Tom Watson

links for 2009-09-27

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:32:10 -0400

links for 2009-09-27:

Wonk Room » Women For Women International CEO Rebuts Exxon Mobil CEO Over Investment In Women And Girls

…one of the main thrusts of this year’s Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference…

At Clinton Confab of Heavy-Hitters, Amplification and Distribution Comes from Below

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:47:37 -0400

At Clinton Confab of Heavy-Hitters, Amplification and Distribution Comes from Below:

Putting the imperative issue of civil rights and justice around the world for women and children front and center at this year’s Clinton Global Initiative required intense coordination…

CauseWired Roundup: CGI Edition

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:09:30 -0400

CauseWired Roundup: CGI Edition:

Ricky Martin Fights Human Trafficking at Clinton Summit

When Ricky Martin took the stage at the Clinton Global Initiative on Thursday, he did not sing, or dance, or even flash his…

The Clinton Global Initiative Loosens Its Digital Tie

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:16:13 -0400

The Clinton Global Initiative Loosens Its Digital Tie:

Midtown Manhattan is in virtual lock-down, as motorcades shut streets and security agents create instant frozen zones to protect the heads of state here in New York for the United Nations General…

At CGI: President Obama Hails Partnership, Collaboration and Vision

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:16:12 -0400

At CGI: President Obama Hails Partnership, Collaboration and Vision:

President Barack Obama brought a strong message to the audience of a thousand heads of state, diplomates, CEOs, major philanthropists, and movie stars at the Clinton Global Initiative this…

Redeemed Through Pain

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:39:03 -0400

Redeemed Through Pain:

For a bridge and tunnel kid in 1980 New York…check that…for a Catholic bridge and tunnel kid in 1980 New York, Jim Carroll’s Catholic Boy was canonical, a bass-charged liturgy of the word -…

Why Seth Godin Is Wrong

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:31:59 -0400

Why Seth Godin Is Wrong:

Online marketing guru Seth Godin takes aim at nonprofits in a widely-quoted blog post “The problem with non” today, a diatribe of sorts that repeats a meme that’s been active in American…

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And the Moon Rose Over an Open Field

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:18:48 -0400

And the Moon Rose Over an Open Field:

Here’s David Bowie opening the incredible Concert for New York in October, 2001 with one of my favorite Paul Simon songs. One of the things that struck me about this show (which was the moving…

Labor Daze

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:32:38 -0400

Labor Daze:

The last time Americans celebrated this long holiday weekend - first convened in 1882 to publicly applaud “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations” - Barack Obama was…

What's Wrong with You ... You Stupid Child?

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:48:21 -0400

What's Wrong with You ... You Stupid Child?:

I’ve always been a total sucker for Squeezing Out Sparks, the hook-filled 1979 release from Graham Parker and the Rumour. It wasn’t punk and it wasn’t really New Wave (Parker being a hair older…

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30)

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:40:48 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30)

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:38:09 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

Social Media Fatigue? Sure – But It’s All Good

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:37:06 -0400

Social Media Fatigue? Sure – But It’s All Good:

To anyone who’s worked in direct fundraising, “churn” isn’t exactly a new concept. Indeed, losing members of any list comes with the territory of appealing for money to support causes. Yet when…

Don Draper: the Anti-Kennedy

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:47:40 -0400

Don Draper: the Anti-Kennedy:

From the instant Mad Men blinked on in 1963, you knew the entire season was leading toward a certain late November day. Matthew Weiner telegraphs his punches like Henry Cooper in the…

Poor Man Lookin' Through Painted Glass

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:56:49 -0400

Poor Man Lookin' Through Painted Glass:

At least George W. Bush knows from dignity. Tucked snugly into Presidential Row at Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Basilica in Boston, next to the Clintons and behind the Obamas, the Bidens, and the…

A Song for Senator Kennedy

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:12:05 -0400

A Song for Senator Kennedy:

In honor of the late Edward Kennedy, a bit of vintage Billy Preston, dedicated to the Senatorial soldier in the war on poverty:

So much has already been said, I figured this…

Offshore and Offline: Radio Silence in the Wind, SMS in the Sea

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:32:48 -0400

Offshore and Offline: Radio Silence in the Wind, SMS in the Sea:

Primitive camp decorations on Big Munson, originally uploaded by Tom Watson.

For the five days we were on Big Munson Island, separated from smart phones and the never-ending…

Offshore and Offline: The Real Shark Week

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:06:11 -0400

Offshore and Offline: The Real Shark Week:

Looe Key waters near the reef, originally uploaded by Tom Watson.

In Post Captain, the second of Patrick O’Brian’s twenty volumes of nautical Napoleonic adventure, a…