Reputation portability

If you had a great reputation as an expert in something, you probably worked hard to earn it.  Doesn’t matter if its computers or cooking. What if that reputation didn’t matter?  What if every place you went was like the first day of school?  You had to start over to...

Blago Blast!

I have a friend who started his career almost 30 years ago as a journalist. Today, he is a PR professional who isn’t quite convinced that the world of journalism and marketing has been fundamentally changed by the onslaught of social media. I have one word for him:...

This cupcake sucks!

I love cupcakes and gleefully embraced the cupcake phase over the last few years. I sought out the best in my home town of Chicago and tried many places and many different kinds of cupcakes. A persnickety friend of mine, whose opinion on food I value, recommended a...

Social’s Morning After

Like any good party, there is a period of anticipation, which then leads to excitement and if it’s really a good fling, exuberance (sometimes irrational) which can last till the wee hours, which inevitably is followed by one of two morning after thoughts: 1.  “What...