October 2011
17 posts
The Emergence of Digital Secret Social Clubs →
judyabel:
This is a repost of an article I wrote for my work blog in September on the rise of the secret social club in the digital space. __________________________________________________________
Very interesting. Adds an exclusivity factor that usually doesn’t exist within the communal social realm. - G
Emptyage: Generation X Doesn't Want to Hear It →
Earlier generations have weathered recessions, of course; this stall we’re in has the look of something nastier. Social Security and Medicare are going to be diminished, at best. Hours worked are up even as hiring staggers along: Blood from a stone looks to be the normal order of things “going…
Boomers, Gen Y, Millenials are all entitled mofos. Gen X is the real deal. I graduated from a...
WatchJon Stewart crushes Sean Hannity again! :) - G
Watchkileyrae:
liberalsarecool:
Great Video: Alan Grayson on Rachel Maddow on #occupywallstreet
“They’re doing the one last human thing left; they’re going somewhere.”
Can we just hold a special election and get him back in Congress now? America needs Grayson.
Alan Grayson is an intelligent man. PRobably the reason he’s not in Congress anymore. ;) - G
People Are Awesome: New Blog Features Millionaires... →
brooklynmutt:
Called “We Are the 1 Percent,” the new site piggybacks off the blog “We Are the 99 Percent,” on which Americans having a hard time during the recession sound off about exactly how the financial industry and particular government machinations have caused them to lose their jobs, their homes, their sanity. We Are the 1 Percent is a bit different. While the goal is still the same—to...
A reply to a thread on Facebook from me to a...
In the world of social the ever changing constant that has come up is constant dialog. Digital communities have fostered an environment that allows for people to discuss, possibly get an answer to their inquiry (if it’s something simple) but in many cases communities are the infrastructure to continue a conversation. This is why brands do poorly in communicating with their advocates in...
WatchHope Solo, GK for the USWNT, doing a photo shoot for the ESPN “Body” issue. Whoa, look at those abs!!! ;) - G
“If companies sit on their cash (during this recession), they’re going to...”
– Jeffrey R. Immelt, CEO. He just said this on 60 Minutes and called for a new tax system in the U.S. similar to the one in the UK and Germany so there are no “loopholes” and they would pay tax. The only issue is GE is not an American company. It’s a multi-national so if the tax...
Brooklyn Mutt: Fed up with weak reporting on... →
jayrosen:
See Robert David Graham, Independent reporting of #OccupyWallStreet
By reporting, I mean such things as contacting the park’s owners asking for an official statement. The protesters are occupying Zuccotti Park, owned by the same company (Brookfield Office…
just over 5 weeks until we are a family of four
I realized today that I haven’t posted much (read: at all) about my pregnancy this time around. I’m sure its due to a combination of work/life balance issues, and the fact that I generally have not had as much time to focus on being pregnant this time around. There are hours and hours that go by during the day when I actually forget that we’re adding another little one to our family.
Now that...
