April 2011

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Apr 22, 2011

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The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Growing out of the first Earth...

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Apr 21, 2011

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Imagine an ad that stares back at you when you glance at it -- analyzing your face, your age, and who you're with. Then imagine that ad going one step further, changing its message to display something its analysis suggests will hook you. That's what Immersive Labs, a New York City startup launching this week, is trying...

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Apr 21, 2011

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After seeing Fyodor Khitruk's interpretation of Milne's old bear, I wonder if I'll ever watch the Disney version again. Although, there's something to be said about the Disney Pooh in Spanish. The chorus from the intro canción gets me every time: The Japanese and Swedish versions are pretty good, too....

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Apr 20, 2011

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How do great managers cultivate excellent performances so consistently? Sometimes it's about moving a star into a supporting role. We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from First, Break All the Rules (1999) by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. Everyone has talents--recurring...

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Apr 18, 2011

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I just learned something I wish I hadn't: Before Southern California's Top 40 AM station the Mighty 690 switched formats in 1961 to 24-hours news, it played this song for three days straight. So, of course, I wanted to know what that was like. Just a few rotations in and I think my brain is sufficiently...

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Apr 18, 2011

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The U.S. Naval Institute has posted a bunch of great photos of "Cats in the Sea Services" that are made even better by captions like, "You may fire when ready, Muffin." This one's of a cat named Wockle perched on the capstan of the USS Flusser in the mid-1920s. According to his biographer, Wockle's saying, "Do not...