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In honor of it being close to the weekend, I’m going to go with a fun post:
Do you know about Bowser, the Miniature Schnauzer?
Meet Bowser.
Bowser came into my life when he was seven weeks old. I was fresh out of college, adjusting to living on my own and the 40-hour workweek. He fit in the palm of my hand and looked more like a rat than a puppy.
Anyway, I was looking at Bowser the other night (he’s now almost three years old and gets fatter every day), and I was thinking that Bowser knows the secrets to all anyone really needs to know about marketing. After the jump, allow me to explain. (more…)
Tags: Bowser, brand, fat dog, genius, image, innovation, marketing, target markets
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I can be a very narcissistic person, so it’s difficult for me to accept and utilize criticism – however, as a writer, I know constructive criticism and honest feedback of my work will only help my writing become stronger.
I also find it difficult to critique other people’s work at times, but I realize that they are probably just like me and want to strengthen their writing as well.
After the break, learn what steps I use to critique various writing projects. (more…)
Tags: constructive criticism, critiquing advice, writing
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The 2010 Consumers Electronic Show is currently happening – and there are several gadgets that are being unveiled that I simply can’t wait to see, primarily the iSlate. But even though Apple may overshadow many of the big ticket items at this year’s CES with the iSlate, there are several other pieces of technology to look forward to. (more…)
Tags: 3D TV, Android, apple, CES 2010, huh?, iSlate, laptop, Motorola, see-through, smartbook
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It’s not exactly a big secret that Facebook is the largest social networking site on the Internet – and it continues to grow on a daily basis. There are actually now 350 million active users (up 50 million from September). With this rapid and consistent growth, security concerns continue to increase. (more…)
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Google Wave Main Page
Last Wednesday was a day like no other. I woke up, drove to work, pulled open my personal Gmail account and – whoa. I found myself reading the subject line that any true geek has wanted to read since May 2009: “Your invitation to preview Google Wave.”
I don’t remember much after that specific moment – though, I’m pretty sure a lot of screaming, dancing and crying were involved. What I do know is that I now am privileged to be part of the select (I like the term ‘elite’) beta test group for a service that is so revolutionary, it could very well change the way we use the Internet forever.
After the jump, you’ll find all of the answers to the questions you’ve been dying to ask about Google Wave – even if the question is just “What the heck is it?” (more…)
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Today, December 1, is World AIDS Day, and the (RED) campaign teamed up with Twitter to increase advocacy.In a “so simple it’s brilliant” move, any person who tweets with the hash tags #red or #laceupsavelives saw the font turn red today. Phrases like World Aids Day/#WorldAidsDay, HIV, Africa and Red have remained in the top trending topics all day, and hundreds are retweeting @joinred’s and @ONECampaign’s tweets detailing facts and statistics on AIDS and World AIDS Day. 
