by Whitney | Jul 31, 2012 | books, economics, Marketing, recommendations
Every so often, people will ask me if I’m willing to write a review of their work, book or project. I’m always flattered to be asked, and I take this responsibility seriously. After all, I’ve got all of my readers to think of, and want to make sure...
by Whitney | May 17, 2012 | Branding Your Busienss, business, economics
Facebook is getting ready for its Initial Public Offering, and GM has just decided to remove all its advertising from Facebook. (Ford thinks GM is just doing it wrong and sees better results.) This brings to light a couple of big questions- Are we about to...
by Whitney | May 6, 2012 | books, business, community, economics, friends
Chris Guillebeau is an amazing guy. When he was doing a tour for his prior book, The Art of Non-Conformity, he thought he would head to Delaware, find a Starbucks and have a meet-up. Unfortunately, Wilmington’s Starbucks are more suburban, so I emailed him and...
by Whitney | Mar 21, 2012 | economics, politics, Uncategorized
The money in politics this year is getting ridiculous, and we haven’t even gotten to the general election. Frankly, I’m a little nervous, since I live in PA and the robocalls and assault ads will be starting soon, I fear. After yesterday’s primary...
by Whitney | Feb 29, 2012 | community, economics, education, learning, new media, social media
Seth Godin put out an interesting manifesto on education yesterday, called Stop Stealing Dreams. It’s a free download and can be read online, printed, or read in any ebook format. I strongly recommend it to anyone even remotely interested in education. I...
by Whitney | Feb 1, 2012 | books, economics, education
The news about the new iBook author tools for the Mac have been met with enthusiasm and concern. Some see it as the dawn of new digital textbooks. Parents who see their kids struggling under backpacks that seem to weigh as much as they do, all cheer as well. The...
