Life In The Weeds

Top Ten Overused Buzzword's on LinkedIn

I am a LinkedIn user.  I like it and think it is a valuable tool.  

Heading into 2011, the LinkedIn Analytics Team decided to take a crack at finding the most clichéd and overused phrases for the past year by trolling through over 85 million LinkedIn profiles.

Here they are:

Take a look at your profile.  Are you using using any of these to describe yourself?  How many? One...ten?

mj

This Winter, Make it a Full Cord

It's getting cold outside, and as such, many folks will be turning to their fireplaces for some extra warmth...there is really nothing quite like a roaring fire during the cold days of winter.

I'm lucky enough to have lots of fallen trees off the back of my property, so purchasing wood is not part of my winter routine. However, many people need to purchase wood and get it delivered.  

I am going to go out on a limb and bet that most people really do not just how much wood they are buying.  They call up and ask for a cord of wood and find a pile in their driveway when they get home...seems right?

For the record, one cord of wood equals a volume 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet, or 128 cubic feet.  For a visual reference, imagine a 4-by-8-foot sheet of plywood on the ground, stacked with 4 feet high of wood. 

A filled half-ton pickup is not a cord of wood.

mj

Mel Gibson...this is horrible!

Holy crap...this 8:00 audio rant is just awful.  I mean really awful.

For anyone who thought Mel's DUI/racist explosion four years ago was just a momentary lapse of reason, you are sadly mistaken.  Mel is in need of therapy and heavy medication...and from the panting that goes on during the phone call, it sounds like a daily trip to the gym might also be in order.

This guy was arguably the hottest actor in Hollywood...Braveheart, Lethal Weapon, Patriot Games, etc.  Even after his arrest, he certainly was a big-time box office draw...but now?

Taken a listen to this.  WARNING - this rant is very offensive!

mj

Shortcuts

Did you take any shortcuts in the last year(s) that actually paid off in some meaningful and longlasting way? Or, did the shortcuts backfire or fall short or just waste time and money?

O.D.O.o.O.D.B. 

Reply All

As the new self-appointed ruler of the electronic communication universe, I hereby outlaw the use of "Reply All", when there is more than two recipients. 

The use of Reply All has wasted more time than all the speeches made by politicians times 10. Don't you hate it? Don't you think a little less of people that use it ... especially when they send a note to 50 people to say, "Thanks" or "Okay". 

Really, shouldn't every software program include a popup window that says, "STOP - your about to look like an idiot to your co-workers & friends",  every time Reply All is clicked.

So, it's settled, no more Reply All.

On a serious note, I was told by an email efficiency expert that the best way to get less email (from co-workers and friends) is to send less emails yourself, and CC as few people as possible. He noted that if you send one email with a CC to 3 people, it is the equivalent of sending 4 separate emails because each person is likely to reply.  

O.D.O.o.O.D.B.