June 2012
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May 2012
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5x 'Good Morning' every day.
I started a new routine today by saying ‘Good Morning’ to at least 5 random strangers every morning. Of the 5 people I greeted, 2 gave no response, 1 gave me weird look, 1 responded with ‘uh-huh’, 1 responded with a smile.
Despite only having a 20% success rate with a positive response, this exercise put me in a pretty good mood. My goal is to get 5/5 with responses...
When I don't realize that the person I have been...
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Spruik - Today's Word of the Day
Today and Everyday.
spruik \sprook\ verb:
To make or give a speech, especially extensively; spiel
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2012/05/16.html?src=rss
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Ziff Davis Acquires Computer Shopper →
I had to do a double-take on this one, just to make sure I wasn’t reading an article from 1993.
Founded in 1979, Computer Shopper was a Ziff Davis property from 1993-2001 when it was sold to CNET. SX2 Media Labs, which purchased Computer Shopper from CNET in 2006, is now selling it back to Ziff Davis.
Incidentally, Ziff Davis (specifically Computer Shopper) was the first publisher I...
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Our history is in traditional print media,” said Smith. “What we set out to do...
– Atlantic Media Company’s president, Justin Smith, explains how it has evolved from a 155-year-old traditional media company into a nimble digital juggernaut. It’s most recent entrant into the digital media space, Quartz, may be its boldest move yet.
Read the rest of the article at Digiday.
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BREAKING: Dinosaurs Did NOT Fart Themselves To... →
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Brain Matter(s): They Might Be Giants →
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The Cablevision cable TV sales reps walked through my suburban Long Island neighborhood in December of 1975, promising better reception and a new channel called HBO.
They carried these little “HBO On Air” guides with them, left behind as part of the sales pitch, a featured film on the cover, full…
great post about the Goliath’s of cable and their pre-David beginnings.
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Hitler reacts to Ad Tech.
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