November 23rd, 2012

The Weekly Good: Cory Booker On Public Service, Twitter, And…Burning Buildings

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[Note: This is the first of a weekly series, if your company is doing something amazing to help a charitable cause or doing some good in your community, please reach out.]

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…Newark, New Jersey Mayor, Cory Booker. You might have heard a story or two about the United States’ most famous mayor, be it from our own Disrupt conference, BuzzFeed, Twitter and pretty much… → Read More

November 19th, 2012

Twitter Ditches “Casual Friday”, Lets Employees Do #FridayForGood Community Service

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Clearly, I’m interested in how companies interact with their surroundings, as I feel like it’s an important part of pushing our industry forward. Nobody likes to think about five developers locked in a room somewhere, coding until they pass out. Yes, I know that’s the reality for many young startups, but as they grow up into larger companies, things change.

For a company like Twitter, one of… → Read More