Bob Costas’ Eye Ruled The Internet Last Night
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: [Read More]
The ‘X’ Factor For Any Successful Entrepreneur From Quick & Nimble Author
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 away? [Read More]
Why I Haven’t Been Able To Share My Wedding Photos On Facebook
I confess. I am a card-carrying, bona fide undersharer. Up until the point of writing this, I hadn’t yet stamped a few life events with Facebook-official status. In other words, I hadn’t posted personal photos (or details) of important things like tying the knot, honeymooning in New Zealand, and buying my first tree. A house happened to [Read More]
Flappy Bird: The Maddeningly Addicting Viral Game
Update: The creator of Flappy Bird shocked fans and developers alike when he decided to pull the game from the App Store, though he was making $50,000 a day from in-app purchases. Here's why. First, it was Angry Birds; then came Candy Crush – and now, casual gamers are buzzing about Flappy Bird. Launched in [Read More]
Sochi Hotel Disasters
Journalists covering the Sochi Olympics arrived to find less-than-glamorous hotel accommodations awaiting them. Unfinished rooms, bad plumbing, and knob-less doors were the least of their problems. Little did they know, their first coverage of the Olympics would be live tweets of hilarious and gross hotel disasters. Here are a few of our favorites: Baffled. Need [Read More]
Sochi 2014: The Apps To Download And Social Media To Watch
Well, the Super Bowl was fun. Even though the game wasn’t terribly exciting, you still had fun tweeting about the game, ‘80s cultural icons, that cute puppy and David Beckham right? Social media provided a platform for viewers to weigh in on one of the biggest cultural events of the year, and your next opportunity to do so [Read More]
From Oregon Trail to Duck Life– Are Kids Games Getting Dumber?
Remember Oregon Trail? Not the real one of Lewis and Clark fame that had actual historical value. I’m talking about the computer game that I played in sixth grade. Conceived in 1971, produced in 1974, and seemingly rolled out to every elementary school by 1984, Oregon Trail allowed me, as wagon leader, to guide my party of settlers from Independence, [Read More]
Resolutions Are Wishful Thinking; Try A Microresolution For Real Change
From losing ten pounds to getting more sleep, Small Move, Big Change author Caroline Arnold shares how to set microresolutions to improve your quality of life. 1. Why do so many New Year’s resolutions go unresolved? How are microresolutions more effective than setting big goals? Classic New Year’s resolutions such as to get fit, to [Read More]