Monthly Archives: February 2012

Walgreens Launches Social Care

One of the most gratifying parts of my role at Walgreens as head of social media is getting to see other people throughout the organization get excited about the value social media can bring to them, their team, our customers and our patients. When I first started at Walgreens there were so many ideas and… Continue reading

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[David Weinberger] [2b2k] Ethanz on linguistic isolation

[David Weinberger] [2b2k] Ethanz on linguistic isolation[2b2k] Ethanz on linguistic isolationEthan Zuckerman asks a simple question — is there a correlation between how many outside news sources the people in a country consult and whether those peopl… Continue reading

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[Bill Gates] Big Ideas, Big Lessons: Bill Gross’ Idealab

[Bill Gates] Big Ideas, Big Lessons: Bill Gross’ IdealabBig Ideas, Big Lessons: Bill Gross’ IdealabTrue innovation is difficult to achieve consistently over time, but Idealab’s Bill Gross has been starting ground-breaking companies since he was a tee… Continue reading

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[Bill Gates] Bill Gross Talks About Idealab

[Bill Gates] Bill Gross Talks About IdealabBill Gross Talks About IdealabTrue innovation is difficult to achieve consistently over time, but Idealab’s Bill Gross has been starting ground-breaking companies since he was a teenager. Take a look behind … Continue reading

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Are You Willing To Pay For The Change You’re Demanding?

Change. We all want it. Even the things we love, we don’t love 100%. There’s an old phrase that I love to bring out every once again, that an old boss shared with me: that’s like pointing out the pimple on Miss America. The point being, we can find fault with anything, if we look… Continue reading

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[Bill Gates] Why Our Foundation Invests in India

[Bill Gates] Why Our Foundation Invests in IndiaWhy Our Foundation Invests in India Continue reading

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[David Weinberger] Power politics in the age of Google

[David Weinberger] Power politics in the age of GooglePower politics in the age of Google[live-blogged yesterday] I’ve come in 30 minutes late (Sorry! I had it marked wrong on my schedule) to a panel at the Kennedy School about politics and the Net. … Continue reading

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The Hype Of LoSoMo

For about the last 5 or 7 years we’ve been teased with the concept that “this” was the year of mobile. I heard it in 2005, heard it a lot in 2009 and couldn’t dodge it in 2011. I think it’s safe to say that in 2012 mobile is here. With Social Media activities dominating… Continue reading

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The Evolution Of Super Bowl Advertising

My New York Giants are in the Super Bowl. They’ll be playing Sunday against the New England Patriots; the team I loathe the most. I’ll be in Florida at the iMedia Marketers Summit. And yes, while I’ll be tuning in to watch the game…to root for my Giants, I’ll be tuning in as much, if… Continue reading

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