https://disqus.com/by/pinglaura/enMon, 04 May 2009 23:45:38 -0000http://www.scripting.com/stories/2009/05/03/newIphone.html#comment-9003073<p>Damn, I logged into disqus and lost my comment....</p><p>iPod function will work for me on my 3G while I do other things, like check email. The music keeps playing when I click the "home" button. Is this a firmware thing? Are you running the latest? You should be able to check email while listening to your iPod. Pandora etc. are another matter -- seems like iPod and email (and calendar?) seem to be the only apps w bg operation.</p>LauraMon, 04 May 2009 23:45:38 -0000http://learntoduck.com/micah/personal-branding/#comment-3705414<p>Here's a perspective:</p><p>"The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life" by Erving Goffman opens with an illustration why everybody is consciously or subconsciously adjusting their presentation to others, based upon context. It's the one book I saved from psych 101. I'll type in a paragraph:</p><p>"When an individual enters the presence of others, they commonly seek to acquire information about him or to bring into play information about him already possessed. They will be interested in his general socio-economic status, his conception of self, his attitude toward them, his competence, his trustworthiness, etc. Although some of this information seems to be sought almost as an end in itself, there are usually quite practical reasons for acquiring it. Information about the individual helps to define the situation, enabling others to know in advance what he will expect of them and what they may expect of him. Informed in these ways, the others will know how best to act in order to call forth a desired response from him."</p><p>Malcolm Gladwell in Blink points out how we can do all these things in an instant. And even if we ignore that person, we are behaving in a way to elicit a desired response (don't bother me, ignorable person you).</p><p>Is everybody "branding"? Or is it just life? When I lived in New York, for example, I walked fast, avoided eye contact, always moved with purpose, etc. This generated the desired response from others, which was to leave me alone -- very important on the streets. When I'm working out, I wear sweats, but when I go to the office or meet with clients, I dress professionally. They're all "me" but all convey very different impressions. In the business context, I would call this "branding" but it's not something so different from the rest of life, just an area that can have profound effects financially and in career.</p>LauraWed, 12 Nov 2008 12:22:05 -0000