“The Google I was passionate about was a technology company that empowered its employees to innovate. The Google I left was an advertising company with a single corporate-mandated focus,” James Whittaker wrote in Why I Left Google. “The days of old Google hiring smart people and empowering them to invent the future was gone. The […]
House As The Perfect Mother: Sex And Real Estate
We want to love our houses. It’s hard to question that. In The House As Beloved, we looked at how we fall in love with houses and how this reality could not be ignored, either by buyer’s agents or seller’s agents. Both have a specific role to play in protecting their clients from the negative […]
The House As Beloved: Sex And Real Estate
Your heart is intertwined with your home. “I’m sure that people end up working as Realtors for many different reasons,” Heather Elias wrote, “but for me, the reason I enjoy my job so much is that I know how deeply your heart is intertwined with your home. In the end, buying or selling a home […]
Chasing The Shiny Now
Everyone loves the shiny new. It’s true for technology, gadgets and software tools for sure. And it’s been equally true of social tools and social networking sites for several years now. Every new site launch gets hyped on Mashable and Techcrunch, every move is scrutinized. We don’t want to miss the opportunity to be in […]
Pinterest Is Still Enabling Piracy
In response to cries of copyright abuse, Pinterest announced a “fix” for the copyright concerns. “To thwart any lawsuits in the making, the much talked-about startup is giving disgruntled site-owners a way to stop piracy before it starts by blocking their images from showing up on Pinterest,” Jennifer Van Grove wrote on VentureBeat. The headline? […]
Does Authenticity Really Matter?
Does Intent Matter? I have no idea whether Irina was asking the following question relative to the social web or about life in general, but I’ve thought about this question a great deal in the past and recently as it relates to the use of social media for marketing. “how can you tell if you’re […]