Growing up in a digital age
What does it mean for a boy to grow up in Amsterdam in the ’90s? Particularly mentioning the ’90s since that was, in my opinion, the decade of technology. I often contemplate the difference between my...
View ArticleThe Iceland Volcano Eruption – Social Media Rises to the Occasion
So there you are, sitting in an airplane waiting to take off back to Boston, Seattle, New York, London, or wherever, and suddenly you hear the captain say, “Ladies and gentleman, we have to abort our...
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The Queen’s Day Application
This Friday is one of my favorite days of the year; Queen’s Day! This is a Dutch holiday when we celebrate our former queens. The festivities are monstrous. Amsterdam, a city of 900,000, will be...
View ArticleIrony Strikes National Drinking Water Week in Boston
As you may know, we’re in the midst of National Drinking Water Week (May 2nd until May 8th). And since I have a fear of soda and any drink with dyes to give it a color that doesn’t exist naturally,...
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Social Media in Europe: Hyves’ Unique Uses in the Netherlands
In my last blog post, Social Media in Europe, I mentioned that the Dutch social media network, Hyves, had around seven million members. Yesterday, however, it was just announced that Hyves has...
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Are you Euro or Dollar?
To be honest, I never really liked the Euro. When it was introduced in 2002, the Netherlands made a nice gesture by sending all citizens over the age of 12 every Euro coin in an introduction package....
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Nike’s World Cup Message
World Cup commercials are my favorite. It means that my friends in the Netherlands and I fire up the grill and put the TV outside in the yard to enjoy 90 minutes of pure patriotism. It means that in...
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Social Media in Europe: Pizza and Politics
Yes, I know, I probably blog way to much about the Dutch Social Network, Hyves, but if you were in my position, you would also find it fascinating how a small country like the Netherlands keeps on...
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Three practices for conference calls
Working at international orientated companies will always involve virtual meetings, conference calls, web seminars, etc. This is simply the nature of the business. As a company, you need to keep...
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The best internship I’ve ever had
Well, this is it for me, my last day working at March communications and I’m sad to leave. I learned so much these past five months. Finally working at a company that appreciates the capabilities of...
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