Ed. Note: People who understand and use social media know Chris Brogan. He has more followers and readers than just about anyone who writes about social media. There are but a handful of blogs that I read every day: Seth Godin, Scott Adams, Mark Cuban and now Chris’ blog about community and social media. If you want to understand and learn about social media, put Chris Brogan on your short list. From time to time, Chris shares his platform/soapbox with others who he believes can bring something different, maybe with a different slant, to his readers. Since I am expert on “different,” I am today’s guest writer over at his blog today. It’s an honor.

To all you Chris Brogan readers, thanks for jumping over. I thought it might be helpful if I selected some “typical” posts for you to quickly review, I’m hoping you return and even better, sign up for the RSS feed.

To introduce myself, I am a baby boomer who has been involved in startups from the pointy end of the stick since 1982. I started this blog a couple of years back, mostly to learn about new media but also to communicate in a different way to different audiences. Browse around at your convenience. And thanks Chris. You the man.

Scott Drill Playing Poker Against Bill Gates. Scott and I started our first company together. Before that, he played poker against Bill Gates at Harvard. I interviewed him.

I Work in a Small Company, Do I Have to Take Out the Trash. Someone actually asked me this. Short answer: Yes.

Gotta Love It: The Arrogance of Performers. My head of IT is in his mid-twenties.

Things Your Dad Shoulda Told You NOT to do at the Office. As parents, sometimes we forget to tell our kids the most basic of things, thinking that they know it already. This catches me up.

10 Things Not to do in the Job Interview. Hey, I am in the employment media business, so some more advice about this topic.

Calendars, Watches and the Artillery. Just be fast. And keep your head down.

Five Resolutions for Your Parents or Mom I am an Adult Now. I can say stuff to your parents that you can’t.

100 Attributes of People Who Start Companies. For 25 years plus, I have picked up a few things about starting companies. Here are a few of them.

10 Ways too Make People Like You. Just some simple advice for those who need it.

Taylor Swift’s Best Line of the Night. The 17-year old had the best line of the night at the music award show.

Hope Springs a Kernel. I love malaprops.

Asking for the Order. Some simple sales advice.

Pump Me Up: A Job Seeker. Just trying to help.

At My High School Reunion, Wife Swapping and Winnebagos. Even now, this post is high up on the google search for wife swapping. Still funny.

Oh These Glamourous Business Trips. My trip from hell.

James Michener, Turning 40 and How it Applies to Your Career Path. Don’t worry so much, yet.

How to Create or Fix a Company Culture. This is a skill developed after some experience.

Get a Job Before Your Other Job Starts. Humility is important.

Mulligans, Do-Overs and Tivo. We all need mulligans from time to time.

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again. If you have read this far, sign up for the RSS feed, then email me at gl@linkup.com and I will send you a free pdf ($10 value) of Dig Your Job.