It will be interesting to see how many CEO bloggers (and corporate blogs) step up to the plate and talk about lay-offs and downsizing. Here's an Oct. 15, 2008 post by Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk which does just that, although in a bit of corporate-speak: "There will also be some headcount reduction due to consolidation of operations." 

The NYTimes makes the point yesterday that this is particularly effective when it is done on the offensive: In Era of Blog Sniping, Companies Shoot First. I hope PR companies are writing proactive CEO blogging into their crisis…

As a young child, I remember waking up on Wednesday Nov. 9, 1960, elated to learn that John F. Kennedy had been elected President. This is the most exciting and historic post-election day since then. Simon Hoggart, a British journalist and good friend, emailed this morning to say it more eloquently. I am at a loss for words.

"What a joy and what a relief! Of course it could go terribly wrong, but right now it is a fabulous day for America, for the world, and for the world's view of America. Welcome back to the shining city…

If you have a friend or close family member (as I do) with Diabetes Type 1 you know how important it is to fund research for a cure, as well as better tools for management. Well here's a little thing you can do. Click the badge below and sign a petition asking Google to create a special doodle for the second annual World Diabetes Day on Nov. 14, 2008.

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One of the key points that Norm and Bo make in their book, The Knack , is that you gotta know what your key number is: the number which tells you, in real time, how your business is doing. Not retrospectively by looking at last year's financials. But a number (or numbers) you can track by hand as you go along. Got me to thinking about some of the numbers that online marketers often use as a measure of "success": number of e-newsletter subscribers, number of blog readers via RSS, number of Twitter followers, Google ranking…