Conferences and Events Emerging Media Fun Personal Public Relations Social Action Social Media Find. Your. Club. Are you on Clubhouse? Are you on there all the time? Did you try it and leave the club? Are you looking for an invite? (More on that in a minute.) Here’s what I can tell you about your answer to any of those questions: It doesn’t matter. Well, you matter to me. I care […] Written by David Berkowitz February 10, 2021February 10, 2021
Personal Social Action Social Media Showing Up The year was 1999. That fall, Binghamton University distributed t-shirts to seniors like me saying, “Class of 2000: Leaders of the New Millennium.” Given that the new millennium wouldn’t start until the year after we graduated, this specious claim should have been rephrased as “Class of 2000: Death Knell of the Millennium That Brought You […] Written by David Berkowitz January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
Personal Social Action Views of Staten Island Devastation and Cleanup Post-Sandy I'll have a few more Sandy-related posts and hope to keep this as an ongoing post here, given how a lot of my broader neighbors in New York (plus many others in New Jersey) will have a much harder road ahead. I spent Sunday in Staten Island with a delegation from NYC&39;s City Council, taking […] Written by David Berkowitz November 5, 2012November 26, 2020
Social Action Celebrate My Birthday by Feeding Thousands of People in Need I don't believe I&39;ve ever referenced my birthday here on this blog during my birthday proper, but this year I&39;m trying something a little different.  Last year, in thanks to the hundreds of birthday well wishers on Facebook and elsewhere, I expressed my gratitude by making a donation to the Food Bank of New York […] Written by David Berkowitz October 24, 2012November 26, 2020
Mobile Social Action Some Mobile Commons Text-to-Give Short Codes to Help Haiti Word is out about the State Department mobile code where you can text 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross, but a friend just sent over these codes from Mobile Commons. You might want to try these if you’re already a supporter of one of the causes below: • Text HABITAT to 25383 to […] Written by David Berkowitz January 15, 2010November 26, 2020
Social Action Join the Marketers Studio Challenge on DonorsChoose.org   Once again, October brings another DonorsChoose.org challenge. Here's the gist: teachers post projects they need funding for, and donors choose the projects they want to fund. In what&39;s now a great annual tradition, bloggers team up (I&39;m with other NY Tech Bloggers) to raise awareness for some projects that mean something to them and […] Written by David Berkowitz October 15, 2009November 26, 2020
Social Action Redefining Christmas with Charitable Giving I just got wind of the microsite Redefine Christmas, which promotes charitable gifts for the holidays rather than the kind that you desperately try to regift to someone else. The site’s a wrapper, not the present. I wish there was more you could do on it. Even the links to share info through social media […] Written by David Berkowitz December 15, 2008November 26, 2020
Social Action Tackling Poverty on Blog Action Day Image by carlaarena via FlickrToday’s a great day for the blogosphere, Blog Action Day. The idea is that bloggers band together to raise awareness of a certain issue, and the theme this year is poverty. B.A.D.’s official site says nearly 11,000 sites are participating reaching 12 million people, though with any luck we’ll get some […] Written by David Berkowitz October 15, 2008November 26, 2020
Social Action Join the Marketers Studio DonorsChoose.org Blogger Challenge I’ve mentioned DonorsChoose.org before, but it’s been way too long. the gist: teachers, especially in high poverty areas, post requests on DonorsChoose that anyone can contribute to with as little as $5.Donations are tax deductible. In October 2007, bloggers collectively raised $420,000 for these projects, ranging from bulking up classroom libraries to getting digital cameras […] Written by David Berkowitz October 1, 2008November 26, 2020
Books Social Action Saving the World at Work by Tim Sanders – Book Review Tim Sanders first wrote about love in Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends. The moral: get ahead at work by being a lovecat. It was one of the first business books I ever reread, and I still keep it on my desk. Then he switched to being well liked […] Written by David Berkowitz September 17, 2008November 26, 2020
