BusinessWeek – August 13
Mention of http://www.payscale.com/ where you can compare your salary with those in similar professions
Esquire – September
Profile of Sean Penn by writer Scott Raab… following the release of Penn’s move “Into the Wild”: http://www.esquire.com/features/seanpenn0907?click=main_sr
Mention of Conn Iggulden’s book “The Dangerous Book for Boys”
Time – August 20
Excerpt from “The Preacher & the Presidents” about Pastor Billy Graham and his interactions with various US Presidents… by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1651625,00.html
BusinessWeek – August 20
Short piece on the vulnerability of the levee systems around the Sacrameno-San Joaquin Delta area: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_34/b4047047.htm?chan=search
Personal branding piece about how to define yourself so it’s done for you by others: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_34/b4047419.htm?chan=search
BusinessWeek – July 23
Piece on widgets being used in social networking sites… most well known are those in the fairly recently opened to 3rd party applications http://www.facebook.com/: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_30/b4043071.htm?chan=search
Mention of http://www.etsy.com/... An online marketplace for handmade goods
BusinessWeek – August 6
Ranking of best global brands with sub-feature on HP and the “Computer is personal again” campaign
Time – August 6
Cover story about how boys in today’s society are both fine (as opposed to the fatalistic view held by many) and are doing many outdoorsy, boy type things from yesterday: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1647452,00.html
BusinessWeek – July 30
Short story on new “person-looking” search engines http://www.spock.com/, http://www.wink.com/ & http://www.zoominfo.com/
Website special report on switching careers
Addison Avenue Magazine – Summer
Article on raising money-smart kids. Includes: open a savings acct and then manage the use of that
Profile piece on Erin Gruwell the teacher behind “The Freedom Writers Diary”
USAA Magazine – Summer
Mention of http://www.freecycle.com/ where people can get rid of and acquire unwanted items
Sierra Club Magazine – July/August
Profile of Michelle Kaufmann who designs the “glidehouse” prefab home: http://www.mkd-arc.com/homes/glidehouse/
The Wave Magazine – July
Mention of Sunnyvale DIY shop http://www.thesawdustshop.com/
Time – September 17
Article about the high levels of lead exposure for many young children. Can purchase lead-testing kits and have blood tests screen for exposure: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1659704,00.html
BusinessWeek – September 17
Review of many of HP’s new Blackberry-competing smartphones: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_38/b4050065.htm?chan=search
BusinessWeek – September 24
Book review of “The Billionaire Who Wasn’t” by Conor O’Clery about Chuck Feeney, the founder of Duty Free Shoppers: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_39/b4051084.htm?chan=search
Article about the workplace culture at Netflix: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_39/b4051059.htm?chan=search
BusinessWeek – September 10
Profile of Microsoft HR head and the people management (aimed at employee happiness & retention) done at the corporation: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_37/b4049065.htm?chan=search
BusinessWeek – September
Inside Innovation section: http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/
Time – September 10
Cover story on national service and what’s occurring across the country: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1657799,00.html
Time – October 22
Joe Klein commentary on Merle Haggard and his returning the Democratic side: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1670520,00.html
Piece on Copenhagen’s program to give father’s paid time off after the birth of a child: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1670507,00.html
Time – October 29
Piece on Time’s “America: An Illustrated History” picture book
Review of “The Four Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss
Esquire – October
Profile of Benicio Del Toro by writer Chris Jones: http://www.esquire.com/features/esquire-100/benicio1007?click=main_sr
Mention of band The Weakerthans by writer Chris Jones
Time – November 5
Time’s new political website: http://www.thepage.time.com/
Piece on the resurgence of kayaking as a pastime: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1675598,00.html
BusinessWeek – October 15
Special report on solar power being provided by Silicon Valley company Ausra: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_42/b4054053.htm?chan=search
BusinessWeek – October 22
Profile on Michelle Hernandez… former Ivy League admissions counselor who is now a college application coach: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_43/b4055063.htm?chan=search
Piece on healthcare advocates: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_43/b4055089.htm?chan=search
Fast Company – September
Piece by Robert Scoble on http://twitter.com/ and its impact as a communication medium
Cover story on Adam Werbach, former young head of the Sierra Club… now runs an environmental consulting company with Wal-Mart as its largest client: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/118/working-with-the-enemy.html
Story on founder behind http://www.mahalo.com/, a search engine with hand-built results to various search queries
Profile of Ashley Qualls, a 17 year-old who has built a million $ business selling MySpace design templates at http://www.whateverlife.com/:
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/118/girl-power.html
Time – various issues
Political blog: http://time-blog.com/swampland
Fast Company – October
Profile of HP VP Design Sam Lucente and his impact on and role in the company: http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/119/streamlining-hp.html
Time – October 15
Piece on Nike’s new Nike Plus running shoe concept which melds music and an online experience into jogging: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1668469,00.html
Article on the new definition of fatherhood with many more Dads staying home to care for the kids whilst Mom works: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1668449,00.html
BusinessWeek – November 5
Piece on Bang & Olufsen and how its designers create new products for the company w/o much focus group input: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_45/b4057057.htm?chan=search
Time – November 12
Tech buying guide items: glo pillow at www.embryo.ie/glo/index/html
Time – December 17
Profile of young evangelical pastor Rob Bell and his appeal: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1692051,00.html
Esquire – December
Book recommendations from Esquire writers: “Grey Area” by Will Self; “The Mezzanine” by Nicholson Baker; “Winter’s Tale” by Mark Helprin; “Plainsong” by Kent Haruf; “Far Afield” by S.L. Price; “The Blade Itself” by Marcus Sakey
Profile on David Vann’s attempt to sail nonstop around the world… progress updates at www.esquire.com/tincan.
BusinessWeek – December 3
Website http://www.careerplanning.about.com/
BusinessWeek – November 15
Piece on the HP Innovation Office led by Seth McKinney and the efforts around the VooDoo PC: http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/nov2007/id20071114_289027.htm
BusinessWeek – December 24
Cover story on Google and the concept of cloud computing: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_52/b4064048925836.htm
