Get Noticed: Add Value, Do Something Useful

Great post from Jeremiah Owyang on How To Get Noticed.  All of the advice he has is right on target and it's a great read:

Have a goal
Develop a unique brand
Get personal
Attend local events
Lead events
Be interesting
Archive your achievements

This article comes the closest to making direct call out to what I believe is the most important way to get noticed.  Do Something Useful.  Add Value.  

You can sort out the people who are going to make the leap by the ones who have taken on big projects and can talk about their results.  If you have an obsession with making an impact then getting noticed becomes much easier.