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.
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…
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?
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…
Enjoyed this article that got passed to me via Tim O’Reilly – from Truthout.org concerning alternative ways to ‘bail out’ the American people and using this money to instead focus on getting us on track to a greener economy. Good read. Full Article Here. Additionally, my friend pointed out some flaws in the argument but…
Read a GREAT post today from Chris Brogan about the importance of storytelling in marketing. This is also something that Seth Godin beats like a drum. And I have to agree. Having a story to tell, not a pitch, can be so much more effective in getting people to check out your service, your blog,…
Saw a great article this morning courtesy of Tim O’Reilly about how more and more developing countries are starting to deal less with infectious diseases and more with the ‘lifestyle diseases’ that plague most western countries such as Diabetes, Cancer, Heart Disease, etc. And of course, obeisity. Did you know that in 2000, there were…