April 2008
10 posts
“An industry once characterized by brain-numbing acronyms and droning discussions...”
– BlackBerry’s Quest: Fend Off the iPhone - New York Times
Scalpers at Wrigley
This cracks me up. I’ve never scalped actually. I usually go through friends or seats through work. So, I went to the Cubs VS Pirates game on Sunday. I’ve never seen tickets go UP in price during the game! At first these guys want 60, then 5th inning…90! WTF…??!! So, if they can’t make 40-50 bucks profit, they eat the tickets! Tax write off ?? The...
Wine Social Networking?
I found this while perusing Wine Library TV. If anyone joins email me and I’ll look you up. If people I actually knew were on this it would be worthwhile. http://www.corkd.com/
WatchThis guy is cracking me up. Thanks to Steve for telling me about this. The title of the video above is California Zinfandel Death Match. In case you haven’t heard of Gary, he’s the host and (i believe) mastermind behind Wine Library TV.
Details - The Ultimate Man Reading
I received this today from my grad school’s email list-serv For a Details story, I’m looking for married guys - under 40 - who don’t wear their wedding bands. If you know any, please send them my way. They can be anonymous. Thanks.
Love that Contextual Search
I just wrote an email to my soccer team and this is the Google ad that showed up: Vegan Soccer Balls - fairtradesports.com - Vegan and union-made sports gear. Respect your balls.
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Worst Idea of the Month: Kanye's Travel Web Site →
Now I ain’t sayin’ he’s a gold digger, but hip-hop star Kanye West has started a travel business, which aims to offer lower-cost airfares, hotels, rental cars — all the usual suspects (according to Advertising Age, the venture is linked up with Travelocity). Obviously, this thing looks to tap into Kanye’s platinum-size fan base. Right now, the travel site...
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The Starbucks Customering Idea Lab
Anyone following marketing or business news has seen that Starbucks is asking their customers to tell them how the coffee retailer can improve itself (from products, customer experience to community involvement). To me it meant starting and facillitating a conversation with your customers, that could drive your business strategy. So this morning I was asked to visit the site by the barista that...