Here's the explanation: This December, in a surprisingly simple yet ridiculously amazing installation for theQueensland Gallery of Modern Ar, artist Yayoi Kusama constructed a large domestic environment, painting every wall, chair, table, piano, and household decoration a brilliant white, effectively serving as a giant white canvas. Over the course of two weeks,... read more →
Mar
02
Mar
02
I slipped and did something the other day that I didn’t mean to do. Normally, I keep two browsers running (with multiple tabs going on each) at the same time, and it helps me keep track of what I’m juggling. There are certain things I only do on Google Chrome,... read more →
Feb
28
The Wall Street Journal today shared some unpleasant news about Google+: To hear Google Inc. Chief Executive Larry Page tell it, Google+ has become a robust competitor in the social networking space, with 90 million users registering since its June launch. But those numbers mask what's really going on at Google+. It... read more →
Feb
16
Secretary Bobby Hitt is back at work at the Department of Commerce, after having fallen seriously ill before Christmas. That's good news. Meanwhile, if you go to Commerce on the 16th floor of 1201 Main, you can see Bobby whether he's in or not. That's because of the big, remarkable... read more →
Feb
16
I was very interested to see Harris Pastides take the plunge into Twitter today. His first Tweet? Here: Can't wait for the baseball journey that begins tomorrow. Tweet the Three-peat! And I think most of us would be happy to reTweet that. I did. This is interesting to me because it was... read more →
Feb
16
Here it is the dead of winter, and yet there are SC products you can put on your table fresh right now. Asparagus, for instance. And barley. And beef. And black bass. And that only gets us through the Bs. And why should you eat local? Here are five reasons... read more →
Feb
09
This morning -- very early this morning -- Lanier and I attended the latest "Power Breakfast" sponsored by the Columbia Regional Business Report. So did a lot of other people, packed into a ballroom at Embassy Suites. I'd like particularly to thank the friends who joined us at the ADCO table, right... read more →
Feb
09
That's the headline that drew us to this piece over at PC World. Here are the tips: Hover Over the Link Sometimes a link masks the website to which it links. If you hover over a link without clicking it, you’ll notice the full URL of the link’s destination in... read more →
Feb
07
Ragan's PR Daily, aided by Twitter, has compiled Top Five lists of words and phrases most hated by PR professionals, as follows: 1. Spin 2. Unique 3. Guru 4. Synergy 5. Innovate 1. Off the record 2. Return on investment 3. Let’s circle back 4. Low hanging fruit 5. Competitor... read more →
Feb
07
As Facebook moves toward its historic IPO, it's time to take stock, if you'll forgive the pun. What is Facebook, really? Is it where the young and hip conduct their entire commercial as well as social lives? Or is it destined to be little more than the place where people... read more →