I frequently perform printed media mashups — I read more than one book simultaneously.

Currently I am reading John Kaos’ Innovation Nation and Jeff Howe’s Crowdsourcing.   The two books complement each other and got me thinking about coopetition, working with your competitors. (more…)

I live in Lexington, MA.  The town was recently cited as one of the most walkable Boston suburbs.  Downtown has been a bit torn up for the last year or so as the Battle Green Inn was torn down and a new complex with condos and retail space is going up in its stead.  It all looks like it is going to be beautiful when it is done. (more…)

I used to use the circus as a device to explain marketing to people.  Here’s marketing by way of the Big Top.  (more…)

A friend recently asked me to help her demonstrate the business value of social networking (particularly Twitter) to a potential client.  I started off the way any reporter might tackle the job, I tweeted the question, asking for opinions and searched Twitter for references to “business value of Twitter.” (more…)