Lifestyle Meets Technology at CES 2010 Living in Digital Times Pavilion

With more than 43 million moms using the Internet daily and spending an average of 85 minutes online(1), it is no wonder why the world’s largest technology trade show, CES (Consumer Electronics Show), is building exhibitor communities tailored to these key consumer populations. Living in Digital Times, a concept designed to make technology more relevant [...]

Study Shows Social Media Activity for Companies May Tie into Sales

According to a new study, released by social media platform Wetpaint and digital consulting firm Altimeter Group found that companies with the highest levels of social media activity on average increased revenues by 18% in the last 12 months, while the least active saw sales drop 6% over that period.
The study of 100 [...]

Churches Embracing Social Media

For most people the idea of “church” is walking into a sunlight, stain-glass cathedrial with a reverent hush and organ music. The idea of the sanctuary being full of laptops, iPhones and blackberries is almost a perpostorious one. But not for Leonard Sweet, a man whose life mission is to bridge the gap between academics [...]

In a Tweet of Rage

In the great traditional of American letters there are many stories about author’s reactions to negative book reviews. Novelist such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald were notorious for being thin skinned when it came to criticism of their work. Each had their own way of responding to bad press, as every writer does. Fitzgerald usually became [...]