What does it mean when meaning evolves?
Along the way we begin to think. We try on, reject, and are inspired by the thoughts, words, gestures, and expressions of others. We are rewarded, punished, and surprised by how we put shape and texture around our thoughts in a variety of scenarios: with coworkers, in romantic relationships, for online "communities".
Scale yourself while developing others
If you never step back and create a gap, there will never be real space for someone to step up.
Behind the request for speed lies the physics of first going slow
The first pull off the ground is the hardest. You are working against an object at rest. It will never be heavier than in the beginning.
How Farming Can Help You Frame the Solution
A lively, metaphor-packed conversation with the NYC Salon community.
Do Leadership is the new Thought Leadership
Success will come, I promise—but it’s not the vehicle. It’s the outcome. And if I’m honest, it’s not nearly as awesome as you think it is. The most fun I’ve ever had is when I am materially and positively impacting people and the world.
The Entrepreneur's Dilemma
Overcoming obstacles, haters and challenges is hard. Biting your tongue when all others are flapping theirs is hard. Keeping your head about you while all others are losing theirs and blaming it on you is hard.
I will be talking Big (Beautiful) Data at Stanford
My topline POV: the investment to date in the big data space has been "under the surface"… [this] focus means that the financial, recruitment and even cultural emphasis on engineers comes at the cost of top designers.
Grace under fire
If I can find comportment and calm in these fiery times, if I can keep my head about me while all others are losing theirs, then I can live to gracefully fight another day.
Sex, Love, and the Double Standard
Put more directly: do you or those around you view and / or treat women differently than you would men in a similar situation. It may sound like a dated, 1980s feminism rant, but it’s more real than you think.
Proposition 8 Overturned
The time has come to take a serious look at how we rationalize discrimination and inequity in this country.
The Content Grid
One of the projects that I have been working on recently is the Content Grid. First established as a back-of-the-napkin idea for my friend / mentor / client Joe Chernov to evolve his role from Global Communications and Social Media Director to Director of Content at Eloqua.
I am Speaking at Sex::Tech
In her presentation, Leslie will review award-winning “DIY recipes for success” and share her own case study from 2009, where she challenged The Heritage Foundation’s stance on sex education through a variety of social media tactics.
Trends in Social Media & Agriculture
It was nice to be with a group of people who were unequivocally genuine, hard working and solid…. New Media Strategies is owned by Meredith Publishing. So is Successful Farming. It was like meeting a sibling you didn’t know you had years after the fact and realizing you have so much in common.
How to Engage Bloggers
Consider your assets. Especially in the world of DC, issues can be complicated and / or obscure. And, brands can have a hard time being relevant, even when they might want to be (ahem, orange juice… and the elections?!) But don’t be discouraged. This is where you get creative.
Deciding to Be a Person of Action
Whether it is deciding to actively pick up the phone or taking time to meet in person, versus sending an email / waiting for a response via passive channels or making a serious life change or shift in attitude — taking action (provided it is the reasoned action and not [too] hastily done) is what I personally strive for and respect in others.
Social Media for Farming, Agriculture and Vineyards
As many others have articulated before me, I too have always thought that social media is not just a listening mechanism, but one that helps in telling and documenting.
Indiana and the Friedman Foundation’s Generator Forum
Be inclusive, not just exclusive…. while launching C-SPAN’s Convention Hubs through TechCrunch and Mashable and Debate Hubs through ZDNetand Ars Technica was certainly effective, what sustained the success of these projects was the manual linking to blog posts, reaching out to a variety of bloggers over Twitter, email, phone and IM… and even reading blog and Twitter posts on air…
It’s “Wonderful” - Biden and Palin “Agree”
Separate has not and will never be equal when it comes to legal, civil, moral and cultural laws and/or norms.
What New Media Means to Me
For me, the Internet is less about the technology and the codes behind it (though, I highly respect the beauty in both the front and back-end of any product, even though I don’t know how it all works… and I also highly respect the people who bring them to life)… *I digress*… for me it is about connecting on a deeper level, crossing boundaries of geography and background, and getting things done.
Studying the Shadows from Startup Weekend DC
To apply this same methodology, the blog posts, WaPo article, and comments from Startup Weekend are in fact a shadow being cast for us — in the DC area — and for the rest of the country, for that matter, to read as an emerging body of energy, ideas and entrepreneurism. They tell the story.