January 2012
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December 2011
16 posts
mp3 mix-tape of 38 Christmasy hip-hop jams →
Christmas Gift Rap by Matthew Africa.
Kurtis Blow gold: “And the taste of the bass was in my face…”
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It’s been a slow start for me this year,” he says. “Just a...
– 88 year old Fred Beckey. As inspirational as ever.
The Old Man, His Mountains
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Christmas Infiltration ha! Abed and Troy got skeels.
(via NBC)
On Branding and Advertising Metrics
Reading this fantastic exerpt from George Parker’s new book, Confessions of a Mad Man over at PSFK.
Good thoughts on advertising metrics in general but his arrow is definitely trained on social media as ad platform:
“The current meme du jour branding-wise is all about engaging in “conversations” with consumers. To the point where these poor unfortunates’ are so enthused about “The...
November 2011
7 posts
Where this research gets even more interesting, is that when a behaviour is...
– From an outstanding article on social labeling. Interesting if you are in to psychology and/or marketing and/or why people do the irrational things we do.
How can we change consumer behaviour to benefit the environment? (guardian.co.uk)
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October 2011
5 posts
It’s Consumer Spending, Stupid →
AS an economic historian who has been studying American capitalism for 35 years, I’m going to let you in on the best-kept secret of the last century: private investment — that is, using business profits to increase productivity and output — doesn’t actually drive economic growth. Consumer debt and government spending do. Private investment isn’t even necessary to promote growth.
This is, to put...
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September 2011
3 posts
I expect most carpenters know everything about what makes a good hammer and yet...
– ~ Robert Adam Ray
August 2011
1 post
July 2011
23 posts
The Official Website of Hacksaw Jim Duggan →
Eff yeah. Best business enquiries promo photo ever.
The Best Animated Sports GIFs Of June: A 20-Act... →
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Kilian Martin’s Weird, Awesome Skateboard Tricks
At first he reminded me of Rodney Mullen circa 1984 but then he takes it to a whole other level with the one-legged stuff. Wow.