Knowledge vs. Applied Skills: Can’t Have One Without the Other

Asians are better at math due to their language and because they live in rice paddies. But don’t just take my word for it, take Malcolm Gladwell’s. That’s one of his assertions in “Outliers: The Story of Success.” I’ve written before about that book and I found myself thinking about it again the other day while … Read more

#Meme15 – Why The Twitter?

It’s the middle of the month and that means it is time for another #Meme15 assignment, the brainchild of Jason Strate (blog | @stratesql). This month we are going to talk about Twitter. Specifically with regards to the following two questions: Why should average Jane or Joe professional consider using Twitter? – and- What benefit have you … Read more