February 2009

Twitter Got Me a Girlfriend, Now It Got Me a Job

by Gradon on February 11, 2009 · 31 comments

in change,fund raiser,Twitter,work

When’s the last time you heard a guy give his two-week notice? Over the last several months, I’ve heard countless stories of friends getting laid off. From every industry imaginable. Both of my friends that write DesignBoston with me were let go in the last few weeks (Joyce is on vacation in Aruba, so I [...]

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My iBook Won’t Work… But I Will!

by Gradon on February 4, 2009 · 0 comments

in blogging,fund raiser,social media,work

I’ll admit it: I love my iBook. That dinosaur of a laptop is like my little-engine-that-could. It’s over 4 years old. It’s harddrive is small enough that I have to do the what-can-I-delete-what-can-I-save game. It’s not the fastest, or the prettiest. The neck of the power cord has been slowly falling apart for some time. [...]

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Bands to Help Brands: The Cool Kids Are a Little Bit Cooler Than You

by Gradon on February 2, 2009 · 0 comments

in Bands to Help Brands,Brands,change

Talk about music with anyone that grew up in the late 80s, and invariably they will express to you one absolute truth: It was the golden age of hip-hop. Run DMC. Eric B. & Rakim. EPMD. The Beastie Boys. Their clever lyrics, combined with creative, low cost, rhythm-intensive production, brought attention to an otherwise little-known [...]

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