May 30, 2014
It occurred to me recently that the music I listen to is older than many of the people I work with. Yep, I’m a boomer. And while my taste in pop songs is – let’s call it nostalgic – I like to think of myself as someone open to new ideas and...
Apr 2, 2014
If you’ve never been to South by Southwest, the annual social media and interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, it’s tough to describe the combination of laid-back-high-tech energy that makes the Festival standout. Austin, a charming college town, may not the...
Mar 17, 2014
What do you think of when you hear the word PR? Some people say advertising. But most equate PR with media coverage, as in big above the fold articles with eye-catching photos and standout quotes. The industry has many names for that. PR agencies call it media...
Feb 3, 2014
Whenever I pick up a copy of the New Yorker, the first thing I do is flip through the magazine from beginning to end to read the cartoons. All of them. Then I go back and reread the most memorable ones again. Why? Because New Yorker cartoons are as close to...
Jan 8, 2014
Well, we’re starting 2014 with a polar vortex that swooped in on North America and caused frigid below zero temperatures across much of the continent. The polar vortex is one of the things I’ve learned so far in January. I also learned that a few days ago...