by Whitney | Jul 17, 2012 | business, community, election, explanations, happiness, politics, recommendations
I’m reading Dan Ariely’s latest book, The Honest Truth about Dishonesty. It talks about how we all are prone to fudge the truth, just a little bit, when given the opportunity. Even in our most honest state, we can even start to believe the little...
by Whitney | Jul 16, 2012 | business, community, Uncategorized
The more I listen to the news lately and think about the big problems we face, the more and more it seems the basic trouble starts with differentiating the macro problems and the micro problems. In the most banal example, if something goes wrong with an appliance in...
by Whitney | Jun 28, 2012 | business, community, Discovery, education, learning
I ran across a forum post today that essentially said: “I’m a _____(Insert name of profession here)____. What are the apps I should download?” This is a natural question many people ask, but it’s a bad question. Just like Bill Gates stating...
by Whitney | Jun 11, 2012 | community, personal, Uncategorized
Car hits tree. Ouch Originally uploaded by I Bird 2 It’s being reported that Commerce Secretary John Bryson got into two car accidents after suffering seizures while driving in California. While I expect there will be significant amounts of political hay people...
by Whitney | Jun 7, 2012 | blogging, Branding Your Busienss, business, community, Marketing, new media, social media
A friend of mine just posted about a new service called Scribit. After viewing the video, it seems to take posts from some big websites and allow them to repost them on your site and across social channels, keeping traffic directed at your site, not the content...
by Whitney | Jun 4, 2012 | business, community
I have had a love/hate relationship with Facebook over time. I joined the day they opened it up for “the public”, and I’ve participated to various degrees over time. My friend list includes a variety of people, from business, social media to high...
