As a huge Get Smart fan, I approached the new movie with some trepidation. Would Steve Carrell blow it the way Steve Martin did in Pink Panther? Would it be as stupid as the original Get Smart movie initially called The Nude Bomb? Fortunately, Carrell did not try to imitate Don Adams […]

Got this tasty tidbit yesterday from a friend in Pittsburgh:
I voted at 7:45 this morning. As I came out, a man from a local radio station was doing a “Democratic Donut” poll. He asked me to show who I voted for by choosing a chocolate donut (Obama) or a white powdered sugar donut with pink […]

Last night, my daughter and I watched a video on YouTube called “The Last Lecture” which was given by Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch. We were both weeping by the end. We were both inspired as well. Over a million folks of all ages have watched this video, some finding […]

My wife recently vowed not to give another dime to any politician regardless of their affiliation, position or stated angelic mission. Frankly, she’s just fed up with the lot of them and believes she can do more good supporting ideas like the Life Straw, a simply amazing approach to water purification which could help a […]

It’s rainy cats and dogs here in NYC, a perfect day for a little casual web surfing. Frankly, its something I don’t do enough of and have found it thoroughly entertaining and enlightening.
My stops included about 20 different blogs including Noah’s sister’s (she’s blogging about blogs for her college thesis–oh those Briers!) and a […]

If you go to one museum between now and May 28th, make sure it is the Guggenheim. Chinese artist Cai Guo-Quiang’s exhibit called I Want To Believe is nothing short of mind blowing. The reviews have been universally strong and far more detailed than anything I can offer:

Newsday: If it […]

Four years ago I called the 2004 Presidential campaign the first “internet” election (see archived article here.) Things have progressed a bit since then and now campaigners are working hard to see who can get “the viral vote” by unleashing the most contagious, the most shared, the most viewed online content.
In the […]

I was reminded this morning why I like to start the day reading the Sports pages–there always seems to be a story that is inspirational, of individuals overcoming impossible odds to achieve their goals. Here are two of them from today’s New York Times:
The first story is about a Chinese table tennis player who is […]

A reporter asked me the other day my thoughts on the Obama campaign and if it was a viral success story. Here’s what I said:
The Obama campaign is an unquestionable viral success and has all the makings of a cult. Obama’s “yes we can” music video has been an enormous success on YouTube […]

If another client says “we need to take this to the next level” I’m going to shoot myself. The bottom line is that at the end of the day even if I go the extra mile I can’t for the life of me level set the conversation to ground zero let alone from 30,000 feet. […]