Whew! The recession is over. Well, that’s a reliefOr so said the Commerce Department. The 3.5% GDP growth in Q3 proves it. Right?The announcement has been greeted with understandable and almost universal skepticism. ...READ»
Since it's election day, let's play an election-themed guessing game. Each of the following screen shots is from the Web site of a politician up for election today. Can you guess their party affiliations?
Bob McDonnell, running for ...READ»
"Godmother of Punk" Patti Smith didn't go to Pratt. She didn't have the money and, she says, she was "too erratic a student" to get past the admissions office. That didn't stop her, however, from enthusiastically accepting an award ...READ»
Randall Munroe's claim to fame is XKCD, a Web-comic devoted to geekery which has a rabid following. Today, he's scrapped the math jokes and dry wit for a massive infographic, illustrating all of the character interactions in Lord of ...READ»
One of the biggest impacts of social media is the way that traditional forms of advertising have had to adapt to it.As companies begin to embrace social media marketing, that means that a portion of their attention, time and marketing ...READ»
The hyperlink has served us well in the last 15 years or so. But I'll bet you that 15 years from now, the hyperlink will be as passé as a dial-up modem: As information proliferates, we'll need better visual organization of that ...READ»
Sir Terence Conran, the designer and founder of the Conran Shop, has made preparations to design a dozen hotels and resorts in Cuba.
Sir Terence, who revolutionized the sale and marketing of home furnishings in the sixties and ...READ»
Looking at politics through the lens of communication theory reveals a lot of good lessons. For example, despite a recent uptick, the falling approval ratings of President Obama (http://tinyurl.com/nlgfn) coincide with the increasing ...READ»
