May 2005
'Europe' Revisited
The European Union's constitutional treaty began life three-and-a-half years ago as an attempt to bring the EU "closer to its citizens." After Sunday's resounding defeat in France, of all places, the treaty may be said to have achieved a kind of ironic vindication. (Subscription required!)Buckley: Europe Kaput
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Andersen's Enron verdict quashed
The US Supreme Court overturns a guilty verdict against accounting group Arthur Andersen for destroying Enron-related papers.High court overturns Andersen's Enron conviction
The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of onetime accounting giant Arthur Andersen for destroying Enron Corp.-related documents because of flawed jury instructions.High Court Overturns Andersen Conviction
The Supreme Court reversed the criminal conviction of Arthur Andersen LLP, ruling that jurors used too loose a standard of culpability against the onetime accounting giant, which fell alongside its notorious client, Enron Corp. (Subscription required!)Andersen Conviction Overturned by U.S. Supreme Court (Update4)
31 May 2005 from Bloomberg.com | Read the full story»
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP's conviction for obstructing a government investigation into Enron Corp., dealing a unanimous rebuke to the Bush administration's corporate-fraud crackdown.
How We Would Fight China
Jun 2005 from the Atlantic Online | Read the full story»
The Middle East is just a blip. The American military contest with China in the Pacific will define the twenty-first century. And China will be a more formidable adversary than Russia ever was.
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IT Professionals: Forget Experience, Get an MBA
26 May 2005 from newswise.com | Read the full story»
Experience in the world of information technology pays off, but having a master's degree in business earns an even fatter paycheck for IT professionals, according to a new study at the University of Michigan business school.
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Rah, Rah! College Branding is Scoring Big
27 May 2005 from Forbes.com | Read the full story»
Emerging Trend: From sweatshirts to stadiums, college brands are big, with licensing revenues totaling $203 million in 2003--an increase of 11.5% over 2002. And recent naming rights deals are drawing in millions for a half dozen universities.
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REPORT FROM CHINA: THE BURGEONING YOUTH MARKET
31 May 2005 from AdAge.com | Read the full story»
Urban Chinese teens download hip-hop tunes to trendy Nokia cell phones, guzzle icy Cokes after shooting hoops in Nike shoes and munch fries at McDonald's after school. Does that mean they're just like young consumers anywhere in the world? (Free subscription required!)
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The looming pensions crisis
Just this morning your correspondent plucked out a grey hair, a development that worries not just her, but her government. As plummeting birth rates and increasing lifespans rapidly raise the percentage of oldsters in countries around the world, ageing is becoming one of the most crucial policy issues of the 21st century. Those who spent their youth in the 1970s fretting that overpopulation would drive humanity to extinction may now spend their old age worrying whether the world has enough young people to support them. JUST this morning your correspondent plucked out a grey hair, a development that worries not just her, but her government. As plummeting birth rates and increasing lifespans rapidly raise the percentage of oldsters in countries around the world, ageing is becoming one of the most crucial policy issues of the 21st century. Those who spent their youth in the 1970s fretting that overpopulation would drive humanity to extinction may now spend their old age worrying whether the world has enough young people to support them. (Subscription required!)Filed under Trend$
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Women and Online Retail Sales
Online retail sales in the US will rise by almost 25% this year, according to a new study released by Shop.org and conducted by Forrester Research.Filed under Trend$
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7 elements of brand valuation
The Interbrand model of brand strength is a useful framework to consider the performance of your own brand. Consider these seven points and you should get a better sense of the strength of your own brand, as well as some ideas on how to move forward.Filed under Branding
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Georgia Schools to Focus on Personal Finance
School officials in Georgia have decided they're going to try to cut the state's high rate of personal bankruptcy. And they'll be starting with kindergarten students. Emily Kopp of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports that the state's Board of Education is making personal finance a key part of school curriculum. (Audio)Filed under Education
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World Tour
MTV has mastered a nifty trick: exporting a brand, customized with local flavors, around the world. Inside its global game plan.Filed under Branding
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Web Search's Future: Anything but Text
New search engines are experimenting with animation and even voice searches.Filed under Technology
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What's in it for me?
Why volunteering is a rival to speed dating.Filed under Brand You
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Maps of Cyberspace
The mapping of cyberspace is the mapping of our time, just as much as mapping DNA sequences is the mapping of the human genome.Filed under Technology
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Is the Check-In Kiosk in the Lobby for Real?
