As we've conducted research for a little project that we're not quite yet ready to officially announce (still working out a few minor tweaks), we have been simply amazed by the number of career and leadership blogs we've stumbled upon that have been abandoned by their authors.   What happened to that can-do spirit?  That good old American sticktoitiveness? Fortunately, we still have great bloggers like Penelope Trunk , http://ww

In checking out the job search landscape on YouTube, we came across this amusing series of videos by jorgy81,  a 26-year-old Kentuckian who is looking for work.   He asks viewers for advice, such as whether he should button "one button, two buttons, or no buttons" on his suit jacket.   In this video, jorgy81 shares his thoughts driving home after his first job interview.   Among his insights:  "What can I say?  Dressing nice works." Unfortunately for jorgy81, he's no

The new issue of Presstime, the publication of the Newspaper Association of America, has a great interview with Susan C. Lavington, the senior vice president of marketing for the nation's largest newspaper, USA Today. Lavington talks about winning her dream job and offers some useful advice.

Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio have a new Girl's Guide book coming out in January -- The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career Into Gear.   Among their pearls of wisdom, they advise female jobseekers to "sell yourself, but don't be annoying."

Slow Leadership has an interesting post today about what it calls "Ya-Ya Management," a term for crack-the-whip business cultures run on fear.

Yes and no, according to this video from best-selling author Keith Ferrazzi, who Forbes magazine has called one of the world's most "connected" individuals.

Media Orchard offers this list to help people get their creative juices flowing again.

George, Gautam, Tiffany and Heather are among those who've beaten us to the punch in announcing the Career 100 -- so I guess our little secret is out.

From Reuters:

LinkedIn, an Internet social network for professionals, will open up its service on Monday to outside software developers, starting with BusinessWeek magazine, to transform itself from an online contacts and referral database into an indispensable daily tool f

Since we have been in the process of raising capital for RiseSmart, I could identify with this post from Toby Dayton at Diggings:

Edgeio announced late last week that it was ceasing operations and looking to liquidate its assets.