Social Network Spring Cleaning

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It took a while, but Spring has finally come to Minnesota. So, squinting in the sunlight and gasping the fresh air pouring through newly opened widows, my thoughts turned to cleaning, de-cluttering and purging all the stuff that has piled up …

I like my coffee hot, and offensive

Starbucks cups and their jackets have been sporting a new design for the roll-out of Pike Place Roast. Hearkening back to their roots (the first store was in Seattle's Pike Place Market), they feature a version of the original Starbucks logo. The main figure, often …

Jan Leth on the future of advertising

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Jan Leth gave a thought-provoking presentation kicking off the Conversations About the Future of Advertising series. As Vice Chairman, Global Digital Creative for Ogilvy & Mather, Leth has an intimate understanding of advertising today. He's worked …

Indistinguishable from magic

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Arthur C. Clarke died yesterday at the age of 90 at his home in Sri Lanka. He authored of almost 100 books, accurately predicted the use of geosynchronous telecommunications satellites in 1945 and may be best known for creating "2001: A Space Odyssey" …

Matt Dickman: Techno Marketer

Have I mentioned that I am LOVING the Conversations About the Future of Advertising series? On deck this week was Matt Dickman, blogger and director of Digital Marketing for Fleishman-Hillard. His blog, Techno//Marketer is outstanding and is listed as one of the …

I made you a Muxtape

I've loved making mixtapes since I was a kid holding a clunky tape recorder next to the stereo speakers. As my technique grew more sophisticated, I've followed the progression of the art form from cassette to CD. At long last, the essence of making a mixtape has come …

MinneWebCon 08

My first MinneWebCon experience was overwhelmingly positive. My head is swimming with ideas from the day's presentations.

A few standouts:

• Eric Meyer's morning keynote was both inspirational and refreshing. His books almost single-handedly helped me learn CSS. It's …

Juiced about Joseph Jaffe

I had the privilege of hearing Joseph Jaffe speak tonight. Jaffe (marketer, consultant, author, blogger extraordinaire) was the fourth speaker taking part in the Conversations About the Future of Advertising series.

His presentation (and the theme of his latest book,

Are social networks source-worthy?

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There's something about this post from Minneapolis Metblogs earlier today that fascinates me. It's not the subject matter per se (a scoop on the latest venture of a recently fired local weather man) it's the story's sources. They cite a …

It's the end of slideshows as we know it (and I feel fine)

I just spend a total of 3 minutes playing at Animoto.com and created this:

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Unbelievable, right? I'm a believer now. Using a nifty custom …

They're listening. Are you?

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It all started a few weeks ago. I had recently given into the hype and begun using Twitter. I quickly became addicted to the micro-blogging platform and a bit of a zealot, trying to convert everyone I met into a user. But this isn't about that. I'd …

MinneBar 08

I spent the day at MinneBar on the University of Minnesota campus. It's been interesting to watch this annual event grow over the past few years. Solid attendance (400+) and a packed docket of sessions made this (un)conference well worth my time. The new design track …