Facebook announced a new platform for Facebook Groups recently. Rather than jump into the fray to share my immediate reactions, I opted to instead allow the news and its promise settle.
Like many, my initial reaction was that of ...READ»
Walter Hood transforms run-of-the-mill public spaces—city parks, highway underpasses—into pillars of the communities they serve. His goal: to prove that every place, and every person, can benefit from good design.READ»
The Big Apple
Nice job, Farhad Manjoo ("Apple Nation"). Not only do you peel back the layers to reveal what makes Apple Apple, you do so systematically -- offering clear, insightful messages to other companies striving to be ...READ»
In business, there's great emphasis on forecasting the future and forward-thinking, especially in my field of Internet presence. That's not to say we can't also take it one day at a time, reminiscent of the teachings from Buddhist ...READ»
In this excerpt from his new book "UnMarketing: Stop Marketing. Start Engaging." author Scott Stratten shows the profane acts users of Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn commit. How many are you guilty of?READ»
Brands are created either by accident or deliberately, and--at times--both.
Here's a good example. Say a start-up company designs a sleeker, more durable type of surfboard because the owner is an avid participant in the sport and ...READ»
Under the theme "Build Your Own World," more than 100 artists are creating fanciful universes in the hopes of prompting civic engagement at this arts-and-tech biennial in San Jose. We peeked at six intriguing projects.READ»
Many firms are still smarting from a very tough recession, and feel like they are on life support. These seven criteria will help keep your company out of the emergency room.READ»
What does a person deemed "creative" look like? You might picture a man with horn-rimmed glasses in a long-sleeved black mock turtleneck or a young woman, powered by caffeine, donning the latest fashions. They are certain to come up ...READ»
Ideally, the people you hire have some ambition and are somewhat competitive. This stems far beyond the office softball team or reaching for a promotion. Managers need to recognize that they play a critical role in getting employees ...READ»
Back when Greg J. Smith and Max Ritts launched their Toronto Sound Ecology project, for which they hiked the city and recorded its sounds for an interactive map, we asked if anyone had heard of any other similar audio tours. Turns ...READ»
Wired has a great, extensive piece about the tumultuous relationship between Apple and AT&T since 2007. Particularly juicy tidbits include Apple's refusal to compromise and ever more information about the mythical Verizon iPhone.READ»
As Little Italy drowned its sorrows with buckets of grappa and espresso chasers, innovation was poking fun at oil giants, skittering around on its bionic paws and playing Hunt the New Facebook Employee in the corridors of the White ...READ»
I can't count the number of times I've attended a networking event only to meet someone that doesn't differentiate themselves from other folks in their industry. For example, when coming across a technical programmer at a software ...READ»
James Cameron, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, newspapers, professionals and probably your mom have proposed solutions to the Gulf crisis. Could this kind of group think really work?READ»
If you were in the market for an introduction to the New Urbanism -- what is it for? what is it against? what is it about, really? -- your choices on the opening day of the Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU 18) were either a ...READ»
