The Idea Blog

Archive for November 2007

Customer service

Posted by Dean on Thursday, November 29th, 2007. Filed under Burris.
I just bought my first fake Christmas tree. I always vowed I'd never have anything other than ... » Continue reading "Customer service"

Newsworthy

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Fresh Ideas, Living, Music.
So much is written about how the iPod (and the iTunes store) is changing the face of music and the ... » Continue reading "Newsworthy"

Thanksgiving 2007

Posted by Mark on Tuesday, November 27th, 2007. Filed under Burris, Fresh Ideas, Offline.
Some of our best ideas come in offline times ... such as during the Thanksgiving holiday feast season. What follows ... » Continue reading "Thanksgiving 2007"

Wine goes with music … and vice versa

Posted by Mark on Sunday, November 25th, 2007. Filed under Fresh Ideas, Living, Music, Offline.
If we've ever dined together, you know I do love my wine with dinner. Nothing better than red meat and ... » Continue reading "Wine goes with music … and vice versa"

Playing with widgets

Posted by Mark on Saturday, November 24th, 2007. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Music, Web.
Many think widgets - those smallish, content-filled buttons we can use, even create, for our websites - are the future ... » Continue reading "Playing with widgets"

Happy Thanksgiving. Have a beer.

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, November 21st, 2007. Filed under Offline.
A great way to think about the long weekend. » Continue reading "Happy Thanksgiving. Have a beer."

Millennials

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, November 21st, 2007. Filed under Advertising, Branding, Social networks.
I've had occasion lately to consider and remark on the generation of American youth demographers and marketers are calling "millennials." ... » Continue reading "Millennials"

Blue Elephants

Posted by Mark on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Golf, Living, Travel, Weather.
I normally don't subject you, dear blog readers, to too much golf fun that I have, relying more on the ... » Continue reading "Blue Elephants"

Amazon’s “Kindle”

Posted by Mark on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007. Filed under Books, Burris, Design, Digital lifestyle, Fresh Ideas.
I think Amazon's new e-reading device, "kindle," is fascinating on a lot of levels, not the least of which are ... » Continue reading "Amazon’s “Kindle”"

Creativity and copyrights

Posted by Mark on Thursday, November 15th, 2007. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Music, Online video.
No, I'm not advocating that these two c's - creativity and copyrights - are at odds with each other, but ... » Continue reading "Creativity and copyrights"
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