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Tech Entrepreneurs And The Gambler

January 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

1st climb of Mt. Rainier July 2003
Originally uploaded by TroyMason
I’ve been thinking about two great quotes and the conflict;
“Never, never, never give up.”
And…
“You gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em, know when to walk away and know when to run.”
It’s a tough call, with no right answer, [...]

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Tags: Customers · Startups

Twitiquette: Etiquette for Twitter

January 7th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Canary at Night
Originally uploaded by adobemac
I do like Twitter, and think it has lots of room to grow, but I have a particular way that I like it to be used.
1. Cream of Crop. Twitter is not a complete braindump of everything that happens to you throughout the day. It’s not [...]

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Tags: Apps · Customers

True Local is A Hopeless Web App

January 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments

True Local is Hopeless
Originally uploaded by bigmick
Every once in a while I think that in-house marketing teams at the big companies are getting their act together with web applications and that my services will no longer be required.
Then I come across something like TrueLocal.com.au and think - wow, they are light [...]

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Tags: Apps · Australia · Customers

2008: Year of Going Outside

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

stupid sign: “caution door opens”
Originally uploaded by berbercarpet
This is going to be a big year for big companies venturing outside their own websites. They’ll discover that the Internet is about connected open networks of people, not connections between closed networks. Some are testing the waters with MySpace and Facebook profiles, but [...]

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Where Will People Run To Next? Ambient Media!

January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Running Away
Originally uploaded by Heather Garland
Seeing Jeremiah Owyang’s post about 2008 made me think about the cycle of;
(1) The mass of people get sick of controlled media and advertising.
(2) They run away and find somewhere to talk.
(3) BigCo and MassMedia find out where they’ve gone and follow them.
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Tags: Apps · Customers