

Is Social Media Broken?
Social media makes it easy to be polarizing. Black or White, Yes or No, Republican or Democrat. Often, there is little room for nuance, context and thoughtful discourse. As the “virtual” iteration of who we are, social media often gives us a one-dimensional look at ourselves and our “friends.” Let’s look at an example. Sue may have expressed support for Hillary Clinton on her Facebook page. To many, that one “thing” about Sue can tell you many other things about her (she is p


I have a Question…The Pros and Cons of Quora
Part One of Two “I have a question.” How many times has that sentence been uttered? Probably about a billion times. It was around the time that the world “Google” was turned into a verb that we all realized the power of the internet to answer all of our burning questions (WebMD says there’s probably a cream for that…) What that turned into was a ton of unmonitored chat rooms, noise and internet “junk” that made it hard to find out real, honest answers to questions. Enter the