Things I liked today – Images
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Apple’s Simplicity
I read a great article on TechCrunch this morning that got me thinking about finding customers. It talked about how Apple is just rocking the marketplace even in a recession and that one of their strengths is the small width of products that they produce: Apple made $10 billion last year and their simple product…
Generosity is the new Green
I just read a great report from Trendwatching.com talking about how Generosity is fast becoming the new Green. I manage E-media for a small TV station, and even on this micro level I can see it happening. More and more clients are interested in doing socially consious giveaways in lieu of traditional advertising whether its…
How being cool can get you alternative revenue streams
When people start their small business specifically if there is a physical product involved, the way to make money is to sell more of that product, or to get more outside sources to carry your product. Its all about scale, right? But I think there’s much more to scaling your business than simply getting the…
Custom Ringtones
Food for thought: Everyone loves doing custom ringtones. One ring for mom, one ring for the boss, etc. But what if you also put in all the numbers of people you would like to avoid. And give them a custom ringtone too. No Sound. That way, you’d never even know they rang you.
Decisions decisions
In so many day to day interactions with business (big business in particular), there seems to be so much red tape and no accountability. I know this is nothing new to anyone. When it comes to asking for a donation for a prize giveaway, or speaking to someone directly who can maybe offer a solution…
Vlingo and Tweetie Logos
Just by happenstance, I installed Tweetie as my new iPhone Twitter client and am first of all really happy with it. Then I noticed that the logos for both Vlingo and Tweetie look eerily similar in size, and shape. Anyone else notice this? Are they from the same developers or is this something more sinister?
RE: Aligning Social Media with Companies
This Post by Chris Brogan first of all was excellent (read it), but more importantly got me thinking…. He’s wondering where the community thinks tools like Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc belong in a company. Should they be handled by marketing, PR, HR, etc? In addition to his ideas, it got me thinking about what a…