by Whitney | Sep 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Apology to all regular readers for this unusual rant. I promise to return you to your regularly scheduled blog posts, but I had to get this off my chest. Why are people putting up with this guy in Florida? It seems to me that if rational people cannot convince this...
by Whitney | Sep 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
This morning, I was getting caught up in news, and this article about the closing of a Barnes and Noble in Manhattan grabbed my attention. It’s clear that Barnes and Noble has been acting more like a community center for the neighborhood than just a store. ...
by Whitney | Sep 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Humans are wired to learn through stories and allegory. It’s been the way we’ve communicated and shared information from the beginning of time. Why don’t more people use this fact in everything they do? Why is this not the basis of every lecture,...
by Whitney | Aug 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
I’m in the middle of a book writing project that I’m really excited about. It’s going well so far, and like with the best projects you ever do, you learn as much as you might get or teach out of the process. The book and thinking about how children...
by Whitney | Aug 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
My friend, Justin Kownacki, wrote a great piece about Philadelphia’s recent ruling about making Bloggers living in the City apply for a business license, like any other business. Justin pointed out that people in new media have longed to be taken seriously, and...