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05 2007 July

The Truffle Hunter's Paradox

Before making their way into dishes served by 5 star restaurants around the world, black truffles start their journey to the plate by being discovered...

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26 2007 June

6 Useful Social Media Tools and Sites For Women

When it comes to social media tools, most are not gender specific.  That’s a good thing, as it means they can be uniformly useful for...

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21 2007 June

The Midbutton and Other Reasons To Think Small

I don’t wear ties.  It’s not so much a rule as it is a preferred statement – learned over being in the interactive industry for...

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18 2007 June

Learning From The Drum Solo

Last night I saw a drum solo as part of the A.R. Rahman concert here in DC.  For those who don’t know, A.R. Rahman is...

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07 2007 June

Rebranding And Announcing A New Book Deal

This blog quietly turned two years old about two weeks ago – and though it was tempting to do a post just about that, there...

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25 2007 May

Rohit Bhargava: Social Media Today Podcast Just Launched!

Last week I was invited to do a podcast interview as part of the Social Media Today Weekly Podcast series being put together by Maggie...

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24 2007 May

The Last Place You Want To See Marketing

This morning, I was taking a flight to Detroit on Northwest and using their automated kiosk to check in.  During checking in, the seat selection...

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22 2007 May

The Extra Hour and How Small Differentiators Are a Big Deal

The Target retail store near our house opens at 9am, while most every other store in the area opens at 10.  Is that one hour...

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21 2007 May

6 Dream Features Of The Ideal Social Network For Your Family

Almost everyone I know is sharing photos online with family, and some more web savvy families have full groups set up online to correspond with...

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17 2007 May

A Manifesto for Microsponsorships

NOTE: THIS POST IS AN ENTRY INTO THE SVAMA MARKETING THOUGHT PUBLISHING CONTEST There is a gap in online marketing today. Despite the rising budgets...

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09 2007 May

Flat Whites in DC: Why Thinking Outside Your Region Matters

There is a restaurant in the Washington DC area called Cassatts which is the only location in all of DC where you can get a...

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30 2007 April

4 Trends That Signal the Future of Online Retail

In the industry I work in, it’s easy to get overly passionate about all of the new sites emerging every day that fit into this...

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20 2007 April

Streakers, Gunmen and The Death of Network News

Here’s a fact: if you get naked and run across the football field at an NFL game, you won’t get on television.  The World Cup...

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