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Just one of the many truths in Seth Godin’s The Myth of Big Salaries (It’s All Marketing):

After a million dollars or so in salary, the absolute amount that a person is paid has no real impact on their life. They can’t eat more meals in a day or wear more shoes. What matters to the manager is the relative amount. How much more would I make over there? Why does that company pay its CEO more than my company pays me?

A unique spin on what been spinning for a long time… straight talk about big salaries. And the timing couldn’t be better.

A recent study by WhitePaperSource reveals that social networks are becoming a high-priority tool for marketers. The report which queried nearly 900 marketers indicates that social media such as Facebook and Twitter are used by 88 percent of those marketing their business. Of note is that nearly two-thirds reported only having recently used social media networking.

We set out to uncover the “who, what, where, when and why” of social media marketing with this report.  Nearly 900 of your peers provided the kind of insight that previously has not existed.

Be sure to download your free copy of this remarkable industry report.

At last the iPhone will provide more highly sought after features heretofore missing such as cut and paste, landscape mode, and the big one, MMS.

Peter Cohen at iPhone Central has the scoop on the latest improvements.

I guess we’ll learn soon enough… from Web500 :

“Apple will be hosting a media event on March 17, 2009 on the new iPhone 3.0 firmware.  There is a lot of speculation on the features of iPhone 3.0 firmware.  It was believed that iPhone 3.0 will introduce MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) and Tethering.

MMS would finally offer iPhone users the ability to send photos by way of SMS, and tethering would allow you to share your iPhone’s Internet connection with your laptop computer.  MMS is one of the main complains of iPhone users. iPhone users have to rely on e-mails to send MMS messages.  Although there are some MMS apps, they are very unreliable.  Tethering was confirmed a few months ago by AT&T CEO.  The question is how much more the users have to pay for this service.”

From an anonymous web poster, but interesting nonetheless:

“I December of 2008, I moved a programming box back into my daughter’s room so she would have television available over the Christmas holidays. At this point, I was paying the monthly charge on a receiver for her room but just wasn’t using it.

After I moved it back in and tried to turn it on, I discovered the converter box was dead. I called Direct TV and asked what happened if I just moved another one in there that I had (result from a upgrade to HDTV), not a problem. Just provide the serial number of the box and the card and we can activate it.

In January, I decided the converter box in the guestroom just wasn’t worth the $60.00 a year and turned that one off. At the time I turned it off, the agent said they would send me the box/labels for return. Judging by the number of these I see on Ebay, I wasn’t surprised at all when nothing came.

This month’s statement showed a $50.00 charge for a non returned box. I called to explain that I never received the box. hen I asked for my contract expiration date.

June 15, 2010 because I activated a new box in my daughter’s bedroom. I explained that it wasn’t a new box, just a replacement for a box that didn’t work. Too bad, they say.

I asked to speak to a supervisor and two people later was able to get this resolved.

I am very interested in the expiration date as I am awaiting the arrival of U-Verse.

Bottom line, be careful when you call these folks and always ask about your contract expiration date.”

That may be the question in  Chicago, now that Willis Group Holdings, a London-based insurance brokerage, announced Thursday that they have purchased the naming rights to the building.

Willis Group alleges they understood the sentimental value of the Sears Tower to Chicago, but that the building itself was iconic, not the name. And Sears has not had a presence in the building since 2004.

Still, I dare say that many Chicagoans, diehard as they can be, will rarely refer to the structure as the Willis Tower.

Big and tall guys agree that their clothes are usually anything but cheap. You pay the price for that extra material, that’s for sure. But for some men in the big and tall range, something as simple as buying a shirt can be a daunting task. But it doesn’t have to be.

In How to Buy a Big and Tall Men’s Dress Shirt you’ll understand some of the challenges faced when it’s time to add a few new shirts to your wardrobe. be fitted for a dress shirt, including how they are measured, and what to look for when buying a dress shirt. The importance of a proper fit and tailoring, and other tips that will make the experience of shopping for big and tall clothing bearable, even for those who hate shopping.

This is a very helpful article about Social Bookmarking Buttons that shows how important it is to make it easy for your viewers to save or share your blog posts. I use Add This, but as you’ll see, there are many other buttons and widgets available.

Sometimes it’s hard to learn to care for yourself as much as you care for others. And if you tend to view other people’s needs as more important than your own, it can be doubly hard. This exercise will help you identify some areas in which you might be shortchanging yourself.

On a piece of paper, list a few of the demands on your life that absolutely must be done. Include the needs and demands from your work, spouse, children, relatives, church, other organizations, etc.:

Now think about your own needs. Do you wish for any of the following?

• More free time
• Space to do work
• More time with spouse, kids, etc.
• Help with household chores
• Someone to talk to
• More help with the kids

Setting limits is a way of making sure you have time and energy to take care of yourself.

On your piece of paper, draw two circles or “pies”. The “pies” you draw represent your life. Divide the first pie to show how your life is divided today between your needs and those of others. How big of a piece are you getting?

Divide up the second pie to show how your time would be divided if you were taking better care of yourself. What limits can you set to guarantee that you’ll get your share of the pie? What are you willing to stop doing for others so that you can meet your needs? Write your thoughts down.

It takes practice to be firm about your limits. When you allow others to step over your limits, what’s the most common reason?

• I feel uncomfortable saying “no.”
• I’m afraid of losing someone or something (my friend, my job, my spouse, my children’s love).
• I feel guilty if I don’t.
• Their needs seem more important than mine at the time.
• Or is there some other reason?

When you allow time for your own needs, you’ll probably be surprised at how much more you accomplish all around.