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Bamboozle as a Dad.
Took Rose and her pals today to Bamboozle, a music festival in the bucolic parking lot of New Meadowlands Stadium. Tweet
300 Million reasons why HuffPost/AOL deal is a Keeper
If I had been blogging back when AOL and Time Warner merged, I would have written one hell of a post. I could have told you why AOL’s “filtered Internet” business was a dopey match for one of the worlds great media companies. Time Warner was so far out of AOLs league – the combined[…]
Carl’s Jr, Hardees — Mobile Apps That Make Good Business Sense
From ClickZ — “Having announced their intentions to do so earlier in the year, fast food restaurants Carl’s Jr. and Hardees have launched a location-based mobile application to reward loyal customers. Parent company CKE Restaurants said the company chose to build its own application, as opposed to partnering with existing location-based providers such as FourSquare,[…]
Origins of a Great Cartoonist: Bill Watterson’s Kenyon Art
Hi — If you are a Calvin and Hobbes fan, you might enjoy this trove of Watterson art from the Kenyon Collegian. There’s a bit more context about Watterson’s Kenyon cartooning career at this link Enjoy!! For example: Tweet
Alexander Group’s Chief Sales Executive Forum — Realistic Optimism Personified
I had the pleasure of spending the early part of last week working with The Alexander Group at their annual Chief Sales Executive Forum at the St. Regis Hotel, Monarch Beach, CA. (Next year’s event is at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL, November 9-11, 2011, mark your calendars) Every person I met at this[…]
3D Is Not For Me
I think 3-D might be the anti-HD technology. I’m so used to seeing action movies and sports on the HD tv set at home, I guess I’m spoiled.
In conclusion – focus on great stories and I will keep going to the movies – even if your story involves launching a full port-a-potty 100 feet in the air. And give us a clear picture so we can actually see what is going on. Technology for technology’s sake is never the answer.
Comixology Origins Story
Comixology co-Founder and CTO John Roberts gave me some of his valuable time yesterday. Here is part I of the interview. John’s story proves that you following your passion is a really good career move. The Comixology team have taken their passion for Comics and turned it into a comics directory business, then a Mac[…]
10 Minute Strategy Episode 5 — Starting points for Companies Going Digital
John Blossom and I get into a quick discussion of how large and small companies can begin to embrace the digital future. Companies are often resistant to change, but for many, the integration of digital is not only inevitable, but critical to the future of these companies. Start with getting your people to integrate digital[…]