The Social Age

I’ve never been a big fan of wrapping paper. It has always seemed such a waste to me… but I will admit that I do oblige my skidlings at holiday time (with recycled wrapping paper of course!). Wrapping aside, it is what’s inside that counts. Here are a few great gift ideas that will help […]

I was walking through downtown Boston the other day and got annoyed as heck. There’s a lot of traffic in Boston — and we all know about the Boston drivers — but I realized, with great annoyance, that the reason the traffic was so bad is because of the pedestrians.
It seems that every pedestrian in […]

I often hear from people about how they’d really like to make a difference in the world, but they aren’t sure how. Kiva, a non-profit based in San Francisco, offers a very cool solution to help you help others. “Kiva.org allows individuals to make $25 loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). […]

President Clinton has just released a book called “GIVING: How Each of Us Can Change the World”. I have not read the book but look forward to it. His last book “My Life” was quite extraordinary.
Clinton has had an exceptional post-Presidential career.
From his work raising money alongside President Bush (the elder) for Katrina relief to […]

Just in case you were still in doubt about our collective move into The Social Age, I wanted to share a great cover story from Time Magazine written by Richard Stengal.
Just check out these stats:
“In 2006 more than 61 million Americans dedicated 8.1 billion hours to volunteerism. The nation’s volunteer rate has increased by more […]