And…I’m back. After sequestering myself from the blog so I could get some actual work done, I am ready to jump back in.
The butterflies have emerged from their chrysalids, with the last one coming out yesterday. Sadly, two of the butterflies have crumpled wings and won’t be able to fly (on the plus side, that means my daughter can keep them as “pets” without feeling guilty about not letting them go free). And one has a predilection for lying on its side and playing dead, but moving around when prodded. Maybe he’s just lazy?
Speaking of metamorphoses, I’m very excited to let you know that the Weinreich Communications website has been completely overhauled, and you can check out the new design now. Yes, it’s about time. Let me know what you think. Eventually, this blog will get a makeover as well.
Since I wasn’t blogging regularly last week, here are a couple of things to check out:
- Liz at Virtualpolitik came out with the winners (losers?) of the Foley Awards, her round-up of the worst uses of technology by policymakers in the past year. I weighed in on the social marketing category.
- The Mobile Persuasion conference that’s going to be happening at Stanford in February looks exciting. Speakers include “the world’s experts on persuasive games, mobile commerce, mobile health, mobile dating, and more.” If I can make it up there, I would love to attend.
And for some reason, my recent del.icio.us links didn’t get picked up automatically and added to the blog, so here they are:
- The doctor is in – The Boston Globe
TV doctors may be fictional, but viewers still listen carefully to what they say - Discovering the Activation Point
A downloadable publication for people in social change organizations that focuses on strategies for mobilizing concerned people to supportive action by identifying and leveraging their activation points. (via Guy Kawasaki) - Shared media contacts database
The Media Volunteer Project lets people from the nonprofit community share their own media contact information in exchange for access to everyone else’s information.
Alrighty, I think we’re all caught up now. More to come soon.
Photo credit: Today is a good day
Nedra helps nonprofits and public agencies create positive change on health and social issues through social marketing and transmedia storytelling strategies at Weinreich Communications since founding the company in 1995. She helps organizations make a difference for the populations they serve by strategically designing programs that draw on state-of-the-art behavior change techniques, digital media approaches and the power of stories. 
I like your new site design. Did you design it yourself?
I am working to make some changes on my blog site. I registered a new domain name and pulling all my real estate article over to http://www.realestateperspectives.com and going to use my name site domain as a place where I can write about other stuff like my feelings and stuff. Going to take a little time to get it all transfered over but oh well, I am working it!
Hi Derek,
No, I didn’t design it myself, but I worked closely with the designer to get it exactly how I wanted it. I ended up putting some of my own tweaks in after he was done, though, like the Feedburner marquis on the bottom right of the home page that shows the most recent posts and updated info on SMU.
Great new domain name for your real estate site! Good luck with all the technical hassles.