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Thursday, 11 July 2019 by
There are a few technical skills involved in publishing an article online and then driving engagement and enthusiasm with it.    Far too often, I hear from business owners, artists, or entrepreneurs, who “tried blogging” or did “some” podcasting and all but gave up because they didn’t get the results they expected. Come on folks,
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The Vision For Austin

Wednesday, 08 March 2017 by
You know that licking of your lips and grasping at air that one does when trying to put in to words a dream. How you think through, as you’re talking with someone, something you just can’t quite simplify. What I’m thinking about is not a dream but a vision. Something magical is happening by way
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Real-Time Giving = Real-Time Marketing

Thursday, 12 December 2013 by
Not long ago, we explored here the idea of real-time marketing; simply, that marketers can and must react to the market in real time. An incredible gift, on the part of the Westjet Airlines, best captures the spirit of the season and the significance that real-time engagement with customers, can have. In a matter of
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Hey Dads

Thursday, 30 December 2010 by
If this doesn’t just sum it up eloquently, even decades later, I don’t know what does. George: Didn’t daddy tell you to pick up your toys? Junior: Uh-huh! George: Well… pick them up then! Junior: No! The adult mind must cope with childish innocense with superior intellect and ingenuity to convince the child to obey.
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So you have a web startup idea…

Friday, 05 November 2010 by
Who doesn’t have a web startup idea? By my last count, I have… let me see…. 13. No 14. Unfortunately, I have roughly the same plan to get them built. Guess that’s not going to work. I’d tell you about them but you’d have to sign an NDA. Thanks to Kevin Liu at Outright for
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Yahoo’s New Search IU – Universal Search Finally Getting Somewhere?

Friday, 08 October 2010 by
The promise of Universal Search or One Search has, for years, waffled between the promise of a better search experience and the reality of results diluted with local listings, videos, images, social network chatter, and other content often irrelevant to the needs of the user. Simply, the idea behind Universal Search is that one set
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Working for a Startup is All Fun and Games

Thursday, 03 December 2009 by
If this doesn’t at least want to make you want to consider working for a startup… Jump to 4:10 to catch Outright.com’s mystery founders getting their groove on and thanks to First Round Capital for a great idea last holiday season
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