Clinton Skakun

First of all:

I hope everyone had a great New Years. ‘09 is finally here and we can start living up to those resolutions we made. Hopefully the “I’ll never drink again” one wasn’t one you decided to make after waking up on New years day..:D Anyways it’s going to be a great year and I have a tone of plans.

NOW Back on topic!

In the world of social media, it’s easy to see a person as just another profile. All you have to do is add them or wait for a reply…YAY 1 up. AND the more friends you have the more important you look, right? And the more “thx 4 da add” comments you have the better you feel, sorta…

The truth is, if you haven’t been using social media to build relationships(or keep in touch) you might be wasting your time. Blade II release

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Social media is changing. ‘09 is about going back to the basics. Yeah 2,000 friends on your band page might look impressive but they’re all going to become useless unless you start making an effort.

Building relationships is important, especially in times like these, and it’s something that cheap friendship can’t really give.

You can easily become numbed Road House

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by Social Media. It’s not like there’s a REAL person at the other end of the rope. It’s not like these people really are interested in YOU…

Does their cheap form of friendship show through? What do their actions say? Even more important, what do your actions say?

We’re all like starving kids from a 3rd world country, waiting for a piece of bread. And the person who reaches out is the one we show our loyalty to.
In a sense we’re starving(in the social media world) for some type of personality. For any signs that there’s a human behind that avatar.

People aren’t hard to get along with. It’s kind of like magic(well more like common sense). Show that you’re a human, and people will appreciate it. buy Little Nicky

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They’ll be like, “Wow, this person is actually making a personal effort! In my part.” Now days that makes all the difference.

So lets start being a little more careful who we call our friends.

This last part involves a little effort(ouch). It’s also extremely simple: The people who you can call a friend should be in your friends list. People who you don’t know, or just see you as a one up, shouldn’t be in your friends list. These people don’t care about you and haven’t taken the time to either.

Make a effort toward the person. Don’t make hasty judgments. Accept a person for being different. Take the initiative before deciding to remove them from your friends, or follows, etc.

I hope this of some help.

Just recently I read a post at the Personal Branding Blog. They had an interview of two young entrepreneurs, Mark Bao

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and Jessica Mah. I thought this was pretty cool.

These two young entrepreneurs don’t use their age as an excuse. They’ve decided to take life by the horns a go big instead of going along with the crowed. Anyone who sees this has to admire the mind set of these two outstanding teens.

People like Mark and Jessica motivate me to action. It’s a reminder that young people can do just as well as adults when it comes to the business world. Instead of finding excuses, the younger generation should recognize the advantages they have. No wife, no kids, no real debt, a fresh start to everything. Starting young is the best time as any to start a career. If you don’t think so better take note of the y-generation.

I’ve also decided to handle things differently. Instead of using school as an excuse I’ve decided to manage it. The reality of knowing that, in ten years, I could be way busier, with family, is something that gives me energy to continue on now. If I keep at it, within ten years, I can accomplish more than I ever thought possible. And that alone is worth a try.

Some of us can sit back and say, “I don’t need the money” or “I’m comfortable”. Thing is, you’re not the only one who needs you to be successful. Think of all the starving people in this world, think of your family, think of the people around you. You may not need to reach your full potential but your life and the lives of others will benefit greatly if you decide to go big. Think about it.

Mark Bao is 16-years-old and is the President and CEO of Avecore .

Jessica

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, 18-years-old, codes for and is the co-founder of internshipIN.com

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You can also take a look at their their blogs(I’m subscribed to both): The Mark Bao Weblog, Jessica Mah Meets Word

I’d greatly appreciate it if you decided to pass this along:)

-Clinton

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Coding or designing computer software can be a grueling task. Especially if you’re coding for your self. Sometimes you’re unsure if the long hours you’ve put in are actually paying off.

I’ve spent a lot of time working on my own projects. Lot’s of the code I’ve written has never seen the light of day, but that’s fine because now I know what I’ve wrong. Follow these a avoid some of the mistakes that beginner coders and designers make.

1. Have a plan. Simple and obvious. A big mistake is to run with only part of an idea.

2. Motivate Yourself, set a Goal.

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The best way to stay motivated is to have a goal attached. Where do you want this project to be in one month from now. What you goal? One you have a goal, work toward it.

3. Regulate Progress, Get Stuff Done.

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Be proactive with your work. If the project is just sitting it’s going to become stale and you’re going to give up or become uninterested. Make sure your project is moving. Remember, you’re either moving backward or forward. Move forward.

4. Don’t be a perfectionist. Don’t try to fix every single defect bad practice in the first release. I wasted a lot of time on one of my social network apps trying to make it look and perform perfectly. The problem is, that revision of the app never got released. Why? Because I spent to much time on the little things. There’s an old programmer’s saying, “If at first you don’t succeed call it version 1…”. Don’t be picky. Getting the product out to the people shouldn’t be prolonged because of a few minor imperfections.

5. Be “lazy”.

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What I mean is, write as little code as possible and keep it DRY(Don’t repeat yourself).

6. Put functionality before design. Flashy buttons and nice colors are useless unless the functionality is there. How well it achieves it’s intended use is most important.

7. “Salvage something from every set back.” – David Schwartz Twilight movie . Don’t give up because you accidentally lost a 3000 line source file. Don’t trash your idea because your friend told you it’s a bad idea. Learn from your mistakes, understand what went wrong. Get feed back. Write things down. But NEVER give up. You’re the developer, make it work. Be persistent. If your software sucks, it’s ok, at least you didn’t give up. Coding is hard work, so acquire perseverance.

I just logged into Wordpress today, forgot that 2.7 was released. It looks awesome. It’s simpler IMO. Love it!

-Clinton

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