by David | Oct 15, 2008 | culture, economics, media
I started off writing another “grumpy philanthropist” bit, but decided to mellow out a little for once. I’d been getting cheesed off at high-fuss low-impact online (and offline) awareness campaigns that didn’t really do enough for the causes. ...
by David | Sep 4, 2008 | culture, economics, urbanism
No, I don’t mean the trouble all those college kids are getting into, I mean Charity Muggers, or “chuggers” as the limeys call them. I was at lunch with @tangyslice in Davis square today and observed him live-blogging the local charity panhandlers. ...
by David | Aug 10, 2008 | culture, technology
Preparing to leave San Francisco’s foggy embrace, I’m thinking about the work week ahead and which of the many open threads to needle first. One thing that came up last week was a twitter message from someone at Social Actions Labs, inviting me to test out...
by David | May 25, 2008 | culture, economics
I’m interested in charity from several perspectives – personally, I think it’s a moral duty; professionally, it’s baked into the business model where I work; and academically, I like to geek out on the behavioral economics. So, when this item...
by David | May 18, 2008 | media, technology
I’m not going to try and evangelize Twitter. I figure you’re probably already addicted to it, dead set against it, or blissfully ignorant of it. I don’t think it’s the be all and end all, but I’m rather enjoying it. If you’re so...
