by Whitney | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
What’s it been like to be a mom? Especially as a I have a son heading off to college in the fall, it’s a time of reflection, joy and a bit of fear rolled into one. I wrote this a few months ago for another purpose, but this seems a perfect time to bring...
by Whitney | May 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
There’s been a big social media dust up this week, after the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch made comments about limiting the sizes he sells so only the beautiful people shop there. Turns out, according to Forbes, Abercrombie is already floundering against...
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 | Apr 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
In life, there are economic and legal contracts, and there are social contracts. While most of the economic contracts are detailed in writing, and everyone (should) know the ground rules, social contracts are a bit different. Social contracts are those agreements we...
