by Whitney | Mar 19, 2012 | community, Discovery, education, explanations, social media
I come to blogging through Podcasting. As a podcaster, I’ve tried to model what I do in interviews on the work of Terry Gross and Ira Glass, who have a way of making an emotional connection with their interview subjects and their audience by getting people to...
by Whitney | Mar 13, 2012 | community, explanations, learning
One of the largest problems we face is objectification- literally, treating or turning people into things or objects, instead of seeing them as proxies for ourselves. There was an article in the New York Times about a marketing firm hiring homeless people and giving...
by Whitney | Mar 8, 2012 | explanations, learning, parenting, personal, Uncategorized
Gary Stager, an amazing individual in education, and someone who always tells it like it is, has an undying passion for education, and technology in education. But unlike the folks who see computers either as electronic typewriters or gadgets, Gary sees them as tools...
by Whitney | Jan 18, 2012 | education, explanations, legal
This video was initially shared by Chris Penn via his website, and I’m resharing it here because it’s one of the most concise explanations of SOPA and PIPA and why people are concerned about it that I’ve seen so far. If you’re wondering what...
by Whitney | Oct 31, 2011 | business, community, economics, explanations, Uncategorized
Multi-level marketing is known by many names, including network marketing, direct selling, and occasionally word of mouth marketing. With the advent of social media and the ability to expand our “friendship” and network reach beyond our own physical...
by Whitney | Oct 19, 2011 | business, Discovery, explanations, happiness, learning, Uncategorized
In the past few days, I’ve come to rue my decision to wait to upgrade my iPhone to the new one with Siri, the artificial intelligence Personal Assistant. I am happy with my phone, and I told myself that a purchase of a new one was rather silly and...
