The Sternberg Effect
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How Bands and Start Ups Are Similar
There are several parallels to being in a band and being in a start up. Continue reading
February 17th
February 17th is one of those days that is forever seared into my being. Continue reading
But It Was More Than A Jacket
A favorite piece of outerwear gets retired and I learn about online shopping. Continue reading
Stupid Thoughts: Charging for Email
Throughout our communications history, we’ve been charged for sending information. Yet with email, we aren’t. Why? Continue reading
A Second Chance for Cheating: Only in Sports
The realities of professional sports don’t even come close to the realities of reality. Really. Melky Cabrera, who up until this past season was a marginal player at best, got caught — and admitted to — taking steroids. He was served up a 50-game suspension and was kept off the World Series champion San Francisco … Continue reading
The Aftermath
Some pictures of the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Continue reading
Thought Exercise For A Summer Sunday – Five Artists
You get five artists to listen to for the rest of your life. Who do you choose? Continue reading
Loose Thoughts On Higher Ed
College is not a pathway to jobs or to riches. It’s a place where young people — not quite kids any more, and not quite yet adults — go to learn, and not just within the four walls of a classroom. Continue reading
Welcome to the No-Hit Club, Mets
The Mets’s no-hitter is what makes baseball great. Continue reading
William Sternberg – 1918-2012
William Sternberg. A remarkable man who, without him, I wouldn’t be here today. Continue reading
Twitter vs Google
If there were a global thermonuclear war between Google (and all its services) and Twitter, and only one survived, which would you rather see? In other words, if you had to choose one to give up, which would you choose? I posted this question on Tumblr and Twitter last night, and here are the results: Continue reading
5 Underreported Stories of 2011
As we ring in 2012 and close the books on 2011, we take a look back and assess stories that had major impact on our society. Current.com asked me to put together what I thought were some of the stories that flew under the radar. Continue reading
Community Management and Tumblr
Last week, I wrote at Digiday how the symbiotic relationship between Tumblr and big-brand media properties has contributed to the growth of the site. Here’s a second part to that story – how the community manager’s role has also contributed to the growth of Tumblr, and why their approach is significantly different than other social networks. Continue reading
Missing the Forest for the Trees
Earlier this week, I wrote an article about the often misguided approach from technology startups and their quest for media placements for Digiday, an online publication for the digital audience – those who work in digital media, advertising or marketing. Based on my experience representing many tech companies, and getting anecdotal evidence from tech reporters … Continue reading
The Sternberg Effect 