“What’s new?” It’s a phrase that, at one point in time, we would often say to friends, colleagues and others we know, but with whom we have perhaps lost touch. Today, however, in this age of devices such as i-Phone and Blackberries and social media websites such as Face Book, Linked in and Twitter, falling [...]

Whenever we begin a new project, assignment, chore or job it sometimes feels as though the first step toward completing the work is the first step of finishing a task that seems to have no end in site. You know how it goes; sometimes projects are so big you simply say to yourself, “I just [...]

Starting a new job is a lot like starting a new school. You’re probably a little bit nervous, you don’t really know anyone and you’re not sure what to expect or where the day will take you. That’s kind of how I feel these days, as I’m, more or less, the new kid in class [...]

Call me hopeful, but I’m guessing that by now many of you have noticed that my blog hasn’t been updated in quite some time. There’s only one explanation for this–some of us are having a tough time adapting to the web from print.
By now, there is one thing that’s easy to predict about the Internet–it’s [...]

Receiving reader response is a gratifying feeling for those of us who work in the publications industry. Feedback lets us know that, aside from simply receiving the magazine, someone is paying attention. It provides an echo that assures us that our words and efforts aren’t dropping into a deep, bottomless pit, otherwise known as the [...]