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iLaw: Cyber Strategy for a Developing Nation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

He imagines a Jamaica ten years in 2008, ten years after the initial discussions about this project began. "We might imagine J amaica in 2008 that has become a remarkable leader in the world. When students do a research paper without looking at wikipedia, the student research paper is far superior. "Take for example.

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4 Tips for Beating Bailout Election Malaise: Give, Laugh, Appreciate, and Look for the Open Door

Have Fun - Do Good

According to a March 2008 New York Times article, Yes, Money Can Buy Happiness. by Natalie Angier, creativity may actually be enhanced by limits, "the real source of productive creativity may lie in art's supposed bugaboos: rules, structure, even the occasional editor or two."

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What is a Wikimuseum? And More Thoughts on Metaphorical Design

Museum 2.0

In 2008, I worked with one museum director for whom the word "wiki" is synonymous with "Wikipedia." In Metaphors We Live By , Lakoff and his co-author, Mark Johnson, argue that metaphor is literally embedded in our neurological structures from birth and affects how we think and use language.

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