by Whitney | Oct 23, 2009 | business, community, learning, social media
At the very first Podcamp Boston, CC Chapman and Mitch Joel did a great presentation on Personal Branding that altered the way I approached my web projects. Instead of always staying in the background, I learned how important it was to own your blog and podcast, add...
by Whitney | Oct 6, 2009 | business, community, economics, education, new media
The Federal Trade Commission has issued new guidelines that go into effect December 1, 2009 regarding the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising that for the first time specifically include blogs. While there’s a ton of rumors swirling around about...
by Whitney | Sep 5, 2009 | business, community, education, happiness, learning, social media
A couple of my friends have recently come out with fantastic books- Mitch Joel wrote “Six Pixels of Separation” and Chris Brogan and and Julien Smith have come out with the New York Times best selling Trust Agents. Both books discuss how people are...
by Whitney | Jun 27, 2009 | business, economics, education, finance
I was with a group of friends recently and we were discussing conferences. One person said “Was it worth it? Would you have been annoyed if you had spent that much of your own money to attend?” And it struck me right there and then- we treat the money...
by Whitney | Jun 10, 2009 | business, community, education
There’s nothing more frustrating than feeling powerless. But what’s more tragic is when people actually have the tools at hand to change their situation, but feel trapped or unable to act. Psychologists call this learned helplessness. One of the best...
by Whitney | Feb 23, 2009 | books, business
The good people down at Commonwealth Academy recently put me in touch with Dr. Stuart Brown, who is the founder of the National Institute of Play. Dr. Brown has a new book coming out in March entitled Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and...
