The Social Age

Does social software make you happy?

My friend Alex Kjerluf is a happy guy. And he spends the majority of his time sharing his happiness with
people and helping them learn to be “Happy @ Work“. I asked Alex about happiness, and how happiness is manifested in The Social Age. Rising to the challenge, Alex, an expert […]

I’ve been sick lately. Not deathly ill, but feeling pretty rotten. Last night I was hungry, and having been too under-the-weather to go to the grocery store, I had nary a thing in the fridge. So I did what many Americans would do — I picked up the phone and ordered in.
Forty-five minutes later a […]

America Goes Green, the environment-conscious special series on the NBC Nightly News did a piece on EcoHangers, a company that is revolutionizing the way we, and our dry cleaners, hang our clothes.
You can think of it as environmentalism-meets-marketing-meets-recycling-meets-biodegradability. I think of it as smart.
The idea is simple. Give free EcoHangers to dry cleaners saving the […]

Every movement in society suffers from the ails of its great intentions, and The Social Age is no different. I occasionally run into stories that are so anti-social age, they make my skin crawl. This is one of them.
I was recently helping my friend Tanya look for an apartment here in Boston. Together we […]

Do you have an American Express card? If you do, there is only ONE DAY left to vote for your favorite member-created idea that will do something good for the world. Amex’s Member Project has polled its members for the best most innovative ideas for effecting change in society. Over a three month period, they […]