If you are like me and are trying to get some work done before the new year begins, you are having a little trouble focusing. There is something about the week between Christmas and New Year’s that says “just hang out.” While I have been busy working on presentations for PCMA Convening Leaders and several…
Well, Thanksgiving is upon us and Jessica has been writing a couple of really nice inspirational posts this week. However, we have mostly had our nose to the grindstone (I guess that’s a collective nose?), rapidly cranking out presentations, client events and event engagement strategies. While we will pause for a quick golf game, extended…
Klout is an online tool for measuring social influence. It measures how many people you reach through your online, social media driven communications. In the last week, Klout made a few changes to it’s free service and it has made a lot of people unhappy because their Klout scores have dropped. Here are some thoughts…
This week Midori and I attended the Mashable Social Good Summit, in partnership with The UN Foundation. The conference, which was held at the 92nd Street Y, focused on how leveraging technology can change the world. The speaker line-up was impressive, with celebrities like Ted Turner, Geena Davis, Lance Armstrong, Serena Williams, Mandy Moore and…
Yesterday I walked into the Walgreens across from my house and it was different. The paper towels were on the complete other side from where I was used to finding them. So was the toothpaste. Because it is so close to my house, I stop in a few times a week to pick up household…