For years I’ve loved QuickBooks – a tool that made managing my company’s money remarkably pleasant. I used to rave about it to colleagues. But over the past several product releases I’ve become disenchanted; I think Intuit has lost its way, and has lost sight of whose interest it was pursuing. No longer customer centered […]
Entries from October 30th, 2009
Falling Out of Love with QuickBooks
October 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Brand Matters, Tools & Technology
But Where’s the Conversation?
October 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Social Media for Business
The hype around social media as conversation has become deafening. Much of the hyperbole comes from agencies and consultants who have seized upon social media as the next wave; their motivation is self-serving, of course. Promoting their credentials as social media experts enables them
Tags: B2B marketing·blogging·conversational marketing·personal branding·social media
Visualizing Your Digital Persona
October 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Brand Matters, Tools & Technology
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have released an online tool that attempts to characterize your digital persona based on data mining of online resources. Right now the tool is in the fun and exploratory phase, but it offers food for thought. Have you ever wondered what your digital fingerprints might look like, if there […]
The Secret of Healthcare Reform — Visualized
October 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Back to Basics, Creativity
As this slideshow from Dan Roam reveals, the healthcare reform debate is really a debate over insurance reform: who pays for healthcare. His slideshow dramatizes who the players are in this debate, what are their motivations, and how this impacts the American consumer (and tax payer). This is the best resource I’ve seen to help clarify […]
Tags: visual thinking
The Quest for the Perfect Yoga Mat, Take 2
October 7th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Yoga
A while ago I wrote about my search for the perfect sticky mat for in-home yoga practice. I’m still looking, but have a more informed opinion based on further trials. It’s a toss-up between prAna’s Revolution mat and my long-time favorite, the black mat pro from Manduka. Both are top-of-the-line mats designed for serious yoginis […]
Tags: yoga mat comparison
Blessings for Dana
October 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Back to Basics
This post is for my brother Dana, who has begun fighting cancer
A Wonderful Mother-Daughter Story
October 1st, 2009 · Comments Off · Bookshelf, Creativity
I’ve just devoured Traveling with Pomegranates, a loving duet co-authored by Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter, Ann Kidd Taylor; a story told in “braided voices.” I highly recommend it if you’re interested in travel memoirs, life’s major passages, an examination of creativity, or the relationship between mothers and daughters. (And it helps if you […]
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