Automated check-in kiosks at hotels are unreliable, but the hotel industry is determined to get the job done right. (Subscription required!)Filed under Service
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Watch for Roadcasting Rage
An in-car entertainment system is on the way that will allow drivers to tune in song collections from other vehicles as they whiz by. Roadcasting -- 'me-to-me' sharing -- could be perfectly legal. By Daniel Terdiman.Filed under Technology
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NorthWest Airlines Drops The Free Snacks
Beginning June 9, coach passengers who want anything other than soda will have to pay for it on Northwest Airlines. The airline waved goodbye to free meals in February and now they dropped the free pretzels.Filed under Service
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Bless Me, Blog, for I've Sinned
Of all the online confessionals, it is the fakeness, the artifice and the performance that make PostSecret worth peeking at. (Subscription required!)Filed under Technology
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15 Things to Know About Building Winning Brands
Author of Brand Aid: An Easy Reference Guide to Solving Your Toughest Branding Problems and Strengthening Your Market, Brad Vanauken, points out 15 most important things to take care of in building a winning brand.Filed under Branding
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Wi-Fi Still A Corporate Risk
Business users on the fly could open the enterprise to attacks, experts say.Filed under Technology
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brand stretching 2.0
Stretching brands beyond their core market is a trend that's been around since the dawn of marketing. Packaged goods were the first to do this, now everyone is playing the game. These days it seems to be easier than ever to push your brand into new categories for a host of reasons.Filed under Branding
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The payoff for podcasting
WASHINGTON -- Major advertisers like Volvo and General Motors are making noise about, and with, podcasts Volvo paid Weblogs Inc. $60,000 to sponsor the Autoblog.com Web log and podcast for six months, BusinessWeek Online reported. Four months into the deal, the podcast, an audio program that can be downloaded from the Internet, has been retrieved 20,000 times. General Motors has also begun "FastLane radio," featuring one podcast that included a company public relations...Filed under Technology
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Sweden tops poll of nation brands
25 May 2005 from BBC News | Business | UK Edition | Read the full story»
The UK came second in the international survey about people's perception of nations' governance, business, exports, people, culture and tourism. The US shared fourth place with Germany, in the poll in which 10,000 people were asked to rank 11 nations.
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Silver surfers say net is 'vital'
More than half of over-50s who are online say the web has given them a new lease of life.Filed under Trend$
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The battle for the blogosphere
Until recently, most providers of blogging software and services were relatively small startup companies, but now big-footed competitors are joining them, changing the dynamics and philosophies of the so-called blogosphere.Filed under Blogging
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The payoff for podcasting
Major advertisers like Volvo and General Motors are making noise about, and with, podcasts. Volvo paid Weblogs Inc. $60,000 to sponsor the Autoblog.com Web log and podcast for six months, BusinessWeek Online reported. Four months into the deal, the podcast, an audio program that can be downloaded from the Internet, has been retrieved 20,000 times. General Motors has also begun "FastLane radio," featuring one podcast that included a company public relations...Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is a… get ready for it…. multidisciplinary and cross-national data base of micro data on health, socio-economic status and social and family networks of some 22,000 Continental European individuals over the age of 50.Filed under Healthcare
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The Future of Free Software Lies in The Past
Free Software Foundation lawyer Eben Moglen wants to wipe out what he calls the 'scourge' of proprietary software.Filed under Technology
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How to get the job you want
You need to offer unique perspectives and generate innovative biz ideas to bag your dream job.Filed under Talent
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Carriers Dally on Wi-Fi Phones
Dual-mode phones, which transmit calls over either cellular or wireless broadband networks, could slash per-minute calling costs. But wireless carriers have been reticent to adopt the technology. By Joanna Glasner.Filed under Technology
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800-CEO-READ and ChangeThis
26 May 2005 from 800-CEO-READ Blog | Read the full story»
We are happy to announce today 800-CEO-READ will be taking on the stewardship of ChangeThis.
Anthropomorphic iPod stand
26 May 2005 from BoingBoing.net | Read the full story»
The iGuy is an anthropomorphic iPod stand that -- as Gizmodo point out -- makes the iPod pretty useless for pocket-borne use.
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Health tourism: the next big thing in India
27 May 2005 from The Economic Times | Read the full story»
The potential for medical tourism may be seriously underestimated. While estimates by CII-Mckinsey are for little over $1bn by ’12, the actual opportunity could be far larger.
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Behavioral Targeting Gains In Favor Among Advertisers
25 May 2005 from AdAge.com | Read the full story»
Behavioral targeting is a database-based online ad targeting system that tracks a consumer's behavior on a Web site to determine his or her interests, then serves ads to that person relevant to that interest. (Free subscription required!)
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US gives shot in arm to nurses, docs with EB-3
20 May 2005 from The Economic Times | Read the full story»
The Emergency Appropiations Act may have made life tougher for legal and illegal immigrants in the US, but it sure brought good news for nurses and physical therapists. In view of the serious nursing shortage in the US, an additional 50,000 EB-3 green card visas will be issued.
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New Wine in An Old Bottle
24 May 2005 from Wonderbranding: Marketing to Women | Read the full story»
Do you think that women really want wine with a lower alcohol content?
A conversation between Michele Miller and Andrea Learned.
