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

[UPDATE] This was postponed and have just been told it will air tonight, September 10, 2009. more

Last week in New York, the world’s first real-time Carbon Counter billboard was unveiled by Deutsche Bank. The counter, which tracks the amount of greenhouse gasses in the Earth’s atmosphere, clocked in yesterday at 3.6 trillion metric tons. more

Ok, so we didn't win an Oscar. But for those who work in our field, this is about as close as you can get.

Earlier this week, we received the exciting news that DoSomething.org has been picked as the winner of a People's Voice Webby for the best Youth Website of the year -- beating out some big name properties from National Geographic, MTV, and Marvel. more

Targeting teens on the web isn't easy, but DoSomething seems to have it figured out. They work with teenagers and encourage them to make change in their communities by offering grants and volunteer opportunities, and they foster a truly impressive online community. We worked with DoSomething last year to refine their overall strategy and to create a new web presence that was immediately appealing to their young and active audience. more

My mom carries a 35mm point and shoot camera, is a Weather Channel and CNN junkie, and does good to remember not to hit "return" at the end of a row in Microsoft Word. If she's at home and doesn't have the record player on, the TV is likely on one of the aforementioned stations. During the inauguration yesterday when I was on IM,email, scanning twitter for #inaug09 and #dfwaug, and watching Brian Williams, Mom was not-surprisingly tuned into CNN. more

I have spent the past half day in amazement and awe following yesterday's crash landing of US Airways flight 1549. As a nervous flyer, I can only imagine the terror of watching one's plane descend toward a body of very cold water. I am relieved and thankful that all survived relatively unharmed, though no doubt shaken from the experience. And I'm thinking about three important lessons I think we can learn from this experience.

Prepare for the Worst more

Five or six-hundred point drops in the Dow are no longer out of the ordinary. Some days the market will bounce on news of a bailout vote or a drop in the Federal Reserve key interest rate. I've learned that there are some strings Congress and Ben Bernanke have at their disposal to hold the market afloat -- but they will not be able to recover the money lost with Bernard L. Madoff Securities, LLC.

This is one swing in the market that requires our help. Some nonprofits plan to close their doors and others will have to cut back given the sudden loss this December. more