Category Archives: business

The Gig Economy

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Whitney Leave a comment

We’re in touch economic times, and as a result, people are putting together more and more part-time businesses and jobs to make up for a full income from one job.  My friend, Steve Lubetkin, calls this the Gig Economy.  It … Continue reading →

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Relationships with Tech

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Whitney Leave a comment

In the past few days, I’ve come to rue my decision to wait to upgrade my iPhone to the new one with Siri, the artificial intelligence Personal Assistant. I am happy with my phone, and I told myself that a … Continue reading →

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Already Missing Steve Jobs

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Whitney Leave a comment

There’s not much to say other than we’ll all miss Steve. Here are a few videos of him speaking. His genius is best expressed by his own words. I know we feel pretty sad here, like we’ve lost someone we … Continue reading →

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Business for Nerds

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Whitney 3 Comments

My presentation for Podcamp Boston 6 is entitled Business for Nerds.  As part of my presentation(s), I always try to give “take home” notes and resources to help people not only remember what we covered, but the things they can … Continue reading →

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Differentiating Customers

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Whitney Leave a comment

My book on Differentiating Instruction in the classroom came out this week.   While this is clearly aimed at teachers trying to reach every kid in their classroom, the concept of tailoring your treatment or requirements of others based on … Continue reading →

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