Archive for May, 2009

The Vacuous Influence of Tons of Twitter Followers

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Influence, Social Media | May 19, 2009 | Tags: hummingbird, twitter, twitter followers, twitterers | View Comments

Last night I was on a panel for the Davinci Institute’s Startup Junkie Underground event. Inevitably there was a question about how social networking appears to be a waste of time. It is; but only for newbies who haven’t been taught how to use the tools efficiently to get the most benefit out of them. ...Read more.

The Power of Purging

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Consumerism, Psychology | May 14, 2009 | Tags: cleaning out, spring, story of stuff, stuff | View Comments

‘Tis the season for spring cleaning. It’s a great time to reassess what matters and to purge the things that hold you back. Yesterday I killed the auto-renew on 15 domains I own but won’t be using and don’t think will have much value for others to buy. In the last 2 weeks I sold ...Read more.

How to Use Body Language to Influence Effectively

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Influence | May 7, 2009 | Tags: attraction, body, body language, communication, nonverbal communication, physiology, voice | View Comments

A UCLA study revealed that 93% of communication is non-verbal. Counter-intuitively, we spend much more time focused on the words we say than the ways we say them or on what our bodies are saying. Don’t be fooled – actions speak louder than words every time. Outside of body language, the truth is revealed in ...Read more.