More new technology…lions and tigers and bears, oh my! March 16, 2010 Marketing Fail of the Week Some of the marketing fails I put here, I find on the internet, but I found this one in my local supermarket. I did some research and this is most probably Brittish in origin. I don’t suspect there’s a [...] Read more »
Old Advertisements
If you are wondering why advertising sometimes gets a bad name, take a look at the advertisements below. This is one of the reasons why publicity is much more powerful, dollar for dollar, than advertising. People still believe publicity. They don’t believe advertising. Taking a look below, you will start to understand why. Yes, advertising [...] Read more »
Announcement: My exile from Facebook and my way back to their good graces.
Facebook Disabled me: About two weeks ago I found myself exiled from Facebook. I went to login as I do several times a day and I discovered my account had been disabled for violating the terms of service. At least that’s what the cold screen said. There was a link to click if you disagreed [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-23
Biggest Military Leak in History: WikiLeaks Releases 390,000 Iraq War Documents: WikiLeaks has once again captured… http://bit.ly/9KgU5K # Android Gingerbread Confirmed, Mascot Arrives on Google Campus: Although Gingerbread (Google’s codename for the ne… http://bit.ly/c13f0A # I'm at office depot (1660 missouri ave, Clearwater). http://4sq.com/9WwvPe # Not for me. Kids!! (@ KFC/Taco Bell) http://4sq.com/chiybW # “Auto-Tune [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-22
Hey, Entrepreneurs: The $250 Million Poem: When Facebook, Kleiner Perkins, Zynga and Amazon launched their $250 mi… http://bit.ly/b1w3xj # Amazon Web Services Offers Free Cloud Access: Amazon.com just revealed a free usage tier for its Amazon Web Servic… http://bit.ly/cf4Nf8 # Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own Browser: Mozilla has officially revealed “Chromeless,” an experimental [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-21
Windows Phone 7 Available in New Zealand: Windows Phone 7 will be available in many countries tomorrow, October 21… http://bit.ly/ceS4Xu # YouTube Can Help Promote Your Business: Does your business have a video strategy? Do you want more people to watch… http://bit.ly/atYam2 # eBay Now Relies on PayPal for 37% of Its Revenue: eBay has [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-20
Drag-and-Drop Your Images into Google Docs: Google has just added the ability to drag-and-drop images from the des… http://bit.ly/cbOiuN # First Look: Starbucks Digital Network Is Here: Beginning Wednesday, Starbucks customers who use the free Wi-Fi at … http://bit.ly/dqOzc8 # Mozilla Jumps into the App Store Game, But Can It Compete with Google?: With the [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-19
New Location-Based App Makes Business Networking Smarter: Unsocial, a new startup, is hoping to help make location… http://bit.ly/8YR3d4 # Steve Jobs Speaks Candidly About the State of Apple and its Competitors: Following Apple reporting its first-ever … http://bit.ly/dsFten # I'm at Citgo (Missouri, East Bay Drive, Largo). http://4sq.com/bm6oNl # I'm at Cvs (51 N missouri, [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-18
Father and Son Launch iPhone Into Space [VIDEO]: This breathtaking video documents Brooklyn-based cinematographer … http://bit.ly/dl3kQF # 10 Fresh Blogger Templates for Any Application [PICS]: I’ll be the first to admit that Blogger isn’t the sexiest p… http://bit.ly/9yddbs # Yahoo Mimics Facebook Connect With “Y Connect”: Yahoo will soon launch a service called “Y Connect” [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-17
Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich: At YCombinator’s Startup School event at Stanford University, Groupon … http://bit.ly/aZGo3J # Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg Talked Ping Over Dinner: Not thrilled that Apple’s Ping music service doesn’t integ… http://bit.ly/cS3phT # Raptr’s iPhone App Tracks Your Xbox and PlayStation Friends: Gaming-centric social network Raptr has launched [...] Read more »
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-17
10 Amazing Real Life Robots: There are certain things that you don’t necessarily need to understand in order to in… http://bit.ly/aoClra # Microsoft Mistakenly Claims “Angry Birds” for Windows Phone 7: When tech bloggers discovered an icon for the popul… http://bit.ly/cL7YRr # How Web Videos Are Driving Innovation: We watch web videos almost everyday. They [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-16
marketing Lessons from a Guy in His Underwear: As you might imagine, social media marketing is one of the most dis… http://bit.ly/dad4Ko # Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Hipster Edition: Our favorite viral video expert and resident hipster, … http://bit.ly/aZByiT # I just ousted @suzanne217217 as the mayor of office depot on @foursquare! [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-15
Starbucks and L’Oreal Test Location-Based SMS Coupons in UK: UK network provider O2 has partnered with location se… http://bit.ly/cIbglp # Survivor Creator: What Kind of Idiot Changes a Successful Format?: Mark Burnett, an executive television producer … http://bit.ly/ajczo4 # Google’s New Billion-Dollar Businesses: During today’s Q3 earnings call, Google not only discussed its impressive … [...] Read more »
Twitter Updates for 2010-10-14
iPhone Photo App Instagram Nabs 100K Users in One Week: Launched amid a barrage of buzz just last week, iPhone app… http://bit.ly/cWu1iR # AOL Attempting to Buy Yahoo [REPORT]: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AOL and several venture capital fi… http://bit.ly/a1UyUU # Newest Calculator Adds Smartphone-Like Apps and Graphics: Unless something drastic happens, [...] Read more »
