I’m a hoarder. A receipt hoarder. Last week my friends saw me pull out my wallet and they almost fell off their chairs. There were receipts spilling out of it every which way; it was quite embarrassing. This past weekend, I made a conscious effort to clean that wallet of mine. And let me tell you, it felt [Read More]
LinkedIn is becoming more than a self-promotional, résumé building site. Now, businesses have found a way to be relevant on the social media site too. A social media presence on LinkedIn is different than being connected on other social media sites. LinkedIn has one obvious difference that separates itself from the other social media sites: a professional atmosphere. [Read More]
It seems that the older I get, the less I seem to remember. My photographic memory seemed to disappear minutes after giving birth to my son 3 years ago. My iPhone now functions as my lifeline for just about everything. Without this wonderful device I would never remember anything, get anywhere or be in touch with anyone. Now [Read More]
Perhaps you’re in a pinch. The florist may be out of roses. And the chocolates are picked over at the store. It is Valentine’s Day and if you’re still empty handed, you’re probably panicking to find a gift in a jiffy. Here to help you with all of your last-minuteness are a handful of non-gift and non-traditional [Read More]
Today, until 8pm, PayPal is creating free custom poems for Valentine’s day. After checking out the site, you can chat with a poet or fill out a form sharing a few details about your loved one– and then they’ll send you a custom poem! It’s an easy, sweet way to show someone you care. [Read More]
Before I launch into the details of this online dating disaster, I want to be clear: this is not a soppy story. Please put your Kleenex tissues away. This is instead a story of triumph; where a terrible dating experience turned into an experience that changed my life for the better.
I’ll start at the beginning. Two years ago, [Read More]
After 6 months in Bali without a smartphone, I have acquired an iPhone 4. Mine was stolen from a nightclub in July and I never replaced it. The reason I resisted for so long was to avoid a very clear and tangible impediment to being fully present. (Coincidentally my iPhone was plucked the night after [Read More]
Unfortunately, NBC anchor Bob Costas came down with an eye infection last night in Sochi, and is taking the night off tonight (Matt Lauer will fill in). But not before Twitter was able to capitalize on the ample entertainment provided by a case of pink eye. Here are some of the best memes tweeted:
We interviewed Adam Bryant, author of Quick and Nimble, about his new book and the ‘X’ factor that makes some companies succeed while others fail.
1. For your book, you interviewed hundreds of CEOs on how to drive a culture of innovation in today’s competitive workplace. What was the most interesting insight or strategy you took [Read More]
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