Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero - Latest Comments

Re: Sissy words and painful mirrors

Lisa Gibbens — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:47:50 -0000

My missing word? "Problems". I work in government, and we never have problems any more... only "challenges". Perhaps this is why we have trouble finding solutions? ;-p

Re: New media has gotten marketing confused

thomasjacob — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:22:10 -0000

Really decent piece of blog and informative post, this post is helpful for newbies like me who are new to this internet world. thanks for sharing.

Re: Advanced Social Media Course is Live!

cspenn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:12:21 -0000

It's a blend of pre-recorded lectures and live labs/discussions!

Re: Advanced Social Media Course is Live!

jennselke — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:06:21 -0000

What a well organized class! I am very interested in seeing the online learning technology to deliver it. Will it be synchronous or asynchronous learning? I am sure it will be top notch if you are involved. Almost wish I could take it as I am interested in how adults learn online. Plus - I ALWASY learn so much from you and CC!

Re: New media has gotten marketing confused

Online Recruitment — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:07:38 -0000

Those who follow what "marketing" really means, will be successful in no time, sadly though, most people conceive marketing as a form of money making and have continuously spam the internet giving birth to blackhats and hacking.

Re: Advanced Social Media Course is Live!

jasonbaer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:35:52 -0000

Nice job Chris. Love the curriculum, and the lab component is critical. You have to do to learn in this environment.

Re: Advanced Social Media Course is Live!

AmberWhitener — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:45:36 -0000

I love this list Christopher! However, I tried to click on the link that said "follow me" and it didn't lead me to your profile. It just sent me to twitter.com. No worries, I'm sure I'll find you. I just thought you'd like to know. :) Have a fabulous day!

Re: Advanced Social Media Course is Live!

cspenn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:50:57 -0000

This course can be standalone; you don't need to be enrolled full time at USF to take it. Course cost is dependent on any financial aid you receive.

Re: Advanced Social Media Course is Live!

Name — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:30:08 -0000

Do you have to apply to USF to just take this one course? How much is the course by itself?

Re: Advanced Social Media Course is Live!

cspenn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:03:11 -0000

Sure is!

Re: Advanced Social Media Course is Live!

homebiss — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:57:38 -0000

Sounds great, giving us another good alternative to ISMA's Certificate of Social Media Specialist program. Is it conducted online?

Re: Advanced Social Media Course is Live!

cc_chapman — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:22:44 -0000

Thanks again for asking me to take part in this. Now that I've got the whole course here and had a chance to look at it I'm even more psyched to be part of it because I'm proud of how it turned out.

Re: Sissy words and painful mirrors

TeresaBasich — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:32:09 -0000

The best thing about this post? New perspective. We get stuck in ruts of self identification and you just offered readers a chance to break out of the rut and look at themselves, their actions, goals and current ideals in a different way. It definitely has me thinking.

Thank you for this. :)

Re: How to avoid missing the best days of your life, part 2

twitter-14172620 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:24:30 -0000

Chris,
I like that you write your insights in a way that is easy to execute for mere mortals.

Re: What Seinfeld can teach you about social media

Thomas Hertkorn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:21:04 -0000

Great post. I love it, thanks for letting us know how to getting more real!

Re: Heroism as the antidote to evil

danieljohnsonjr — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:55:01 -0000

Someone needs to stand in the gap, stand up for what is right. It has to start with understanding who we are at the core - what you said: what do we stand for, what do we stand against. This echoes much of what you talk about over here. We need heroes, even reluctant ones.

Re: Heroism as the antidote to evil

mmcallen — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:08:44 -0000

Thanks for this post Chris very interesting and frankly makes me sick. This High School is located in one of the most dangerous parts of California called Richmond and is not in San Francisco. Though it is close to San Quinton Prison.

Some quick stats pulled from Wikipedia----

Richmond is now the third most dangerous in California behind Compton and Oakland and 11th most dangerous nationally according to the Morgan Quitno rankings. For every 100,000 people there were 38.3 murders, 50.4 rapes, 485.8 robberies, 512 assaults, 1110.7 burglaries, 3497.4 counts of larceny and 2471.4 thefts of vehicles. Richmond had 42 murders in 2006; and the city experienced a record of 62 homicides in 1991. It has gotten worse in the past few years.

We need more acting heroes here in Oakland and Richmond.

m

Re: Heroism as the antidote to evil

joemueller — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:33:56 -0000

Christopher,
Thanks for adding the link on the TED talk. As I watched it and read your post, another important concept came to mind: Don't confuse "hero" with "martyr." Many times people go into situations intending to be the hero. The ego and romance of the situation can lead them to end up being a martyr. This reminds me of the movie, "Braveheart." William Wallace wanted to return to Scotland to farm and raise a family, but he followed his heart to be a hero and lead others to freedom. He lost his life in the struggle.
"Should I expose corruption in my work place, get fired, and lose my health insurance for my family?" That's a question from someone going down the martyr path.
"How can I expose the corruption in my work place, not get fired, and keep my health insurance for my family?" That's a question from someone on the path to being a hero.

Re: How to avoid missing the best days of your life, part 2

twitter-12877282 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:31:00 -0000

Good tips on photography and that is a nice picture of Hopkinton State Park.

Re: How to avoid missing the best days of your life, part 2

ChristinaOlson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:48:11 -0000

I publicly committed to a project on my blog for just this purpose. Every Sunday, I post "Three Pretty Things" -- moments from my week, captured on my iPhone, that made me stop and enjoy the moment. Thank you for the reminder that we need to be constantly vigilant for these precious seconds if we ever hope to experience them.

Re: New media has gotten marketing confused

English Dubbed Anime — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:24:00 -0000

@ Bob Richards: People make good money from blogging. The more blogs you have, the more niches you cover, the more money piles on. All with very little effort.

Re: How to avoid missing the best days of your life, part 1

kathleenjaffe — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:08:44 -0000

Thanks for sharing that Washington Post article. Damn, but that makes me sad. We get so caught up in life that we forget to *live* it.

Re: The Right Hand Blade of Doom For Marketing

business — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:53:05 -0000

Usually, the older generation tends to look at the younger generations and decide that the society as they know it cannot continue to exist because of the lifestyles and attitudes which they see manifested every day.

Re: Why does Coca-Cola screw over schools in My Coke Rewards?

Vivian Broadfoot — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:09:23 -0000

You compared for the school so how does Coke points compare to real dollars on the consumer point system . Does it stink more or less that the school system. Ironically I just got out school registered.

Re: The awakening of superhero powers and the salvation of conferences

Lisa Gibbens — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:17:56 -0000

Wonderful metaphor, Chris. To stretch it a little farther, try singing in a mass choir. Every year I go to Handel's singalong Messiah at Massey Hall. Being one of 2,000+ voices singing in four part harmony is ... pure joy.

It's not just being a part of a larger whole, but it's knowing that this is something you simply cannot achieve alone. The human voice can only sing one note at a time. It takes a group to make harmony.

It's a nice metaphor for teamwork, and some of the good stuff happening with open source and the spirit of the Internet. N'est-ce pas?