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Why Can’t I Blog About Pugs?

Favorites March 8, 2010

I love the fact that I have an outlet to blog about whatever I want to. And right now, I want to blog about pugs. There are pugs in my life. Of course, not enough. Truth is, one can never have enough pugs. They are clearly the closest thing we have to heaven on earth. I am pretty sure that Pugs are better than breath.

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The Future of Storytelling: Socially-Enabled

Favorites March 2, 2010

We hear a lot about digital storytelling as the next wave in the evolution of online activity. Storytelling is seen as the way to break through with your readers, activating them to become customers, fans, even evangelists for you and your products. But, it serves more practical purpose too. Today’s data glut will probably continue growing quickly. Users will increasingly need help contextualizing all this information. Narrative will be the key.

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Why We Should Cancel the Olympics

Favorites February 26, 2010

I like all the pomp and circumstance that accompanies the Olympics. The opening ceremonies always give me the chills. OK, well, the weird phallic native-Canadian crap that they developed for Vancouver was pretty awful, but in general, seeing all the athletes arrayed together, walking with their teammates, with that look of total and complete pride is a lovely image. The games should stop right there and everyone should get their medals mailed to them. Srsly.

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The End of the Goldman Sachs Glaze

Favorites February 26, 2010

Where I’m from, which, incidentally, is still where I am and always hope to be, working for Goldman Sachs was the pinnacle of achievement and success. I went to the best private schools, I was given every opportunity; tutors, music lessons, access to high culture in the form of theater and museums. My college education was paid for. I came into adult life without any obligations or

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Feast: The Food Blog Evolves

Blog Reviews February 22, 2010

NBC Local Offers Up FEAST! From Ben Leventhal

As the community of food blogging matures, it is refreshing to see some quality innovations taking place. The audience is ready for something else. For too long, the food blogging scene has been a top down pyramid, with you know who at the top, quickly followed by Serious Eats, Grub Street, and other assorted aggregators and networks. The bottom of the pyramid contains countless personal food blogs, many of dubious quality, derivative writing, and the photographic skills of retarded monkeys.

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Letting Go

Favorites February 17, 2010

It might be one of the most difficult things that we can ever do, especially when we take ownership of something and watch it thrive. We don’t get many opportunities to do this in life. I’ve always been envious of serial entrepreneurs who somehow start successful companies, one after another. It’s not about the money, or the fame, or peer respect. Of course all of those things matter and can and should make one happy.