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Archive for June 2007

Producers get more control

Posted by Mark on Friday, June 29th, 2007. Filed under Advertising, Managing.
In a Supreme Court ruling yesterday, manufacturers - or, producers - wrestled more control of their products and the experience ... » Continue reading "Producers get more control"

Vacation reading - 1

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, June 27th, 2007. Filed under Books.
Most of you who know me will recall that when I take a bit of time off, I love to ... » Continue reading "Vacation reading - 1"

[Former] ad guys talk funny

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, June 27th, 2007. Filed under Advertising, Design, Digital lifestyle.
The closing paragraph in a NYTimes piece about the iPhone hype, scheduled to conclude on Friday: And what will happen ... » Continue reading "[Former] ad guys talk funny"

My little brother’s iPod

Posted by Mark on Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under Digital lifestyle.
Tomorrow is Todd's birthday, officially number 46. When I checked in with him today to see what he planned, he ... » Continue reading "My little brother’s iPod"

Welcome to Pine Needles

Posted by Mark on Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under Advertising, Burris, Design.
We've been frantically trying to get a new web site up for Pine Needles prior to the US Women's Open ... » Continue reading "Welcome to Pine Needles"

We are talking about traffic

Posted by Neil on Thursday, June 21st, 2007. Filed under Fresh Ideas, Managing, Offline.
Since I moved to ATL, I have taken notice that people were not joking about the traffic that paralyzes ... » Continue reading "We are talking about traffic"

Bloomberg for President?

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007. Filed under Celebrities, Managing.
News today that NY mayor Michael Bloomberg has changed political affiliations, from Republican to Independent. Then I came across a ... » Continue reading "Bloomberg for President?"

Fewer meetings

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007. Filed under Burris, Digital lifestyle, Managing.
"Displaced largely by email," says Jaren Sandberg in his "Cubicle Culture" column in the June 19 Wall Street Journal, "meetings ... » Continue reading "Fewer meetings"

Online selling

Posted by Mark on Sunday, June 17th, 2007. Filed under Burris, Digital lifestyle, Fresh Ideas.
According to studies (and this article in today's New York Times), growth in selling on the web ... » Continue reading "Online selling"

The iPhone

Posted by Mark on Friday, June 15th, 2007. Filed under Burris, Digital lifestyle, Music.
How can anyone who uses a Mac by choice and needs to communicate via mobile phone pass up the opportunity ... » Continue reading "The iPhone"
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