by Whitney | Oct 5, 2008 | community, learning, new media, podcamp, podcampphilly, recommendations, social media, Uncategorized
Mitch Joel had a great idea- to create his own “conference” through his favorite online videos. Chris Brogan, in turn, challenged each of us to do the same, and create a stream of personalized pixelated conferences. I thought I would take this one step...
by Whitney | Jul 3, 2008 | education, learning, Uncategorized
One of the things I think we do REALLY poorly in this country is teaching our kids how money works. I didn’t get a course in economics until college, but most of the best lessons I learned about money were through various jobs. One was working as a customer...
by Whitney | May 19, 2008 | education, learning, new media
A friend of mine asked what I thought about lawyers using social media tools for communication and networking. I wrote a long email back, and it became clear there was a blog post brewing, so here it is- my thoughts on the use of social media for professions,...
by Whitney | Nov 16, 2007 | education, finance, learning, politics, Uncategorized
I was reading some of the positions on issues of political candidates, including the internet darling, Ron Paul. One of the bellweathers for me is education, and how we fund it in this country. So I thought it was high time to discuss this openly, and hear what you...
by Whitney | Nov 3, 2007 | learning, Uncategorized
There’s a general debate that circulates from time to time, about whether a college education is really important. Doesn’t experience count for more? Aren’t there tons of examples of people who have succeeded despite not having a college degree?...
by Whitney | Jun 25, 2007 | learning, new media, podcamp
This weekend, I attended the Podcasters Across Borders Conference (affectionately known as PAB) in Kingston, ON. It was another amazing experience, and I met truly wonderful people, with whom I hope we’ve started long and enduring friendships. PAB had a...
