An appreciation of @LooseCubes (with lots of pics of #coworking #dogs)
I was hugely shocked and disappointed to find out yesterday that LooseCubes was shutting its doors forever. The end of a very productive and idealistic era came fast, it seems. I stumbled on...
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As part of an interview series I’ve been working on that details “bootstrapped” initiatives in nonprofits, I sat down with Micah Walter and Seb Chan of the Cooper Hewitt to chat about their “Labs...
View ArticleTop stories of 2012
[pointelleslider id=’2′] It’s been a heck of a year. Just in case you’re new around these parts (or would like a refresher), here are Jellybean Boom’s Top Stories of 2012, by pageview: Content is...
View ArticleA Roadmap to Starting a Business in 2013
Earlier in the summer, I began a new gig writing about entrepreneurship for About.com. It’s a really great opportunity to talk about everything from fund-raising to business plans to maintaining a...
View ArticleThe Art of the Ask
I have a huge respect for those who “ask” for a living. Fundraising pros, salespeople. It’s tough. I recently had a pretty high pressure job that kept me up at night. Why? I realized after thinking...
View ArticleSix social media sacred cows worth slaughtering
I had an amazing corporate training gig a couple of months ago. I was brought in to lead a communications training that covered effective copywriting and social media tactics to a major media company....
View ArticleDon’t you wish getting your brand out on the web could be easy?
Everywhere I go I get the same sort of questions and comments from creative people, authors, filmmakers and small businesses. I know I need a website to showcase my (business/portfolio/startup) but...
View ArticleAmazing Women That You (and @GaryVee) Should Be Following on Twitter!
Gary V…does not know how much women are shaping social? So. Gary Vaynerchuk, the digital media guru who launched a thousand brands into the social media sphere, just released a two-part list of “19...
View ArticleShould You Tumblr?
Image via Marissa Mayer’s Tumblr! I just spent the last weekend grilling my friend’s fourteen-year-old niece about her cohorts’ use of digital media. Did you know that teenagers don’t use email? They...
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