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The Internet = haven for fans

This quote from a WSJ article on Justin Vernon of Bon Iver got me thinking: “The Internet...
Dec 31st
“I am excited about the power of blog commenting to bring...”
— Fred Wilson - I couldn’t...
Dec 30th
“The questionnaire contained information about the...”
— EngadgetHD
Dec 30th

Brainstorm: ways to improve "tumblr...

As I’ve become more and more hooked on tumblr as my place online to share thoughts, ideas,...
Dec 29th
“Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening...”
— Henri-Frederic Amiel in...
Dec 29th
This graph illustrates the percentage of startups still in...
Dec 29th

Yet another way to watch movies online

Not that Netflix, Apple, Blockbuster, or Amazon have Internet distribution figured out, but...
Dec 27th
Via Wired: Diary of a Self-Help Dropout
Dec 23rd
Watch Watch
Charlie Rose interview of Malcom Gladwell regarding his new book Outliers. Observations: I think...
Dec 23rd
“Analysts at Gartner predicting that around 20 million people...”
— telegraph
Dec 23rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21)
Dec 22nd
“Today’s consumers want a richer, higher-quality media...”
— Simon Aspinall, Managing...
Dec 21st

Conscious Consuming

I recently came across Trade As One and bought some of their products for a holiday gift.  I was...
Dec 20th
“At many companies, the personal brands of team members are...”
— Scott Hepburn via Being Peter...
Dec 15th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-14)
Dec 15th

We need a new word for consumer

I have recently been lobbying for marketing folks like me to use a new language when talking about...
Dec 15th
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Dec 12th

Ideas vs. Execution or Ideas &...

I was over at infochachkie reading a great post titled, “Where have all the ideas gone”,...
Dec 12th
“Tumblr is exactly the kind of start-up that’s supposed to be...”
— all things d
Dec 11th
According to our search behavior on Google, during a time of...
Dec 10th
“A 2007 study by the Brookings Institution and MIT found that...”
— Huffington Post
Dec 10th
“Test scores, graduate degrees, and certifications—as much as...”
— New Yorker article by Malcom...
Dec 10th
This is a pie chart from a recent Ad Age article regarding...
Dec 9th
“It is enough to make one ask if new technologies — the...”
— New York Times, “The...
Dec 8th
Social Network Profile Costs Woman College...
Dec 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-7)
Dec 7th

Wondering if DVRs are irrelevant

NewTeeVee reported today on a Magna Insights study that “predicts that DVRs will be in 52.3...
Dec 5th

Algorithms aren't objective

Everything has a bias, even a computer based algorithm.  The recent Techmeme announcement regarding...
Dec 5th
Description from Etsy: ...
Dec 4th
“But the most important side effect of more austere times is...”
— trendwatching.com’s...
Dec 4th

2008 Feelings: Overwhelmed & Used

Recently I came across the site We Feel Fine, which from the site: Since August 2005, We Feel Fine...
Dec 4th

The future of hidden gems

Can algorithms ever know us better than we know ourselves?  That is a question without an answer...
Dec 3rd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-30)
Dec 2nd
“So this is the question that gently haunts the Netflix...”
— NYT article on the...
Dec 1st
Procrastinating Again? How to Kick the Habit
Dec 1st