Ooops. I’ve been working hard and haven’t had time to post. Sorry. Here’s a quick round up of some interesting things: 1. Jane Von Bergen, one of the true stars of the workforce beat, has a great piece in Sunday’s Philadelphia Enquirer about the co-working trend and some 21st century Philadelphians’ version of Ben Franklin’s […]
1. Virtual marriage. Today’s Wall Street Journal tells the story of Ric Hoogestraat, whose marriage to a woman in Second Life is straining his relationship with his wife in real life. 2. We’re at war, Mike. The new Atlantic has a stinging piece by former George W. Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully that exposes the scheming,
“We need to prepare kids for their future, not our past.” — Dr. Richard Moniuszko, Deputy Superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools
Phil Shapiro has started a Facebook group for A Whole New Mind. You can find the group here, though you must be registered. Meantime, the new BusinessWeek shows AWNM number #8 on the June paperback bestseller list.
Here are a few items that have caught my eye in recent days: — VoiceBank is developing manga for the iPhone. — Someone is leaving envelopes of money in mailboxes and men’s restrooms all over Japan. Sounds like the makings of a Haruki Murakami novel. — It’s Helevitica’s birthday. Did you get a gift? —
A couple of candidates (one real, one prospective) have started talking up the importance of art education. CultureGrrl has the story.
Much to my dismay, the summer is half over. I’ve spent most of it getting on airplanes, driving to swim meets, and sitting in front of my computer not writing. Sigh. But I have managed to do some reading. And now, on this midsummer’s night, I can offer you two recommendations. The first is Then
I’m late in seeing these data, but the Census Bureau recently released new numbers verifying the self-employment boom in America. In 2005, the last year for which stats are available, the number of ‘non-employer’ businesses (businesses without paid employees) topped a record 20 million. “A daily average of 2,356 people went into business for themselves,”
A Japanese temporary staffing firm is rolling out (literally) robots to work as receptionists in offices and hospitals. “The 1-meter-tall robot Wakamaru can identify visitors, conduct a simple conversation and move by itself to take visitors along preset routes to rooms or other destinations while singing a song,” according to the Japan Times. Best of
