Andy (אברהם נפתלי) Blumenthal Leadership, Technology, Life, and Faith ✡

Yesterday, dozens of wealthy parents were charged in a pay-to-play scheme. To get their kids into choice colleges, prominent lawyers, bu...

I thought this was really fascinating about how we interact with others. It's a theory by Martin Buber called the I-Thou relationshi...

This was an interesting photo moment at Whole Foods--this Valentine's Day huggy bear sitting among all the apples.  Sort of how I fe...

So as the saying goes... It's not what you know, but who you know! Relationships, connections, and networks are critical for all o...

This picture is an older version of Oculus Rift --larger, heavier, more clunky than the streamlined version coming out this April for $599...

-- Click on the image to read in large graphic -- ___________________________________________________________ It occurred to ...

So true story... There is a wonderful lady in the workplace...one of the nicest people.  Unfortuantely, she has a disability and it is...

So the Federal government has some archaic hiring practices. Some common critiques of the system: - While gone are the dreaded KSAs ...

There was a comical editorial in the Wall Street Journal about Social Networks.  This guy, Farhad Manjoo, is addicted to Twitter.  He...

So one of the advantages to working in Washington, D.C. is that I get to meet lots of new and interesting people.  Never thought though ...

My daughter, Michelle, is taking a university class in public relations and as part of the class she was asked to interview 3 people about...

Focus, focus...forget it! With smartphones, social media, email, texting, phone calls, meetings, and more...it takes a lot of discipline...

So probably everyone knows the game of chicken. They play this game in the movie Footloose --driving these big tractors towards each ...

This license plate is for real.  Hugs and kisses to your special someone! ;-) (Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)

Today, Facebook announced it's new search tool called Graph Search for locating information on people, places, interests, photos, m...

I have a new article in Public CIO magazine called Trophy Kids at Work .  Millennials may be having a tough time finding work-...

I saw this lovely and clever poem on Facebook posted by Yona Lunger, I assume a relative of the 11 year old girl who wrote this. ...

What a great question--what's the Internet or your Smartphone worth to you?  Most people seems to say they wouldn't give these ...

Leaders always seem to be trying to get their message "right". They ponder what will it take to win the hearts and minds. ...

There is a debate called the "Internet Paradox" about whether social media is actually connecting us or making us more feel ...