Facebook Groups is quite simply: Facebook The Way It Should Be. Last Wednesday Facebook introduced a revamped version of their "groups" feature. If you are 100% new to groups take a look at the crazy short video below (it's only 2 minutes!). After that, and to really get you rolling in style we created a list of the top 10 tips to keep in mind so you can manage the new Facebook feature like a pro:

The easiest test to determine how happy you are with your chosen line of work (be it corporate employee or serial entrepreneur) is to judge your mood on Monday morning. Are you amped, hungry, and ready to attack the climb of the week in front of you with 100%? If so, congratulations! If not, maybe it’s time to change your life.

A humorous post over at lettersofnote.com reveals at least one employee’s ( John Lasseter ) philosophy of Pixar, namely:  Pixar films don’t get finished, they just get released.  Similar to the ‘software’ approach, the idea here is to ‘release’ early, spot issues quickly, and fine tune often. Pixar may not have this luxury, but (depending on your situatiuon) you might. I found myself referencing this post during two conversations with other...

Nearly 3 months ago I was the casualty of a haphazard layoff.  It was my second layoff in two years. In the past I have seen other bloggers leave detailed sob stories with waves of moral support (via comments) to follow.  I had a different agenda.  Instead of write about the amazing things I was going to do… I put my nose to the grindstone, took action, persevered, and now that I am finally settled into my new life I wanted to share exactly where I am, how I got there,...

One of the least expected, but most insightful moments at SXSW occurred when I stumbled across a massive spread of Legos at the far end of the convention center.  The assortment offered nearly infinite possibilities, but there was one problem… no one was building anything.  I sat and watched for several minutes (the talk I was scheduled to attend was over capacity and not letting anyone else in) then decided to take action. Finished, or even partially complete creations...