Things I’ve seen – 8/31/2009
Posted in General on Aug 31st, 2009
Think Global. Vote Local.Video: extended Q&A at RIM in Waterloo- Oh yes! Finally! Someone does my dream presentation: all Q&A!
Monthly Archive for August, 2009
“The Inheritance”
Posted in General on Aug 31st, 2009
I just finished reading “The Inheritance,” a new book by New York Times foreign correspondant David E. Sanger. It’s a lucid, thoughtful look inside the Bush foreign policy legacy, with a strong focus on the challenging global security situations in North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan that the Obama administration must contend with. Sobering and [...]
Things I’ve seen – 8/30/2009
Posted in General on Aug 30th, 2009
The Mediocre Multitasker – NYTimes.com- Multitasking doesn’t work.
Things I’ve seen – 8/29/2009
Posted in General on Aug 29th, 2009
Op-Ed Columnist – Till Debt Does Its Part – NYTimes.comWhy We Need to ‘Sell’ Environmentalism
Things I’ve seen – 8/28/2009
Posted in General on Aug 28th, 2009
TARP could have cost taxpayers $700 billion. Now it looks like it might break even. – By Daniel Gross – Slate Magazine- TARP looking like it might be a pretty good deal for taxpayers. That’s good news.Too Much Cash For Clunkers?
Previewing 2.0
Posted in General on Aug 28th, 2009
Molly and I have been working on a little “skunkworks” project that we’re delighted to bring out of “stealth mode”… Age: 12 weeks Length: 5cm Gender: Tadpole or chicken, we’re not sure yet Expected launch date: March 14, 2010 Parents: Brimming with joy, anticipation and mild panic
Things I’ve seen – 8/27/2009
Posted in General on Aug 27th, 2009
Cool Tools: SunRun PPASolar Financing for Home Solar Power – SunRun- Interesting solution to the problem of financing solar power. CA, MA, AZ only (for now).John DeRosa: A review of “Plone 3 Theming”scottberkun.com » Calling bullshit on social media- Far more eloquent than I could hope to be.The Final Numbers on ‘Clunkers’ – Wheels [...]
Listening is not enough. Responding matters too.
Posted in General on Aug 27th, 2009
Stumbled across an interesting, resonant paragraph from Vinnie Mirchandani that worked best for me out of context: My concern with Social CRM is we will build better antennae and pick up even more… signals. But unless we have passionate (and empowered) employees who can follow up and do something about it, we will gradually turn off [...]
On the future of long-form journalism
Posted in General on Aug 26th, 2009
Some interesting thoughts from Gerald Marzorati, the editor of the New York Times Magazine (highlights are mine): Q. Thank you for answering questions. I believe that the Magazine is one of the great weekly publications for in-depth, intelligent reporting on a wide variety of timely issues. The New Yorker comes to mind as another print [...]
Things I’ve seen – 8/26/2009
Posted in General on Aug 26th, 2009
Neighborlogs | The hyperlocal reason Seattle dumped its mayor: Information, not snow- Seattle’s snow crisis was really an information distribution crisis. The solution: build more information distribution capacity.
links for 2009-08-25
Posted in General on Aug 25th, 2009
govpulse scrapes and re-presents Federal Register information with more user-friendly front end [...]
Things I’ve seen – 8/24/2009
Posted in General on Aug 24th, 2009
Coping with Boeing’s ‘Flight to the South’
Cascade Ridgelines Receding
Posted in General on Aug 23rd, 2009
Taken from summit of Mount Dickerman.
Things I’ve seen – 8/21/2009
Posted in General on Aug 21st, 2009
Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle (August 18, 2009)- Duh.Op-Ed Columnist – Obama’s Trust Problem – NYTimes.com- Amen!After a 30-Year Run, Rise of the Super-Rich Hits a Wall – NYTimes.com- Boo fscking hoo hoo hoo.
Things I’ve seen – 8/20/2009
Posted in General on Aug 20th, 2009
Political calculus- I’m glad I’m not the only one thinking this.
Things I’ve seen – 8/18/2009
Posted in General on Aug 18th, 2009
Troubled History- Bullies are cowards, part deux.Nick Beaudrot explains it all- A good flowchart is worth more than a thousand lies.Big Support for Senate Climate Action
Nicely put, Lee
Posted in General on Aug 17th, 2009
A somewhat rambling post from Lee at HorsesAss had this gem stuck in at the bottom: While the people whose paranoia far outweighs their ability to grasp complex issues continue to show up at town halls and scream their heads off, I still hold out some hope that enough Americans are taking the same thing away [...]
Things I’ve seen – 8/17/2009
Posted in General on Aug 17th, 2009
Facing revolt from allies, House Speaker Chopp has to mend fences
Dear typical nonprofit: nobody is talking about you online
Posted in General on Aug 13th, 2009
… or at least that’s my theory. I think it would be very interesting to take a truly random sample of nonprofits (any ideas on a good methodology?), and do some online research to find out how many of these nonprofits are actually being talked about “organically” online. My bet: under 10%. This thought occurred to me because [...]
links for 2009-08-05
Posted in General on Aug 5th, 2009
Cosy social networks 'are stifling innovation' Research suggests that too much social networking reduces innovation, disruptive thinking. Interesting food for thought [...]