Monthly Archives: August 2006

First to Last, Back in Time in 40 Years

Today is a big day. Right here, right now on this blog you can watch the first music video ever and the last music video (latest). And the were made by the same person, Bob Dylan. Subterranean Homesick Blues is … Continue reading

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Be Different

Next time you want to make the safe presentation, the same presentation, the presentation that you think your clients want to hear, watch the latest Entourage again.

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The same thing but different this time

I see Internet video as a very interesting and deep topic of discussion. Today I posted video to my blog for the first time and realized how amazingly simple it is to do so. I agree with Seth Godin when … Continue reading

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Best Thing I’ve Seen All Day

Thanks to Bill Simmons for this clip. Very, very cool. I’ve never seen anything like it, please share it with a friend. Hot dogs, baseball and revolutionary music, is there anything more American.

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A Cool Trick

I’m not sure what the more impressive magic trick is, the one on the video or the fact that I (not good with “code”) actually installed this video.

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Everyone Does It

Here is an interesting article from the BBC regarding the best products or the best values being hidden. Basically, a company (Starbucks in this article) has a value item that is regularly available, but is not on the menu. They … Continue reading

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Subject:

You can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can judge a book by its title.  You can also judge an email by its subject line. I have been working for the last 2 hours on a 100 word … Continue reading

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Building a Brand = Losing Customers

Making your product name a Brand Name  means that your product has to stand for something.  The first corollary to this rule is that your product can’t stand for everything. Think about it.  Brands are just as much about the … Continue reading

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Reversing it Forward

Sometimes it takes absolutely nothing to make the greatest things happen. My friend had a really shitty car back in high school.  It was so bad that the Reverse didn’t work.  Even worse than “The Piece of Shit Car” song … Continue reading

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On Top of Their Game

I hate to admit it, but I must say that Coldplay has released a great CD.  I am totally not the type of guy to recommend (or even listen to ) a modern, mainstream band.  What started it all was … Continue reading

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