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11 months ago
in MEFA Student Loan Crisis Means Private Student Loans Trouble on Financial Aid Podcast Weekly Internet Radio Show
Great piece Chris! I learned a lot!
1 year ago
in How Twitter has changed my life on Pleasure and Pain
Hey Whitney, so you are coming to UI13? As a volunteer? I look forward to meeting you there :-)
Till then, see you on the interwebs…
Brian @ UIE
Till then, see you on the interwebs…
Brian @ UIE
1 year ago
in Gas stabilizers, hurricanes, and $6 gas on Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero
It should be noted that the last few seasons since Katrina were also forecasted to be as bad as that year, and that has not resulted in a similar outcome for the mainland US.
Plus, Boston (if you're writing this for local consumption) is not nearly in the situation that NOLA was. We backfilled the Charles a bunch, but we're not keeping the sea at bay artificially. Framingham would be even safer.
I do admit to having similar survivalist instincts though, wanting to stock up and stay off the grid. Wish I could actually throw some stuff together without my better half thinking I've gone nutso.
Plus, Boston (if you're writing this for local consumption) is not nearly in the situation that NOLA was. We backfilled the Charles a bunch, but we're not keeping the sea at bay artificially. Framingham would be even safer.
I do admit to having similar survivalist instincts though, wanting to stock up and stay off the grid. Wish I could actually throw some stuff together without my better half thinking I've gone nutso.
1 year ago
in The Genius of Mr. Folger, Video version on Marketing Over Coffee Marketing Podcast
I was interested in watching the video, but one minute of the poor audio turned me off. Really sad considering I can see your quality podcast audio setup on the table the whole time. Why didn't you merge the good audio with the flip video?
1 year ago
in Laura Fitton is right. PodCamp was never free. on Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero
I'm going, and I'm going to pay, but $50 feels high. I'm betting this will turn away a number of people who feel it's too high, but are too proud to apply for a scholarship.
I'll be happy if the fee means the T-Shirt isn't an enormous billboard for some random sponsor. I never wear my PC2 shirt for this very reason. Not good promotion of PodCamp.
I'll be happy if the fee means the T-Shirt isn't an enormous billboard for some random sponsor. I never wear my PC2 shirt for this very reason. Not good promotion of PodCamp.
1 year ago
in How Important Is Your Undergraduate Degree Brand? on Financial Aid Podcast Weekly Internet Radio Show
Chris, I agree with the vast majority of your comments. Your school experience is what you make of it. Do good work and you can succeed anywhere. However, I think you're discounting a couple of things: one, if it says MIT Yale, etc. on your resume, people take notice. Two, when you go to places like MIT, Yale, you get to network with people who will be future leaders of the world. LinkedIn is all fine and good, but it's no replacement for living next to a future Fed chairman for two years. There are reasons that business communities have assembled in the immediate area of Harvard/MIT and UC-Berklee/Stanford.
I agree that you shouldn't attend a school just because of its name. Just as you shouldn't pick a school based solely on how swank the dorms are. But remember, the top tier schools are where they are for a reason.
I chose a top 20 state school, and it was four of the best years of my life, for a reasonable price. Made some life long friends and met my (then to-be) wife. I had no idea what I wanted out of life then, and it was a big enough place to give me options. Now I am working successfully in the real world, and doing grad school at night (another state school). The person in the next office over went to Brown, and on the other side, that person doesn't have a college degree at all. One is the VP, the other is the CEO. I'm not telling who is who. So life is what you make out of your opportunities.
I agree that you shouldn't attend a school just because of its name. Just as you shouldn't pick a school based solely on how swank the dorms are. But remember, the top tier schools are where they are for a reason.
I chose a top 20 state school, and it was four of the best years of my life, for a reasonable price. Made some life long friends and met my (then to-be) wife. I had no idea what I wanted out of life then, and it was a big enough place to give me options. Now I am working successfully in the real world, and doing grad school at night (another state school). The person in the next office over went to Brown, and on the other side, that person doesn't have a college degree at all. One is the VP, the other is the CEO. I'm not telling who is who. So life is what you make out of your opportunities.
1 year ago
in The Revocation of PodCamp Rule Four on Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero
One idea I heard was "make the fee pay for lunch." That would take away that distracting variable (where to go, and leaving the venue) and let people focus more on meeting more people.
Another idea, to build upon the "pay what you feel its worth" (a la NPR) could become "Minimum $10. $20 gets you a t-shirt. $50 is a supporter, $75 is blank, $xxx is a sponsor…" and onwards. Additionally, someone who didn't have the cash could volunteer for free access, or maybe scholarships for students or for anyone who had a blog or some other "qualification."
Another idea, to build upon the "pay what you feel its worth" (a la NPR) could become "Minimum $10. $20 gets you a t-shirt. $50 is a supporter, $75 is blank, $xxx is a sponsor…" and onwards. Additionally, someone who didn't have the cash could volunteer for free access, or maybe scholarships for students or for anyone who had a blog or some other "qualification."
2 years ago
in Don’t try to use your iPhone inside an Apple store on Scobleizer
Ed sez: "As a former Apple Retail employee, I can confirm that Apple did indeed have a “no photographs” policy when the stores first opened. Then they did away with it in 2002 or ‘3"
As another former Appler, I can confirm this as my experience as well. Unless they re-reversed their decision, I believe the employee was incorrect in disallowing photography. It should be noted the vast majority of corporate retail environments, esp. malls, disallow photography. Usually they fear people ripping off their designs. Spend millions on a redesign and have a competitor send in a photographer posing as a customer to steal it (it happens). Can't really blame the employees. I don't support it, since someone in the store design biz could just see your design, and go outside your store and write down notes or sketch... but never the less, that's the thinking.
As another former Appler, I can confirm this as my experience as well. Unless they re-reversed their decision, I believe the employee was incorrect in disallowing photography. It should be noted the vast majority of corporate retail environments, esp. malls, disallow photography. Usually they fear people ripping off their designs. Spend millions on a redesign and have a competitor send in a photographer posing as a customer to steal it (it happens). Can't really blame the employees. I don't support it, since someone in the store design biz could just see your design, and go outside your store and write down notes or sketch... but never the less, that's the thinking.
