When things aren’t adding up…

This message popped up on my Twitter feed this week, as I was adding a few more things to my to do list (and starting to feel increasingly anxious about the next few weeks): A great little reminder, don't you think?

Of burdens and black dogs

Many years ago, I had a student that was really, really difficult. He was unpleasant. Disruptive. Challenging. And he openly said that he did not like me. I am not going to lie: I was very happy when the semester was over! One year later, he showed up at my class door. He wanted … Continue reading Of burdens and black dogs

July round-up

July was going to be the month I was going to get on top of my to do list. It didn’t happen. It was nonetheless a good month, which included the following highlights. Researching At the beginning of the month, I attended the Academy of Marketing conference, in Bournemouth. I presented 2 papers, including … Continue reading July round-up

June round-up

June was a very weird month. Following some health problems, I had to take time off at the start of the month. Really off –the ‘not-even-reading-a-book-kind-of- being-off' off. That means that I failed to achieve most of the things on my To Do list. Still, there were some highlights during the month. Researching … Continue reading June round-up

May round-up

At the start of the month, I wrote in my research journal: “May must be very, very productive”. By productive I meant researching and writing a lot. And I really meant it. But… ... my good intentions went down hill very, very, very quickly. As I look at the square in my diary that … Continue reading May round-up

Slow down to speed up

In a recent speech to graduating students at Tufts University, Anne-Marie Slaughter talked about the importance of slowing down. She said: "Celebrate idleness. Yes, idleness. (...) our greatest insights and discoveries come not when we are doubling down staring at a computer screen or into a microscope, but when we sit back, rub our eyes, go for a … Continue reading Slow down to speed up

We are not that different really – celebrating religious festivals around the world

Since today is Christmas Eve, I am bringing you a paper about religious festivals. It is a small but really interesting study by Elizabeth C. Hirschman, Ayalla A. Ruvio and Mourad Touzani, looking at how Christians, Muslims and Jews celebrate their central religious holidays – i.e., Christmas, Ramadan and Passover – in three settings: Dominant … Continue reading We are not that different really – celebrating religious festivals around the world

What I am reading: Sharing

This month I am reading book 'Sharing: Culture and the Economy in the Internet Age' by Philippe Aigrain with contribution by Suzanne Aigrain. According to the description on the back cover of this book, the author(s) hold the view that 'the non-market sharing of digital works is both legitimate and useful.' This is a departure … Continue reading What I am reading: Sharing

So this is how Facebook sees me

You know what they say: on Facebook, you are not the customer; you are the product. Facebook collects our identity and activity (updates, likes and shares) information. This information is processed by Facebook’s algorithms, and churns out targets for advertisers to promote their products to. Naturally, Facebook keeps their algorithms secret. Though, much has been … Continue reading So this is how Facebook sees me