Once upon a time Seth Godin did one of his magic blog links while complaining that a certain airline was like a certain bus company but that there were new bus companies coming. That is how I discovered Megabus.com, the double-decker, inner-city to inner-city, wifi- & electrical outlet-equipped transportation model that tantalizes with an offer […]
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Kindle Serials: Reading “Highly Successful Women” in Short Bursts
Posted in Blogs, Books, Successful Women on Feb 28th, 2014
Recently Amazon.com led me into a new form of literature – Kindle serials. I am discovering the 10 Habits of Highly Successful Women, in clusters of two or three amazing stories told by highly successful women and edited by Glynnis MacNichol and Rachel Sklar. There are five episodes to date (presented in two installments): Episode […]
How Might We??? Innovation & Design Tools from IDEO’s Kelley Brothers
Posted in Blogs, Books, Creating, Innovation on Jan 31st, 2014
A chance encounter at Trader Joe’s by the avocados, a recommendation for a well-known blogger scrawled hurriedly led to finding a book by Tom Kelley rather than Tim Kelly. The book is designed to provide a YES to “Am I creative?” if you will work in small pieces and big ideas. As you read Creative […]
Reselling on Amazon: A Recovering Bookaholic’s New Year’s Resolution
Posted in Blogs, Books, Organizing Books on Dec 31st, 2013
A friend is selling some of her collections on Ebay, so when I discovered Barcode Booty: How I Found and Sold $2 Million of ‘Junk’ on Ebay and Amazon and You Can, Too, Using Your Phone by Steve Weber, I immediately sent her a Kindle copy describing barcode reader apps available on smart phones. […]