And so ends another annual RSA Conference. As usual the floor was filled with everything from Sumo wrestlers to Cyborgs. However, for an industry that has seen chaos in the past few years from all manner of groups – from Hacktivists to nation-states – the most interesting attraction…
As it is often wont to do, the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge presented yet another interesting and informative discussion last night, graciously hosted in the offices of the British Consulate. Driving Green Growth Through Strategic Partnerships, gathered an impressive panel that represented a diverse set of perspectives from both sides of the equation, but an enthusiastically unified view of…
As a PR guy, I sometimes feel like I fall somewhere in between a Consigliere and The Dude. One part trusted advisor and one part unwitting go between. I spend many of my days counseling people on how they should frame their commentary for public consumption – and for security clients that entails keeping pace with rapid fire developments and…
Data breaches have become a way of life, and a cost of business, but it seems that the past few weeks have reached a fever pitch. Like the delicate time after a major storm evacuation, it’s like there has been widespread and indiscriminate looting while the authorities scramble to re-establish control – if they even had it in the first…
Wednesday night was a red letter day for me, and a fun one for CHEN PR. Chris Carleton and I attended our first Mass Innovation Night at the very cool Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation and had the distinct pleasure of buying everyone a drink at Biagio afterward. It’s a fun and interesting venue for many people to…
Last night, David Beisel gave us yet another very successful WebInno event. Huge crowd, lots of energy, and each company improving even on the innovations seen at the last WebInno (more on that in a sec). As I perused the companies involved, the old Sesame Street matching game ran through my head. Overall, the common thread running through most of…
“With great power comes great responsibility.” Uncle Ben’s words ring loudly in my ears today as I watch the video of a Domino’s executive reading a statement about how horrified the company is about the “prank” committed by two idiots and the tweets heard round the business world. The New York Times reported brand damage…I feel like the whole issue…
With all due apologies and credit to Monty Python, last night’s WebInno conference had me whistling that infectious tune from the end of Life of Brian – and for good reason. In the shadow of life seeming “jolly rotten, there’s something [we’ve] forgotten,” and that’s innovation is what drives us in both good times and bad. There was positive energy…
I’ve been meaning to put this question and associated thoughts to a screen for some time now, but something always seems to take precedence. As I read the Twitter streams and blogs of PR, press and other experts about what works, what doesn’t and what is the essence of social media, I can’t help but feel a little nostalgic. I’ve…
It’s that time of the year again. Time for the Web Innovators Group to light up Cambridge with local innovation. Same Dark Knight time (doors open 6:30 p.m., presos start at 7:00 p.m.) and same Dark Knight location (Royal Sonesta, Cambridge). As always there will be a great lineup of main and side dishes. The main dishes (5 minute demos)…