Archive for July, 2008
Through Being Cuil
Yesterday’s much-hyped launch of Cuil made me nostalgic for the glory days of the late 1990s. We didn’t need beta testers, in fact we didn’t even need a business plan. All our clients needed were breifings with the top tech and consumer publications and the subsequent fawning press on the Day Of Launch.
But as Erick [...]
PR People as Car Dealers
I’ve often used the car dealer example as a way of explaining the changes brought about by social media. Do you remember what it was like to go with your Mom and Dad to a car dealer, circa 1975? Do you remember Dad clutching a worn copy of Consumer Reports? Do you remember the wheeling [...]
My Barcelona
Some Aztec Camera to start your week with.
LIving Off Of The Land
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Sue and I have always talked the talk about going off of the grid. But it’s something that’s a lot easier to talk about than to actually do. It took [...]
Crawling From The Wreckage
Yesterday my MacBook Pro slowed to a grinding halt. Even an emergency visit my friendly neighborhood Genius Bar couldn’t bring her back to life. So after much gritting of teeth and crossing of fingers, I decided to wipe the sucker clean and reinstall from scratch.
After all, it’s amazing how much of your stuff is out [...]
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