by Whitney | Mar 12, 2012 | community, friends, learning, Uncategorized
A few years ago, when I started podcasting and blogging, I knew I was doing something unusual. Being on what turned out to be the “cutting edge” felt a little weird, but I had good company, with a band of fellow geeks and nerds. When the people we told...
by Whitney | Jul 5, 2011 | business, Discovery, education, explanations, learning
In doing some research for a new project, I stumbled across a new animate from The RSA based on a lecture I love from Steve Johnson. (You should really listen to the whole podcast, or better yet, subscribe to the series in iTunes.) It fits in well with my post the...
by Whitney | Feb 28, 2011 | Discovery, Serendipity, travel
My friend, Chris Brogan, wrote an interesting post about the future of geo-location apps and mobile. Chris is flooded with information every day, and I understand why he wants Yelp to automatically narrow selections to his favorites or preferred categories- it makes...
by Whitney | Nov 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
I found a new favorite podcast recently- TheRSA.org. The RSA describes itself as: For over 250 years the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for social progress. Our...
by Whitney | Sep 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
This morning, I was getting caught up in news, and this article about the closing of a Barnes and Noble in Manhattan grabbed my attention. It’s clear that Barnes and Noble has been acting more like a community center for the neighborhood than just a store. ...
