Our colleague, Bernard Moon, is an astute observer of tech trends. Here’s his latest post from Mashable on the future of micro-blogging, the Tina Fey of Web 2.0.
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The Tale of Two Billionaires
In this second part of the series, Dan Wooldridge tells the story of the second billionaire who, too, lost his legacy. Out of this story he pulls out a lesson on leaving a legacy in the business you have created.
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How Young People Use Technology
The younger generation use technology more than any previous generation, they use it differently, and how they are using it is generating remarkable changes in society and business. By Dan Wooldridge.
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It's Not Supposed To Be Like This
An open letter from Jim Hancock and Rich Van Pelt in the wake of the murders at Virginia Tech.
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A High School Teacher Lays Out the Challenge
Dan Wooldridge continues his challenge to the parents, educators and leaders of today to prepare our children for today's world.
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A High School Teacher Lays Out the Challenge
Dan Wooldridge calls parents, employers, educators, and church leaders to wake up to the rapid global changes happening in today's flat world.
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Thomas Friedman speaks to a network associated with Claremont McKenna College on the thesis of a flat world. Dan Wooldridge records his impressions of the speech as well as some implications for professional and personal development.
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Dan Wooldridge reflects on the widespread impact of the life of a single man.
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Telling the Story to Our World
Dan Wooldridge explains how the first authors who chronicled the life of Christ provide a model to communicating to diverse global cultures and the next generation.
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Dan Wooldridge explores the implications of new technologies for communication: IM, SMS, and RSS replacing email.
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On the first day of school my girlfriend asked her new 4th grade class if they were nervous about meeting her and they answered "no." A little surprised, she asked them why not.
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The eighth annual Beloit College Mindset List notes that most college freshmen in the fall of 2006 were born in 1988. There’s a lot they take for granted and a lot they don’t. Understanding that makes a difference in how we communicate.
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When Kids Sneeze, Advertisers Catch Cold (and Media Companies Die of Pneumonia)
Teen People Magazine ads slipped 4.6% in 2005 and 14.4% in the first half of 2006, while 2005 revenues at TeenPeople.com sextupled over 2004. It’s no wonder they abandoned the magazine business (and no guarantee of success on the web).
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More media disruption: Johnson&Johnson is holding it’s $500 million annual ad budget and Coca Cola it’s $190 million budget out of the 2006 television network upfront buys.
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...or at least accept their money
Internet Retailer cites a Jupiter Research report that the number of Americans 65 and above who use the internet is accelerating — reaching 11.5 million in 2005 on the way to 20.1 million projected for 2010
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