Month: December 2011
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The Hunt For The Worst Movie Of All Time: Eat- Pray- Love
Glorious rant: The Hunt For The Worst Movie Of All Time: Eat- Pray- Love A clarification: I haven't read Eat- Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. I actually really want to. I've hated that book for years- but I've never actually read
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If you could change the slogan of popular brands to be more "honest"- what would they be? : AskReddi
Reddit thread of 'change the brand's slogan to the truth': Nutella: It's pretty much creamed souls. Pizza Hut: Not an actual hut. Or actual pizza. Ben & Jerry's: Forever alone http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/nvkq4/if_you_could_change_the_slogan_of_popular_brands/ If you could change the slogan of popular brands to be more "honest"- what would they be? : AskReddi Brand : "Slogan"
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Christmas Is What Made America Great
Not the Bill of Rights. Not the Constitution. Christmas. "If Jesus Christ had never been born- there would be no United States of America. If Jesus Christ had not been born- I would not be writing this column and you would not be reading it. Christmas is the reason we Americans live in the greatest […]
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The Ebook Tipping Point – 3 Ways to Leverage the Coming Wave
Ellen Britt gives you the scoop on publishing on Amazon. The Ebook Tipping Point – 3 Ways to Leverage the Coming Wave There is one more day left in my Amazon KDP Select "give your ebook away" experiment- and I'll be sharing the results of that promotion very soon. In today's post- I want to […]
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Ask Me Anything: When I was 14- half my family was executed while I escaped into a cornfield. I am n
81-year-old Filipina grandmother recounts the Japanese executing her family and how she and her sister escaped into a cornfield. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/nupjo/when_i_was_14_half_my_family_was_executed_while_i/ Ask Me Anything: When I was 14- half my family was executed while I escaped into a cornfield. I am n My grandma was in the Philippines during WWII when her parents and most of […]
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The golden age of journalists noticing new blogs is over – Boing Boing
OMFG blogging done died again http://boingboing.net/2011/12/28/the-golden-age-of-journalists.html The golden age of journalists noticing new blogs is over – Boing Boing The reasons- in brief: many top blogs have sold out; staff turnover saw "star" voices slip off the radar; younger audiences like social networking more; and advertising revenue is increasingly hard to get at.
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Sure the trailer for Ridley Scott' new Alien-connected movie Prometheus mirrors the original Alien trailer. Here's an edit that aligns the Alien trailer with Prometheus.
Alien Trailer – Prometheus Style http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ6SUTI1j9M
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inessential.com: 'Gamification' sucks
'"Gamification" is a word and concept invented by idiocrats who confuse humane with manipulative.' http://inessential.com/2011/12/23/gamification_sucks inessential.com: 'Gamification' sucks "I protect the word "gamification" by placing quotes around it. The quotes stop me from sneaking in with my knife- flicking the dot off the middle i- cutting the c in half- flensing the g- gutting the […]
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Ocean Marketing: How to self-destruct your company with just a few measly emails
Been following this all day. Watch a PR flack self-destruct and take his company down with him http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/27/ocean-marketing-how-to-self-destruct-your-company-with-just-a-few-measly-emails/ Ocean Marketing: How to self-destruct your company with just a few measly emails Strap yourself in- you're about to witness the most outlandlishly blatant PR blunder in video gaming history. And trust me- there have been many… […]
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Step #1 – Watch the trailer for Prometheus – Ridley Scott's new sci-fi movie that connects to the Alien story.
Prometheus – Official Trailer (HD) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_LbCKgo5aU http://www.joblo.com – "Prometheus" – Official Trailer Ridley Scott- director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner-" returns to the genre he helped define. With PROM…