From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Mall-Kiosk-Guy

February 24, 2009 6 comments

I’ve often wondered to myself how profitable those mall kiosk shops are. Selling $10 sunglasses, cell-phone-blinging cases and purses with dead celebrities on them don’t seem like very lucrative ventures. And it’s pretty apparent from most kiosks that the employees agree – they’re very rarely trying to move any merchandise, choosing instead to text on […]

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Social Media Saturation – Part Two

February 23, 2009 2 comments

Last week, we started this little blog series about the struggles companies face when trying to enter the social media world. In today’s post, we’re going to share some “do nots” to consider when planning any social media initiatives. Next week, we’ll wrap up the series with some practical things you should do. What NOT […]

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Frakking Bears

February 23, 2009 5 comments

Supposedly, I am an advertiser’s nightmare. I pay attention to commercials and find plot inconsistencies, grammatical errors, poor line readings, ridiculous scenarios and tons of flawed logic on the part of the writers and producers. If they expect me to ignore the fantastic capabilities of my DVR and actually sit through their ads, they need to […]

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Weekend World Change

February 21, 2009 4 comments

So last weekend I started a new blog series in which I highlight an easy way to make a difference in somebody’s life, and then encourage you to do the same. I didn’t get a ton of comments (ok, ANY comments), but I’m going to try again. I also didn’t link to the way to […]

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Social Media Saturation – Part One

February 20, 2009 1 comment

You Just Can’t Add Anymore You’re on Facebook. MySpace. Virb. Goodreads. Several Ning groups. Plaxo. Twitter. LinkedIn. Your blog. BrightKite. Friend Feed. Second Life. You keep up on RSS feeds from friends. Industry experts. Humorists. Artists. You try to keep your Flickr account updated. Like everyone else, you can’t get enough of viral videos of cats […]

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I wanna be Made

February 20, 2009 1 comment

While I was tearing into my Chipotle last night, I turned to “Made,” one of the few shows I enjoy watching on MTV. Most of you are probably familiar with the premise, but for those that aren’t, the show takes people who are the complete opposite of the person they want to become, and works […]

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