Connecting.the.Dots

Yes, I submitted a panel for SXSW.  There's a track of the interactive portion about Social Health -- I figured I was qualified  to talk about that -- and give pretty good presentation. Here's the pitch: (go vote) Social Health: Who Wants to...

I'm enrolled in a master craftsmen program around color for embroidery design, one of my passions.  And no, we're not talking about embroidering kittens from someone else's pattern onto a pillow case.   It's really fiber art, but when I say that -- no...

Every morning I read Fast Company, Mashable, and All Things D on my way to work.  Not to worry, I take the train and the bus.  I also read the blogs on my Kindle, so there can sometimes be a full day back of articles to catch up on. It occurred to me...

[caption id="attachment_177" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Bansky - Let's just hide this, shall we? Photo used by CC permissions DanBrady"][/caption] There's an old maxim in advertising that you have to get them young.  It's why Coke...

Real innovation requires real risks.    The nice thing is you can manage risk.  You can plan for risk.  You can't plan for all possible outcomes, but you can plan for risk.  It's an inherent part of innovation. How can you create something new, if...

This may not seem like an important statement, until you factor in that my current job is Director of Interactive Strategy.  You'd think being obsessed with the latest gadget and every new feature Google rolls out would be what I live for and it was....

(x-posted on RTCRM.com) Despite my outgoing personality and insane level on social media involvment, I'm not very good at the conference/cocktail party networking thing.  I attribute this to my being an INTJ and a Virgo.  The "I" of INTJ means I tend...

(x-posted from RTCRM Spark Blog) There's been lots of buzz around Twitter since it launched in 2006. Twitter really came onto the scene at 2006's SXSW conference and has been growing steadily since. Lots of brands are jumping on the Twitter wagon and...

Eco is all the rage these days. From Al Gore to hipster products -- it's hip to be eco-conscious. But, as I walk around with my super fabulous new Sigg bottle it does make me wonder what aren't we paying attention to? Eco as a trend is doomed to fail. ...

It seems like one of the basic tools of search engine optimization (SEO) is falling through the cracks, when it's become more important than ever. I'm really surprised how many sites, are failing to deploy unique titles and descriptions on every page of...