by Whitney | May 9, 2013 | business, economics, social media
There have been various reports about Facebook adding pre-roll video to its site, where you would be forced to watch a short commercial before entering your Facebook account, at least for the first time each day. While I think this is a spectacularly bad idea on many...
by Whitney | Apr 30, 2013 | business, community, Discovery, explanations, Marketing, Uncategorized
One of the great discussions over the weekend at BarCamp News Innovation/Creation Camp, Started by Greg Linch from the Washington Post was about how ideas spread, and discussing what elements might exist to make something go “viral”. There was another...
by Whitney | Mar 15, 2013 | business, community
I love SEO, know a bit about it, and help other people figure out how to make their content more search friendly as well, so I’ll start this post with admitting I am also part of the problem. Recently, my husband and I were looking to make a pretty substantial...
by Whitney | Mar 13, 2013 | business, happiness, personal
There’s been a lot of talk recently about Sheryl Sandberg’s new book and website, “Lean In.” While the book just comes out today and I haven’t yet read it, all the brouhaha seems to be about how women make choices when seeking a...
by Whitney | Jan 3, 2013 | business, community, education, explanations, learning
Every year, folks use January as a time to reframe and recommit themselves to be better than before. I would argue that every day is equally relevant as a marker to try to do better than before, but perhaps a longer time scale, of a week or month is simply better to...
by Whitney | Dec 7, 2012 | business, community, social media
In December, there’s a lot going on, but often, nothing is getting accomplished. If you call a business, they’re unlikely to think about starting any new business until after the first of the year, and they are working feverishly to try to wrap up things...
