Hopefully, examples like this will bode well for print media’s future, because that is where they truly shine.

Traders who utilize this kind of
late-breaking information are in the high-risk, high-stakes game. This
is the price one pays for depending on sometimes undependable
information. Although this is the new world we’re living in, everyone
will have to adjust.

The business and public sector will continue to be reminded of this through similar events. The blogosphere is still going through its growth pains. There is room for both media types, and they’ll have to form their boundaries through incidents like this.

Besides, with trading: You win some, You
lose some. Consider this a 21st century growth pains learning lesson
and move on. I’m confidant those traders will make up for it another day.

Sony’s Spiderman 3 NYC Display

The movie was well worth seeing. It doesn’t have the strongest plot line, but as Rolling Stone magazine said: You won’t care!

Meteorologist: A Simple Weather Program for the Menu Bar

Meteorologist is a great little app I discovered that is highly worth the download.

It’s fully customizable to your city, starting with a concise menubar icon and temp (or just temp) with options for a dropdown of up to 9 days. Data is retrieved from Weather.com.

Note: You must download the patch as well to add a city (it’s a pain without it.)

Stainless Steel Tree Sculptures on Display in Madison Square Park

These incredibly realistic structures by Roxy Paine are 40-foot-tall! Learn more here.
(click on image to view full size.)

North Pole Sunset

Click on image to see full size. (thanks Anuradha)

Pew Web 2.0 Internet Usage Survey

The Pew Internet & American Life Project just released the findings
of a survey of 4,000 U.S. adults that segments users into a
range of groups based on usage of and attitudes toward the Internet and
mobile phones. The report is provocative and surprising, but long; so
here’s the summary:

• Elite users (31 percent)
• Middle-Of-The-Road users (20 percent)
• Those with few "tech assets" and limited use of technology (a whopping 49 percent)

More descriptions of the various sub-segments after the jump. (thx)

Jewel In The Jungle is Officially Selected!

The Rural Route Film Festival, July 20-22 in New York City. More details to follow.

TED Talks: Chris Anderson and Majora Carter

Two memorable and extremely inspiring speakers:

Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, describes the "Long Tail" economics currently affecting emerging businesses on the Web.

Majora Carter, a MacArthur Award winning recipient, has proven to be an unstoppable force in revitalizing parts of the South Bronx with her "Green The Ghetto" campaign.