We Are Not Saints

May 9, 2012

The San Francisco Bay Area is a place of vast extremes. I have encountered more wealth and privilege in the 9 short months that I’ve lived here than ever before in my life, and I have seen this same wealth juxtaposed with tremendous poverty. This is a place where both the riches and the impoverished [...]

Read the full article →

Stop SOPA and PIPA

January 18, 2012

SOPA is not dead yet. In just a few days, Congress votes on whether or not to censor the Internet… and almost no one opposes. Our Internet from Engine Advocacy on Vimeo. Call your senator (this app will automatically connect you). Freedom is at stake.

Read the full article →

Ask Yourself: How Can I Serve?

December 21, 2011

I just got back from an eye-opening trip to Colorado, where I took the above photograph, along with many others. There are certain trips that come along only once in a great while. They always happen when you are ready for them (which you can’t know going in), and you can only understand their significance [...]

Read the full article →

Learning How to Fear Less, Become More

December 8, 2011

So… it’s been a quiet month for the blog. Much quieter than intended – sorry about that! However, I have a reasonably good excuse (besides being insanely busy, which is so unoriginal but also very true). I’m excited thrilled overjoyed utterly and completely over-the-top ecstatic to announce that I’m the new editor of FearLess Revolution, [...]

Read the full article →

Information Apartheid

November 7, 2011

My husband showed me this TED talk by Sandra Fisher-Martins, about how unnecessarily complex language in medical, financial and legal documents “separates us from the information we need”. The talk is in Portugese with English subtitles, and it’s worth all 15 minutes and 38 seconds. I’m struck by the phrase “information apartheid”, which suggests that [...]

Read the full article →

All Marketers Are Builders Now, Part 2 of 6: Help People Become Better at Something

November 4, 2011

This post is part 2 of a 6-part series on the future of marketing. Read part 1 here. Help people become better at something. When was the last time a company used their marketing powers to help you, rather than interrupt you? Can you even remember? This week, I’ll explore the first of a few [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →