by Whitney | Jun 17, 2011 | community, education, happiness, new media, social media
The one thing I’ve discovered after working in and around social media for nearly six years is that the image presented is not always all that it seems. If you look through the headlines, there are numerous accounts of folks getting into trouble because...
by Whitney | May 11, 2011 | social media, tongue in cheek, Uncategorized
It’s a shame, really, that many of ABC’s long time soap operas have been cancelled and will be going off the air in September. All My Children and One Life to Live were a “guilty pleasure” when I was a teenager, even through the days of story...
by Whitney | Apr 3, 2011 | business, community, Presentations, recommendations, social media, speaking, Uncategorized
The other night, I attended a presentation with a group of friends. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but a friend had recommended we go see this person present, so I was game for it. However, shortly into the presentation, the speaker’s story began to...
by Whitney | Feb 17, 2011 | community, new media, social media, Uncategorized
I’ve been on Twitter since October 24, 2006. My “twitter user number” is 10,233, meaning I’m the 10,233rd person to sign up for Twitter. Chris Brogan got me to join (his twitter number is 10,202) when he emailed a bunch of us about it a little...
by Whitney | Jan 11, 2011 | community, economics, happiness, learning, social media, Uncategorized
In order to really make strides, we have to be willing to experiment. We have to be willing to take risks, and we have to be willing to be wrong and fail. I know I had tons of this as a kid, but keeping this sense of willingness to make mistakes, knowing things...
by Whitney | Jan 6, 2011 | business, community, economics, education, social media
I’ve been mulling over the following problem for a while now, and while this idea may still be half-baked, I thought I’d toss it out for commentary and see what you think. Over on Edutopia, Jenifer Fox and I are managing a group on Personalized Learning...