Inspi(red) Holiday Shopping: Do The (Red) Thing
It’s better to give than to receive. That’s the embodiment of the bold (Product) Red™ initiative co-founded by Bobby Shriver and Bono. (Product) Red is now collaborating with some of…
Christmas: It’s All About the Music
My very favorite thing about Christmas is the music. Every year I buy at least one new Christmas CD. This season, I’m already up to two, with maybe one more…
Half Note: The New iPod Shuffle
If you’ve seen the new TV commercials for Apple’s new iPod Shuffle, you already know that it’s better and smaller than ever. They call it “the world’s smallest digital music…
Anything But The Ordinary: A Bed of Roses Florist, SF
What do Katharine Hepburn, Yehudi Menuhin, Georgia O’Keefe, Danielle Steele, Sharon Stone, Michael Tilson Thomas, Client Eastwood, Sally Field, Whoopi Goldberg’s staff and me have in common? Besides rare talent…
‘Tis The Season To Go Shopping
If you were in or near a mall this weekend, you know the holiday shopping season is officially upon us. People are flocking to stores in record numbers, especially the…
The Ace of Smart Devices: BlackJack
Cingular Wireless, Samsung Telecom America and Microsoft have collaborated to present a terrific holiday present: the new Samsung BlackJack. It’s ultra-thin. It runs on Windows Mobile 5.0. It has a…
How Bill Gates Is Zuning In On iPod: The Zune Portable Player and Online Store
If you can’t buy them, beat them. That’s the philosophy Bill Gates is taking today as he launches the new Microsoft Zune Media Player to compete directly against Apple’s market-leading…
From Russia With A Love of Money: Millionaire Fair, Moscow
Approximately 20% of Russians earn less than $410 US per month. Yet the country now has an estimated 33 billionaires and about 90,000 millionaires. In fact, more rich people live…
Targeting Target Stores: The Poison Plastic is Out of Style
You might be interested in helping to encourage Target to phase out products containing unnecessary, dangerous chemicals. From vinyl shower curtains to children’s toys, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) plastic products pervade…