The other day, The Washington Post advised its journalists NOT to engage with their readers on Twitter. Mashable reported that a memo was sent to staffers specifically telling journalists not to use their Post Twitter accounts to respond to critics, or their personal accounts to "speak on behalf of the Post." more

Sometimes, when I'm working on a project, I tend to read or say the name of the project so many times that it loses meaning. Community Matters, Community Matters, Community Matters.

But then, suddenly, the project comes to fruition. It's not just a project anymore, it's not code or strategy or even just an idea. Suddenly the work comes alive. more

I don't consider myself an early adopter, but this is likely just a result of denial as I upgraded to the iPhone 3gs the week it came out, and purchased an iPad on the first day it was possible to do so. I love gadgets more than my bank account can handle. Though in my defense, I haven't gotten the new iPhone yet. I was considering buying a Kindle right around the time when Steve Jobs announced the iPad, and figured if I was going to get an e-reader, I may as well get one that has a whole bunch of other bells and whistles. more

There’s an obvious appeal to having a large email list: you have the ability to reach many people with one click. But recently I’ve begun questioning the value of large email lists, and the effectiveness of bulk email in general, specifically for the types of clients EchoDitto works with – non-profits, progressives, NGO’s, etc. more

The news about Apple's new tablet, the iPad, is only just minutes old at this point, and yet I feel compelled to write this blog post. Let me first be clear that I am (hopefully obviously) a big fan of new and exciting technology. I have an iPhone and love it, and I'm looking forward to trying out the ...iPad (it hurts me to even type the name). more

Back in November I wrote about a new client of EchoDitto's, Stefany Shaheen, and her blog focused on what it's like to parent a child with diabetes. more

I've always been an advocate for making New Years Resolutions - I'm just not usually the type to actually keep them. This year, I have a few resolutions: quit smoking (which I've been trying to do for over a year now), work-out more (once I fix my injured shoulder), and get more cool stuff done at work. I find it incredibly frustrating that there is so much I want to do, but it feels like there's never enough time to do it all.

So, regarding resolution #3, I've become obsessed with not letting anything get lost in the shuffle. For me, it has become a three-step process: more

I’ve had a lot of experience in my life working with children – I spent 2 summers as a camp counselor at Tanager Lodge, I babysit various kids several times a week and I am constantly surprised at the general resiliency of children. I think this resiliency exists solely because their brains haven’t been conditioned to believe there are certain limits in life. Simply put, their imaginations are insane. They still firmly believe, until a certain age, that anything is possible (and of this, I think many of us are envious). more

Nicco took an informal email poll of our office asking how people would be following the election results. I was glad he did because I was curious myself. A few of us have been obsessed with Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight who not only provides the stats, but interesting analysis (yesterday's piece was especially interesting). more