I don’t claim to know everything there is to know about social media. Far from it. But there are a few things that seem obvious to me. Things that escape far too many corporate entities trying to get in on “the social media thing.”
Here’s the first thing: it’s not a craze, or a fad, or…
Archive for June, 2010
Designers and Writers and Bears, Oh My!
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010Well, maybe not bears. But for content creators on the web, designers and writers sometimes seem like two different animals.
“How many people can honestly say that content drives design?”
This was the question pointed at the audience during Karen McGrane’s (@karenmcgrane) and Jeff Eaton’s (@eaton) session at this year’s Web Content Conference in Chicago.
Your Focus Needs More Focus
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Sitting here with my Kindle, conveniently loaded with multiple books waiting to be read, I am reminded of its awesome ability to serve my every wish/need as a devout reader. The ability to carry around a single device that houses everything I currently wish to read will never cease to cause me wonder and excitement….
Embracing Community Health Data
Monday, June 7th, 2010The Department of Health & Human Services has recently made an unprecedentedly ambitious release of public health information under the Community Health Data Initiative (CHDI).
What is CHDI?
CHDI is a collaborative effort among government and non-government organizations to help Americans understand health and health care system performance in their communities, thereby facilitating measures to improve…






