We just got back from a family vacation, where my ability to “stay connected” to the online world was limited. I felt the pull to check email twice a day, and did take a couple of business related calls, but for the most part, I was basically disconnected from the online world.
This let me change [...]
Entries from July 2007
July 25, 2007
Back on the Grid
July 10, 2007
Teaching, New Media Evangelism and Community
I was speaking to my friend Linda the other day, and we started talking about all the people who still aren’t sure what a podcast is. I had this experience earlier in the week, wehn I presented the podcasts we were creating for residents to the new doctors themselves. Out of 18 medical residents- that’s [...]
July 10, 2007
Shifting Frames of Reference
There are times in your life when events cause you to shift the way you view things. You see something from a new angle, or through a new lens, and it looks completely different. It was pointed out to me yesterday that New Media has done this to me, yet again. My [...]
July 5, 2007
Consolidating Social Media
Last year, at PodCamp Boston, Chris Brogan was playing with what Citizen Journalism meant, and how to create channels of meaningful content. He founded Grasshopper New Media, and it has some great channels of content, run by intelligent and dedicated people, all working for passion over profit.
At PodCamp, I learned how important it was [...]
July 3, 2007
Why a Positive Attitude Matters
Yesterday, a series of things happened that bummed me out. A few friends came to the rescue, and by this morning, the energy is back and all is well with the world. Just like the research says, a good night’s sleep can change everything. It made me think about how important those little boosts we [...]
July 1, 2007
The Constitution – It’s more than just an Inconvenient Truth
When I went to law school, my relationship to the Constitution of The United States changed forever. For me, the Constitution became equivalent to biblical scripture for others. It was the foundation of our society, the laws which we created to make sure we lived together peacefully, the document that that guided justice [...]
