Posts for Jason Alba al - buh


Continuing Education: Lynda.com

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
May 7, 2012 at 6:35 pm
I have an undergrad and MBA.  I’m glad I’m done with school since now I can study what I want.  Here’s a new “category” on this ... (more)

Behind the scenes on the LinkedIn iPad Application

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
May 4, 2012 at 9:59 pm
I just finished an awesome article about how the iPad app was developed for LinkedIn.  This was particular intriguing to me because we’re continually asked ... (more)

Winners, Losers, Acquisitions

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
April 23, 2012 at 5:53 pm
I’m really interested in user interface design.  I have no training in it, however, as the owner of JibberJobber I try to get people to become more engaged ... (more)

Who Wants to Be A Millionaire: My Favorite Moment (John Carpenter)

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
April 12, 2012 at 3:36 pm
I remember watching this with my wife… it was an exhillerating run watching John breeze through the questions… and he was the first I remember seeing ... (more)

Brilliant happiness: Caine’s Arcade

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
April 11, 2012 at 5:10 pm
There are a lot of things that are right with this video… from the dreams and passions of young Caine to his father creating and fostering that environment ... (more)

Serial Micro Entrepreneur

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
April 10, 2012 at 5:44 pm
I am working on 101 Alternatives to a Real Job and including another suggestion from my cousin Jordan.  Jordan is more entrepreneurial than I am.  He’s ... (more)

Seth Godin (The Dip) vs. Pinterest founder Ben Silbermann (stay with it)

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
April 9, 2012 at 11:36 am
I reviewed Seth Godin’s The Dip book a while back. One of the major messages is that if you are going down the wrong path, stop, turn around, and do something ... (more)

101 Alternatives to a Real Job, The Guinea Pig (me)

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
April 6, 2012 at 11:21 am
Did you know I’m writing a book titled 101 Alternatives to a Real Job?  One of the alternatives seems really easy and fun, and has potential to make good ... (more)

From Lendio to Inc to License123: Small Business Tools

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
March 29, 2012 at 3:56 pm
I’m on Lendio’s newsletter, and they sent me to this article on Inc.com: Need an Idea for a Killer New Business? Try This.  Great article that talks ... (more)

The Power of Words: How Are You Communicating?

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
March 23, 2012 at 8:26 pm
“I wrote the same, but with different words.” So powerful. It fits into my 2012 JibberJobber theme.   I don’t understand why this video ... (more)

Profound marriage quote on wives

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
March 7, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Read this today, love it: “…wives make us better than we are while never letting us believe we’re better than we are.” Source ... (more)

Social Media instead of Living Life

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
March 5, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Social media is… funny. I wrote two books on social media. I train people how to use (mostly) LinkedIn. I talk about how job seekers can use these tools, and I talk a lot ... (more)

A Google Ad I Just Can’t Wait To Click On :/

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
March 2, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Check out the ads I saw in my gmail just a minute ago… I wonder why I get non-english ads?  LOL ... (more)

Functional Design (from Sexy, Functional, Easy)

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
March 1, 2012 at 11:28 am
Today on my JibberJobber blog I wrote about three critical elements of good design: sexy, functional, easy. I’m sure many books have been written on each of these three things. I ... (more)

Why Write a Book?

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
February 28, 2012 at 11:49 am
I got an email from a friend this morning and she was talking about the books she has inside her that she has thought about writing.  She’s wording about the process: writing, ... (more)

Developing Mobile Apps: Need To Know

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
February 9, 2012 at 1:08 pm
I am regularly asked about developing web apps, like JibberJobber, or mobile apps (which I don’t have experience in, but am interested in). I found a really good post on ... (more)

Website Design: What’s Important in Design

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
February 3, 2012 at 10:37 am
I’m no design expert (you can see that from my sites), but I’ve recently been working with designers on major overhauls of my stuff.  Last night I was in meetings ... (more)

Reid Hoffman: Ten Entrepreneurship Rules for Building Massive Companies

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
February 1, 2012 at 8:31 pm
Brilliant post by Reid Hoffman.  Sounds like simple stuff, but I’ve read and reread and asked myself where I am at on each of these 10 points… Ten Entrepreneurship ... (more)

Brilliant “About Us” Page

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
January 19, 2012 at 11:30 am
Have you seen a really cool About Us page?  Something that is really about the company, and with personality? Look no further than GaryVee’s Vayner Media company’s ... (more)

Camille Carboneau Roberts on Screen Sharing Technology

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
January 18, 2012 at 4:06 pm
One of my favorite techie colleagues is Camille Carboneau Roberts, who specializes in in resumes (and especially federal resumes).  Camille always has great insight into techno-geek ... (more)

Speaking Testimonial: Not too shabby :)

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
January 17, 2012 at 2:15 pm
It took me three months to finally come to terms with the worst professional speaking engagement I’ve had of my life.  It was really, really bad. I blogged about it here. ... (more)

Tool: Video Converter

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
January 12, 2012 at 9:41 am
We have format issues with our stuff – usually audio and video. I asked a friend from my neighborhood what he uses to convert video and he said to use Convert Files. I’m ... (more)

I Got Cheap Insurance. Yup.

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
January 11, 2012 at 3:37 pm
When I got laid off (six years ago this week) I sat down with some trusted advisors and went over my expenses to see what we could cut.  When they saw my insurance costs (with ... (more)

James Altucher on Scarcity

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
December 27, 2011 at 8:03 am
Scarcity is what keeps up from giving, sharing, risking, being, achieving, doing, thinking. How we think about “things,” like time or money or _____, affects how we ... (more)

Accidental Entrepreneur: James Altucher (MUST READ)

From Jason Alba (al - buh)
December 26, 2011 at 12:53 pm
I have a new favorite blogger. I’ve ready James’ stuff before, and always liked it.  Now he’s a must read for me.  Here’s the latest I found from him, ... (more)