Monthly Archives: April 2009
Posted on April 22, 2009
What’s right with America
I had deep thoughts in high school. (College was a little less structured, if you know what I mean). I would grapple with my feelings about the First Amendment, students’ rights, crime and punishment, nuclear proliferation and on and on. … Read More »
Posted on April 18, 2009
Punking Traditional Media
It was reported today in the Los Angeles Times that actor-producer Ashton Kutcher and CNN are in a Battle Royal. No, CNN didn’t misreport a Kutcher story and the recent CNN ratings were not the subject of a Kutcher practical … Read More »
Posted on April 17, 2009
Racing to Twitter
As Twitter CEO Evan Williams prepares to go on Oprah today with Twitter phenom Ashton Kutcher, my VOX colleagues have been furiously debating the value, power, and practically of the tool for use in public affairs and reputation management campaigns. … Read More »
Posted on April 15, 2009
Adjusting for the Irrational
Josef Stalin reportedly noted that “one death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.” As a man who was responsible for dozens of such “statistics,” Stalin knew of which he spoke. According to studies by University of Oregon researcher … Read More »
Posted on April 10, 2009
Sit up Straight…
Remember how your mother said to sit up straight. She was right, especially if you are going to be a guest on a national television program. Jack Welch, the legendary former CEO of General Electric, was a guest on Morning … Read More »
Posted on April 4, 2009
Picturing Culture
Everyone knows the familiar expression, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Recently I came across an image that captures the essence of the culture at my firm, VOX Global. The artist is Maira Kalman, who may be familiar to … Read More »
Posted on April 2, 2009
Delusional Immodesty
“Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.” — NYT Executive Editor Bill Keller. Really quite extraordinary, or one might say ‘OMG.’ I’d be LOL if it wasn’t SSINF. We talk here a lot … Read More »
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The Great Equalizer
There are a lot of claims on the term “The Great Equalizer.” Some have called it death, Samuel Colt, education, or the mid-80s show with that British guy. I prefer to bestow the moniker on ‘irony.’ Today, the Washington Post … Read More »