Remember a few years back when naysayers were warning the
internet would make us alienated and isolated, and maybe it would destroy our
family and social life? The highly
respected Pew Internet & American Life Project has just released a report
titled "The Strength of Internet Ties" finding that those worries were unfounded. I think this report is so
significant I’m [...]
Maybe more than you’d think. Randy should appreciate this. Today, Wired News ran a story titled Mine Buster Targets Breast Cancer. From the story:
A University of Nebraska scientist has developed a technology that makes undersea mud as clear as water, revealing deadly land mines. Now, she’s adapting the technique to detect a type of biological [...]
The American Cancer Society has launched a medical and scientific blog authored by Deputy Chief Medical Officer Len Lichtenfeld, MD.
On "Dr. Len’s Cancer Blog," at http://www.cancer.org/drlen/, Dr. Lichtenfeld discusses breaking cancer news while helping to explain and provide commentary on new medical research, scientific developments, and other cancer breakthroughs.
The blog is targeted primarily [...]
A big thank you to my friend Amanda for pointing out that Blogher.org is live. I knew it was coming, but I hadn’t followed up on it. What is blogher? Blogher is a network of women bloggers designed to create opportunities for it’s members to pursue exposure, education, and community. Blogher’s long-term vision is to [...]
To blog or not to blog – that is the question…thanks for getting me hooked up, wired in and typing – looking forward to making a contribution…
According to Wired writer Chris Anderson, "Silicon Valley is roaring back to life, as startups mint millionaires and Web dreams take flight. But, no, this is not another bubble. Here’s why. First, technology adoption has continued at a torrid pace (and even accelerated at times) despite the bust. The second reason that this boom is [...]
These last few days I’ve been pondering self-organizing action, virtual volunteers and word of mouth marketing. This line of thought had me re-visiting an idea I had about a blogger’s opportunity to raise funds for their cause of choice. Many volunteers have the aid of on-line donation portals, such as Kintera, where they can direct [...]
I just remembered something about our trip to the Second Life Future Salon earlier today that I forgot to mention. While the presentation by Jerry Pfaffendorf was going on, a streaker charged on the stage, pushed Jerry off and ran the length of the platform. This avatar had nothing on but black socks. I haven’t [...]
I’ve just been in Second Life with ACS colleagues. We were at a Future Salon meeting and then got together at the Relay For Life site. I understand we’ll have another Relay event there this summer. The last Relay there netted $6,000. Hey, that’s pretty good for a start. Hopefully we’ll have a permanent presence [...]
Today I stumbled across the WOMBAT (Word of Mouth Basic Training) podcasts. I’ve not had much time to explore them, but they promise to be interesting. Some of the interviewees include:
Ed Keller, who co-wrote the book The Influentials with Jon Berry
Greg Stielstra, author of PyroMarketing: The Four Step Strategy to Ignite Customer Evangelists and Keep [...]
