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Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Polaroid Composites November 24, 2009

I got a chance to check out a service called TinyChat this past week. It’s a very cool platform that lets you build disposable chat rooms for events or meetings but also integrates up to 6 live video streams via webcam where you can have your presenter essentially streaming out the content while the audience can participate via chat (similar to Ustream – which also is a damn great service).  And I got to log in

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Web Design Subtleties: Texture November 12, 2009 Tim Burton Promotes his MoMA Retrospective [1] November 14, 2009 The Bitch Slap: Stop it Right Fucking Now November 9, 2009 Buy A Mobile Home. Or Don’t. I Don’t Care. [2] November 5, 2009 Vin Diagram November 6, 2009 Why Headway 1.5 is the Future of WordPress Theme Design November

I read some articles today about retail giant Wal-Mart selling discount caskets. Great. Now I can buy food that kills me quicker, ammunition, and even a casket (well, I’d have to order the casket online at wal-mart.com) all under one giant, suburban roof. Seems like they’ve gone after so many industries that used to be locally owned (grocery stores, salons, eye care, pharmacies) and now are competing to a

Hopefully Pt 1. of my Social Media Elevator Pitch was useful to you guys. Now, on to part 2.  Here are 9 blogs that I check out daily that get me excited and teach me something new every day about online marketing, business, and how it works (or doesn’t) with Social Media.  There are hundreds of great reads out there, but I wanted to focus on a few names that provide digestible, actionable content and also say

Best articles, photos, and general signs of cool from my Google Reader Feeds Owner of this World November 3, 2009 a beautiful farmhouse in tuscany, italy November 2, 2009

I can’t believe I’ve never heard of PopTech. Really. I’ve been a huuuuuuuuuuge fan of the TED conference (someday I hope to actually attend) because the videos and concepts are consistently inspiring and change the way I think about a lot of different issues in tech and politics. But mostly they just amaze me with how smart and creative some people are. So, PopTech. Again, very similar to TED but I&

A friend of mine e-mailed me the other day who is interested in shifting careers into something that is more marketing-oriented and she recognized that she needs to get involved and understand Social Media to be a contender in the job market out there. She asked for a quick primer on what to do after you’ve started setting up your accounts. That seems to be a question that tons of people have. “I’ve