As much as I’ve been advocating that junk food stop being pushed on our kids (more here and here), I’m not sure how I feel about Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster eating less cookies and instead opting for fruits and veggies, even going as far as saying “A Cookie Is a […]
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Style Over Substance (in a good way)
Excellent post by Seth Godin on taking responsibility and thinking about how your customers (and people in general) feel when something doesn’t go quite right (or even terribly wrong).
Mind Mapping
I read a very timely post today from Creating Passionate Users. I have been looking for a way to better document both existing projects and product/strategy brainstorming sessions. I have been familiar with the concept of mind mapping, but never really tried to use the technique. Creating Passionate Users linked […]
Hangin’ in PDX
Had a great time last night in Portland getting to know Bren (the Slacker Manager) and Jon (the Business Evolutionist) in person. We had really interesting discussions about balancing life, work, blogging, etc. We are all at different places with those challenges, but each knew what the other was talking […]
London
I’m planning my first trip to London in late-April and will have a couple of free days. Can anyone recommend a good mid-priced hotel that’s near all the action? Also, any interesting things to do other than the obvious stuff and favorite pubs/restaurants would be great. Thanks.
Enormous Perception
Today Burger King unveiled its new Enormous Omelet Sandwich breakfast offering containing one sausage patty, two eggs, two American cheese slices and three strips of bacon weighing-in at 730 calories and 47 grams of fat. Needless to say, the press and critics are having a field day. I can only […]
Ofoto, Where Art Thou?
In 2001, Kodak acquired Ofoto and recently announced that they are changing the name to Kodak EasyShare and ofoto.com is becoming kodakgallery.com. I’m sure this was done for both brand consistency and to leverage Kodak’s strong name association with photography. But, Ofoto is a cool name that is short, easy […]
The Long Tail: Television
If you are new to The Long Tail principle, read this to get up to speed. Then, read about the Long Tail of television and the ratio of content produced versus content available to the average viewer. Fascinating.
I’m Sorry Sir, That’s Only For New Customers
For the last month or so, Verizon Wireless has been advertising the Treo 600 for $199 after instant and mail-in rebates (I’ve only seen the ad in print or else I’d link to it). That’s a great deal considering the regular price is $350 (excuse me, $349.99). So, last week […]
Sitcommercials
According to this article in The New York Times, advertisers are turning to recurring ensemble casts for TV spots in hopes people “…will look forward to the ads, wondering when and how the cast will turn up.”