Monthly Archives: May 2009

I’ll tell you what I told Jon Reed at True Blue Tattoo. “The Argentine, Israeli and Chicago flags are all basically the same, but the object in the middle is different. I already have the sun from Argentina’s flag and … Continue reading →

It finally launched. The new blog network from the Chicago Tribune finally launched. I’ve known about the site for a month or so, after I was invited by Bill Adee and Tracy Schmidt to come in for a focus group … Continue reading →

I’ve become friends with a few people at the Chicago Tribune over the last year or so. Some of those people launched a network of local blogs – called Chicago Now – each serving a different niche of Chicago life. … Continue reading →

I’ve got this little speech that I give about Twitter based on a sociolinguistics class I took in the fall of 1995. Yep. First honors class at Millikin with a professor that later sent me to Argentina, because she would … Continue reading →

Sorry that the focus on this blog seems to be all work, all the time. Once we get Natiiv up and running, the work announcements will move over there and this will go back to being a personal blog. But … Continue reading →

I’m watching Jen Lemen start to pack up her blog and close it for good. It makes me sad to see her close the door on her art blog, but I understand that things come to an end. It makes … Continue reading →

Today the last band confirmed, so I can tell you what is on the books for June 18. MOBfest is an annual music festival in Chicago that features local bands. Natiiv Arts & Media, my company, focuses on social media … Continue reading →

Pencil me in for the evening of June 18th if you’re going to be in Chicago. I’ve got big things planned for that night and want you all to join me.

I’ve been playing hooky from my shul for the past few months, but finally went to Shabbat services this morning. There are plenty of reasons why I can’t be found at shabbat services lately, but one of them is the … Continue reading →

I didn’t think I’d do much traveling after I left Edelman. While it was part of my plan – the ability to work from anywhere, I wasn’t sure if it would actually happen. Well, my dears, happening it is. A … Continue reading →