Success in Education: New Orleans
Massive disruption in education is a recipe for success. When you get the adults out of the way and focus on kids and their education, things can go really well:
The Opposite of Ruin Porn
This great piece from Fast Company tells the story of how people are using entrepreneurial ventures to transform Detroit.
Sweet Caroline Across the Majors Last Night
Special tribute to Boston:
Lessons Learned from a Small Web Redesign
Read These Articles to Better Your Mind
Here are the top five articles I read this week. You can see all my favorites at the iNate Instapaper feed.
Opening Day: Can't Buy Me Wins, but Can Buy Me Love
Number of the day: 0.59. That's the correlation coefficient between an MLB franchise's rank in spending and power ranking.
Email Marketing: Your Subscribers Are Your Customers
I work in a political non-profit, running our online operations. We’ve invested a lot of time and money in our email list. People subscribe to our messages because they agree with our objectives and want to do their part.
Most organizations send email to customers, donors, and other interested people. Even with the rise of social networks, promoting online action still starts with email.
A Little Logic Goes a Long Way (Weekend Reading)
Journalists, authors, publishers: all dying (?) industries whose introspection should be eminently readable. Most fail on this account: they are mostly unreadable because they lack sound logic.