Cone Inc released their "Cone Nonprofit Power Brand 100" report yesterday - in which it valued (and ranked) the brands of some of America’s leading social, environmental and animal organizations. Not surprisingly, the ...READ»
My wife and I are days away from having our first child. We have been getting ready for months - building the nursery, picking out names, buying car seats, strollers, clothes, and everything else you can imagine. I am pleased to ...READ»
The environment is hot right now (no pun intended).
In the days and weeks leading up to Earth Day, businesses of all shapes and sizes jumped on the environmental bandwagon. Home Depot announced a line of environmentally friendly ...READ»
I asked a group of people recently what they thought were the most exciting things happening in the new media space right now. I got a range of answers: mobile messaging and advertising, games, social networking, video, even ...READ»
The South-by-Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSWi) brings together many of the best and brightest minds in the technology, design, and communications/entertainment world for four days of panels and parties. The crowd here seems to ...READ»
Go read today's New York Times article about Pat Venditte.
Who is he? He is the only ambidextrous pitcher in NCAA Division 1 college baseball. I also think he is a metaphor for how organizations should hire and train their ...READ»
I handed in the first draft manuscript of a book that I have written about the future of media and communications to my editor last week.
The day after I sent everything off, I read this post from Seth Godin:
Every year, more ...READ»
Five of the fifteen games on the major league baseball schedule today are rained out (so far). A week ago, the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians had a four-game series snowed out. And according to Billy-Ball, a daily rundown ...READ»
The iPhone will go on sale June 29th. That leaves you approximately three weeks to convince your VP of Technology (or similar) to invest in one for you to use at work. I put a very quick memo together last week to my VP of ...READ»
My wife and I are shopping for a new car. We know what features we want and have narrowed the field to three different vehicles -- the Acura MDX, the Honda Pilot, and the Toyota Highlander (ideally a hybrid). This past weekend we ...READ»
I fly several times a month for work. This week I flew from Boston to Los Angeles and back, via New York/Connecticut. Next week I will fly from Boston to Austin, then on to San Francisco and back. While I would love to fly on just ...READ»
I travel a lot for work, and as a matter of practice will rent a car with a GPS navigation system included. My trip earlier this week – first to San Francisco and then to Los Angeles – taught me a valuable lesson. All in-car ...READ»
Will you help me create a better recycling plan for Boston?
I live in Cambridge and commute to Boston every morning. I subscribe to the print edition of the New York Times and read it every morning as I commute into work on the T. ...READ»