Social Media as News Platform…Watch Out!

Good thoughts and an important reminder about having a discerning eye when consuming media (you’re doing it right now). It’s always scary to me that people don’t look at sources or ask important questions about unsupported information. Be saavy, people. And education activists, is there anything being done to teach media smarts to kids in… Continue reading Social Media as News Platform…Watch Out!

Women are getting their brew on

Great post on chef Marcus Samuelsson's blog about women who brew beer. I support Project Venus! Craft beer has been a boy’s club, but now, women are beginning to break into the industry. Women still remain a small presence in the brewing community—their influence, however, is growing, and beer’s glass ceiling has been cracked. Megan… Continue reading Women are getting their brew on

Status Message Saturation (3.22.2011)

 Preceptor’s parting words: “Good luck with the rest of your careers … and it’s still not too late to get out of medicine.” Wow.  Didn’t realize part of my job would involve accommodations for deaf clients. anyone looking for short term room to rent on St. Marks Place in East Village? im me for details… Continue reading Status Message Saturation (3.22.2011)

SeamlessWeb does it again.

@SeamlessWeb never fails to impress me with their do-good initiatives. It’s amazing how easy it is for companies to help out in their own way at quite little cost, and drive business at the same time. I did my once-a-week lunch order today because I knew money would go to to the UNICEF Tap Project… Continue reading SeamlessWeb does it again.