Tag Archives: think

Poll: How Much Do You Need to Live Comfortably?

$20,000/yr

$40,000/year

$80,000/year

$160,000/year

$320,000/year

$640,000/year

Above $1,000,000/year

More Money Doesn’t Hurt Happiness

“Although a large body of research does show that people become happier as they move from being very poor to lower middle class, after this point the impact of income on happiness is much weaker. Think of someone who makes $100,000 one year and $110,000 the next—do we really expect this additional income to suddenly […]

Saul’s Thoughts on What AH Does

I am starting a new series of  blog posts called “What AH Does.” This is a series of free-form posts by members of the Abraham Harrison staff.  Instead of a book report, I asked my staff to write a company report.  While the request was generally free-form and I didn’t care what was written — […]

Always Remember the 95 Theses of the Cluetrain Manifesto

Markets are conversations.
Markets consist of human beings, not demographic sectors.
Conversations among human beings sound human. They are conducted in a human voice.
Whether delivering information, opinions, perspectives, dissenting arguments or humorous asides, the human voice is typically open, natural, uncontrived. […]

The Economy According to Chauncey Gardiner

President “Bobby”: Mr. Gardner, do you agree with Ben, or do you think that we can stimulate growth through temporary incentives?
[Long pause]
Chance the Gardener: As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.
President “Bobby”: In the garden.
Chance the Gardener: Yes. In the garden, growth has […]

Imagine Meeting Someone in a Bar

I have been going through Google Docs and discovered an internal document I would like to share with you from back in the beginning of 2007. Taylor Donlan wrote it to explain to our new staff how best to reach out to and engage online on behalf of our clients and in general. I was […]

What Motivated You to Learn About Social Media?

Leo Bottary, SVP at Mullen, asked a pretty great question over on LinkedIn, What motivated you to learn about social media?  I took a stab at answering in my own way (via Marketing Conversation):
I came to social media PR the other way around. I have been online since the world of the bulletin board systems […]

Ship Your Luggage Instead of Checking It

I have started doing a lot of traveling and I think that shipping stuff around via UPS or FedEx is a much better idea than checking luggage, especially if it is domestic and since carriers are beginning to charge for the privilege of losing or misplacing your luggage. This is via AARP:
Now that airlines are […]

A Love Note from Matt Mullenweg and Wordpress.org

I just received a love not from Matt Mullenweg and Wordpress.org — here’s a full-text copy of you to enjoy if you’re not on the Wordpress.org mailing list:
Subject: WordPress hasn’t forgotten you, we just don’t write
From: Matt Mullenweg

Howdy.
Long time no talk. I take that back — criminally long. I think this is the first message […]

I Actually Am “That Guy”

According to an online quiz on Details, “Are Your That Guy,” I am totally that guy: a total douchebag, apparently.

1 You initiate fist bumps.
Yes
No
Someone told me that high-fives are passe so I have replaced them with bumps and regular, manly, handshakes.
2 You order foreign dishes in an accent.
Yes
No
I ask for foreign dishes, yes, properly. If […]