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Link Roundup 11/18/2013

November 18, 2013 by Steven Savage

Quartz looks at how antibiotic resistant infections can change things – and how we got here. Actually the history of it is even more fascinating, and I didn’t realize the role China played. Science geeks, med geeks, and writers, pay attention . .
Also Quartz looks at ways to fix education. As you noticed, they’re one of my favorite new online mags. Anyway, good article for us educators, trainers, or those concerned with having a more educated world, which should bloody well be all of us.
We . . . may not be in a stock market bubble. Yeah, I’m surprised too.
Is Marvel building a new digital empire? Why not, they’re building a media empire. Marvel’s trying to be Disney and in a way Amazon.

– Steven “Quartzbuddy” Savage

Hey gang. Not a lot of an update as so much is done and I’m heading into the holidays. Also I just did a run tonight, I’m tired, and eating salad. With my Italian dressing but using Balsamic vinegar. Mmm.

So the next book is finishing up editing and the cover artist has the next stages of drafts. She’s quick kickass, and I’ve seen her do a number of works. One in fact will be quite familiar when you find out who she is . . .

I think the book also represents a shift in some of my writing tone, so I’m curious what you’ll all think about it. I’m also debating if I should use the Kindle promotional program.

Seventh Sanctum feedback keeps coming in, and most oddly the one thing that stands out is people miss the blue. I guess I’ll have to reconsider that!

I might not have a lot of updates in December as I’ll be in a lot of planning/plotting phase. But you will see a revival of some old work, I’ll probably do more depth in my cooking writing (and I’ve got to publish more recipes), and a few new things from me. So stay tuned, 2014 is gonna get active . . .

Finally, with MuseHack you’ve noticed some changes to my columns in a more organized manner. We’re definitely heading for a more “themed” approach – and I want more writers! Let’s hear what you have going on!

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach. He blogs on careers at http://www.musehack.com/, publishes books on career and culture at http://www.informotron.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.

Make It So: More Specific Career Panels

November 18, 2013 by Steven Savage

Awhile ago I spoke at Con-Volution, a new convention in the Bay Area (we are blessed with cons out here) that was very practically focused. It had a lot of panels examining things in depth, talking specific skills, and getting pretty deep into doing things. I of course took my usual career roadshow there becaus I’m me. You know me.

It also got me thinking. In depth panels? Skill-building workshops? People with career interests. Career Panels? Hmmm . . .

Right now there’s a lot of separate skillsets you need to do your job search and career building properly. There’s also specific things you have to do to get your career going that are also separate skillsets – making a good resume, for instance. Conventions, which often have “effectively doing stuff” events could have workshops and panels that address these various elements and skillsets. Not just a resume panel here or a website workshop there – instead have as many as possible that cover all aspects of careers.