HellaFrank

A few weeks ago, one of my professors was promoting a class he taught called “Power and Politics.” No, this is not a political science class, it’s a business class. Yeah, THAT kind of power and politics.

I never want to work for a company where the curriculum of that class is relevant. In fact, if you have to spend time at your company thinking about and contemplating the curriculum from this class, you’re probably not at a great company. Just look at how politics beleaguers our own congressional system. It’s no different at a company.

Personally, I think great work, innovative thinking, collaborative tendencies and a “whatever it takes” demeanor should be the only “political platforms” necessary to go up the elevator of success (it’s faster than the ladder).

When we used to write emails (and now that I think about it, when we currently write emails) we generally do not embed the URL of links that we want to share.

What I mean by embed is this, as opposed to this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperlink

And I think it’s time that this becomes a part of the fabric of Twitter. With so few characters and concise posts that may want to link multiple places, sometimes even a bit.ly or two is way too much.

Maybe I’m missing something though, are there link-spam issues? Is there a compatibility problem with third-party apps?

Either way, I’m sure it can and will be done.

Today, in the first meeting of my Entertainment & Media Industries course, my professor asked, who are the new media moguls?

As we know, the old media moguls are on their way out.

I say it’s no longer the guys who run publications or have the money to buy them, it’s the people that develop and create the hardware and software that will change media. They know the future, they have the vision, they will shape the industry.

Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Eric Schmidt, etc…

But this time, they speak with their products and actions, not necessarily their words. Talk is cheap and people are starting to get that now, more than ever.

If Twitter has taught me anything over the past couple of years, it’s that most things can be said in 140 characters. And if they can’t, they can be said in just a little more than that (like, 140 words). It’s a great exercise in brevity.

So, HellaFrank is back, and this time, it’s to complete un-Twitterable thoughts and ideas that just don’t fit into 140 characters.

HellaFrank blogposts will be short and to the point. Much like this post.

I’m really excited about this resurrection of HellaFrank, and being in business school has given me endless things to think and write about. I hope you get as much out of it as I do.