Comments for Yankee 2.0 http://yankee20.com WANDERING THE NEW MEDIA UNIVERSE Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:26:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on A brave new world by tmcenroe http://yankee20.com/2011/10/04/a-brave-new-world/#comment-185 tmcenroe Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:26:11 +0000 http://yankee20.com/2011/10/04/a-brave-new-world/#comment-185 Fabulous. It'll be just like my Executive Producer's office at NECN. Which in fact, had been a closet for years. It was literally 5x6. Fabulous. It’ll be just like my Executive Producer’s office at NECN. Which in fact, had been a closet for years. It was literally 5×6.

]]> Comment on A brave new world by Kate Norton http://yankee20.com/2011/10/04/a-brave-new-world/#comment-184 Kate Norton Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:21:38 +0000 http://yankee20.com/2011/10/04/a-brave-new-world/#comment-184 Actually, we forgot to tell you - the office with a window has been claimed. But I think I saw the HR director clearing out a closet near the front desk... Actually, we forgot to tell you – the office with a window has been claimed. But I think I saw the HR director clearing out a closet near the front desk…

]]> Comment on A brave new world by tmcenroe http://yankee20.com/2011/10/04/a-brave-new-world/#comment-183 tmcenroe Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:21:00 +0000 http://yankee20.com/2011/10/04/a-brave-new-world/#comment-183 Oh crap. Haven't even started and I've already stepped in it. What I meant to say was, ummm, "It's a great office space with lots of windows." Yeah, that's it. But it has been a lifelong dream and you wouldn't want to dash my hopes on Day 1, would you? <em>Keith, by the way, is the Foundation's Director of Public Affairs, for those of you wondering.</em> Oh crap. Haven’t even started and I’ve already stepped in it. What I meant to say was, ummm, “It’s a great office space with lots of windows.” Yeah, that’s it. But it has been a lifelong dream and you wouldn’t want to dash my hopes on Day 1, would you? Keith, by the way, is the Foundation’s Director of Public Affairs, for those of you wondering.

]]> Comment on A brave new world by Keith Mahoney http://yankee20.com/2011/10/04/a-brave-new-world/#comment-182 Keith Mahoney Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:11:58 +0000 http://yankee20.com/2011/10/04/a-brave-new-world/#comment-182 Lot's of great stories, indeed. Can't wait for you to start, but why do you get the office with the window? Lot’s of great stories, indeed. Can’t wait for you to start, but why do you get the office with the window?

]]> Comment on What my toddler is teaching me about motivation by tmcenroe http://yankee20.com/2011/09/30/what-my-toddler-is-teaching-me-about-motivation/#comment-174 tmcenroe Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:16:58 +0000 http://yankee20.com/?p=901#comment-174 When it comes to toddlers, yes, I suppose it is. (And interestingly, that's the opposite of the conclusion Malcolm Gladwell reaches in his book, where he says the older kids in any age group perform better than their younger counterparts.) But when I expand it to a more general application, I'm simply suggesting that we all risk getting a little stale if we outgrow our environment. I'm not actually sure she's doing well in her new group, per se, because I am not there - I can only note she seems happy. But she's definitely doing better outside day care, and that's a parallel to what I am going through now with my upcoming transition to a new job. When it comes to toddlers, yes, I suppose it is. (And interestingly, that’s the opposite of the conclusion Malcolm Gladwell reaches in his book, where he says the older kids in any age group perform better than their younger counterparts.) But when I expand it to a more general application, I’m simply suggesting that we all risk getting a little stale if we outgrow our environment. I’m not actually sure she’s doing well in her new group, per se, because I am not there – I can only note she seems happy. But she’s definitely doing better outside day care, and that’s a parallel to what I am going through now with my upcoming transition to a new job.

]]> Comment on What my toddler is teaching me about motivation by Sara http://yankee20.com/2011/09/30/what-my-toddler-is-teaching-me-about-motivation/#comment-173 Sara Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:07:04 +0000 http://yankee20.com/?p=901#comment-173 Reminds me of this NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/dont-delay-your-kindergartners-start.html?_r=1 Basically saying that kids who are the youngest in their peer group have better outcomes than those that are older. Reminds me of this NY Times article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/dont-delay-your-kindergartners-start.html?_r=1

Basically saying that kids who are the youngest in their peer group have better outcomes than those that are older.

]]> Comment on What my toddler is teaching me about motivation by Rachel Happe http://yankee20.com/2011/09/30/what-my-toddler-is-teaching-me-about-motivation/#comment-172 Rachel Happe Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:45:08 +0000 http://yankee20.com/?p=901#comment-172 I was thinking about this watching her on Skype this week too... and thinking about how it applies to humans generally. People are so much happier when they are being stretched - that is what re-engages their curiosity and excitement. But, on another note, so glad she is transitioning well and can't wait to see you both! I was thinking about this watching her on Skype this week too… and thinking about how it applies to humans generally. People are so much happier when they are being stretched – that is what re-engages their curiosity and excitement.
But, on another note, so glad she is transitioning well and can’t wait to see you both!

]]> Comment on A team that’s tough to love by Red Sox heart failure starts at the core, not the free agents http://yankee20.com/2011/04/08/a-team-thats-tough-to-love/#comment-170 Red Sox heart failure starts at the core, not the free agents Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:31:47 +0000 http://www.yankee20.com/2011/04/08/a-team-thats-tough-to-love/#comment-170 [...] The Sox front office – There is no question that the Boston mantra was to buy the next title. In a perfect world, another Series regenerates interest in the club, and the added TV and merchandise revenues easily exceed the additional payroll. It’s pure business, and it backfired because baseball isn’t pure business. Good teams on paper don’t always win. The most expensive teams don’t always equal the best teams. And in the end, if it makes you feel better, the team dumped millions of new dollars into the club and actually find themselves losing money and finding themselves now having to work even harder to win back the fan base. (See my post from the beginning of the season: “A team that’s tough to love.” [...] [...] The Sox front office – There is no question that the Boston mantra was to buy the next title. In a perfect world, another Series regenerates interest in the club, and the added TV and merchandise revenues easily exceed the additional payroll. It’s pure business, and it backfired because baseball isn’t pure business. Good teams on paper don’t always win. The most expensive teams don’t always equal the best teams. And in the end, if it makes you feel better, the team dumped millions of new dollars into the club and actually find themselves losing money and finding themselves now having to work even harder to win back the fan base. (See my post from the beginning of the season: “A team that’s tough to love.” [...]

]]> Comment on Moby Dick: First Reflections by Bostonglobe.com: A lot to like, but not perfect yet http://yankee20.com/2011/07/30/moby-dick-first-reflections/#comment-161 Bostonglobe.com: A lot to like, but not perfect yet Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:22:20 +0000 http://yankee20.com/?p=825#comment-161 [...] back to the Moby Dick Project meeting I attended in July, there are a lot of things the site can do better. Give me context and background. Let me comment. [...] [...] back to the Moby Dick Project meeting I attended in July, there are a lot of things the site can do better. Give me context and background. Let me comment. [...]

]]> Comment on The power of a good edit: Jesus wept by Ann Murray Paige http://yankee20.com/2011/09/01/the-power-of-a-good-edit-jesus-wept/#comment-154 Ann Murray Paige Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:44:48 +0000 http://yankee20.com/?p=853#comment-154 Right again, Ted. Editing, like exit lines and phone etiquette, is a dying art. Glad you've still got your brush on the canvas. Right again, Ted. Editing, like exit lines and phone etiquette, is a dying art. Glad you’ve still got your brush on the canvas.

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