I've never given this many standing ovations in my life. I think my mind short circuited about 75% of the way through this extraordinary conference. Blogging had to come to a halt and what was being said throughout these presentations…
Continue Reading →We have grown quite fond of what MINI Cooper is doing as a car company-- they've managed to create a well built and enticing compact car that has grabbed the attention of the multitudes; it doesn't hurt that they offer…
Continue Reading →The Peace Initiatives Institute is using a mix of TV advertising, animation, and activism to make a difference in regions dealing with social strife. It's the first organization to combine TV ads with comprehensive in-class teaching to teach young children…
Continue Reading →TED was not only described to me as inspirational, passionate and unique, but also as mind boggling-- sometimes almost exhaustively so. Today started early, I attended the pre-conference breakfast where TED Prize winners from last year updated attendees on their…
Continue Reading →I had the opportunity to take the BMW Hydrogen 7 car for a spin yesterday afternoon with an engineer from BMW in Munich-- something only open to TED attendees. While the experience wasn't exactly life changing, essentially everything inside and…
Continue Reading →Trying to describe this conference would be like me trying to cut your hair over the phone (Thanks Jonah for the analogy). The energy, enthusiasm and mass of talented and remarkable people in one place at one time is hard…
Continue Reading →In a quite humorous viral stunt to promote the new Spicy Buffalo sandwich, Carl's Jr. enlisted what appears to be your classic blonde centerfold, middle American girl in cowboy boots, wearing a short denim skirt and belly shirt to push…
Continue Reading →Now in its 10th year of existence, I feel a deep sense of pride to have been privy to the very first Gin Weekend back in 1997. This year promises to be the most robustly and widely celebrated Gin Weekend…
Continue Reading →I'm headed out to the world-renowned TED conference early tomorrow morning-- I received an invite for last year's event but unfortunately wasn't able to attend. I had plenty of warning this time around and I've honestly never been this excited…
Continue Reading →A week or so ago, I wrote about the (LESS) campaign-- a 'buy less crap' response to the well-intentioned but mostly ineffective (RED) campaign to which the likes of Bono, Oprah, the Gap and Apple have subscribed. I want to…
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