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Brands and Branding
26 May 2005 from brandXpress Blog | Read the full story»
With goods and services becoming increasingly commoditized, a strong brand identity is the only way to survive!
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A Keyboard That Lets the Supremely Confident Show Disdain for Qwerty
26 May 2005 from NYT > Technology | Read the full story»
In the programming world, only the strong survive. But what about the smug? A new product, Das Keyboard, seems to have both in mind. It's a regular 104-key keyboard - except that nothing is printed on the keys. (Subscription required!)
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The Rocket Girls from North Dakota
25 May 2005 from NPR Programs: All Things Considered | Read the full story»
The Team America Rocketry Challenge is a contest organized by the aerospace industry to lure young people -- especially girls -- to a career in space science. (Audio)
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Computers No Cure for Dumb Docs
26 May 2005 from Wired News: Top Stories | Read the full story»
Medical errors kill tens of thousands of Americans each year, but the long-delayed computerization of hospitals is supposed to make the problem go away. But research published Wednesday suggests that even the best computer systems can't stop hospitals from being killing machines.
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Break It Down Again
25 May 2005 from The Economic Times | Read the full story»
As agencies of all stripes and sizes go about restructuring and revamping, what's common to them all is a determination to be less about ads and more about brands.
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A Watch That Senses You're Ready to Get Up (and Tells You So)
26 May 2005 from NYT > Technology | Read the full story»
Sleep specialists say it's more difficult to wake up from a period of deep sleep than from a light one. To improve on the traditional alarm clock - which, if it jolts you awake from a deep sleep, could leave you feeling drowsy during the day - an Atlanta company called Innovative Sleep Solutions has designed an alarm wristwatch called the Sleeptracker. (Subscription required!)
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A step-by-step guide to charisma
24 May 2005 from BBC News | Business | UK Edition | Read the full story»
Scientists claim to have found the secret to that magical quality, charisma, and they say it can be learnt. But before you enroll for classes, don't think it will get you the job of your dreams.
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When Men Market Razors To Women
24 May 2005 from Learned on Women | Read the full story»
I came across another mention of the Schick Quattro For Women razor in a newsletter today, and I can't help but have an opinion. Is there really that much difference between what men want and what women want in a shave?
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Your Tour Guide's on the Phone
Want to go sightseeing in Boston with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler? All you need is a cell phone, thanks to two startups that are delivering audio tours to visitors' mobile handsets.Filed under Innovation
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Bahraini bloggers fall foul of government
Three Bahraini bloggers face criminal charges for running a web forum that allows free political debate.Filed under Blogging
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This book needs more love by Todd S.
I have not seen many talking about Eric Von Hippel's Democratizing Innovation. For all of you who believe that citizens are rising up to take back control, you need to check this out. If you are in business, you need to understand that your customers are probably modifying your products to work better for them. They may have a couple of ideas on how you could do things better or maybe you could give them the tools to do it themselves.China, New Land of Shoppers, Builds Malls on Gigantic Scale
China is embracing America's "shop till you drop" ethos, as a string of giant new malls, one of them the world's largest, opens there. (Subscription required!)For Sale: Fast Company
Our corporate parent publicly hung a "For Sale" sign on the magazine today. Gruner & Jahr USA sold four of its women's service magazines to Meredith and announced that it would seek a buyer for both Fast Company and Inc....Why China Wants to Scoop Up Your Company
The same Chinese firms that have been crippling American manufacturers with cut-rate goods could soon be viewed in an entirely different light: as sugar daddies.Filed under Entrepreneurs
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When Good Companies Spawn Bad Books, and Vice Versa by Tom Ehrenfeld
So Bill Gates plans to author a new business book. Yawn. If it's anything like his previous dull, sanitized effort, this book will be about as intriguing as the instruction manual to Windows. I've found very few books about Microsoft to have much value, which raises an interesting question. Why do some great companies spur terrible books, while other exemplary ones inspire great titles?Roadcasting (Ross Mayfield)
When I was in NYC last week, a friend praised the serendipitous sociality of Manhattan. It is LA's turn. Roadcasting allows anyone to create their own radio station, broadcasted among cars in an ad-hoc network.Filed under Technology
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Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow? Not at These 2 Law Firms
Hell hath no fury like a law firm scorned. (Subscription required!)Filed under Talent
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Companies Tap Into RSS
Real simple syndication, better known as RSS, is moving from weblogs to the Fortune 500. The technology, designed to let users subscribe to blog newsfeeds, is being co-opted by corporations to keep employees and customers informed...Filed under Technology
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Nokia Unveils Wi-Fi Internet Device
25 May 2005 from WSJ.com | Read the full story»
Nokia Corp., the world's largest cellphone maker, unveiled its first gizmo that relies on the short-range wireless technology Wi-Fi, rather than mobile-phone networks, to connect to the Web and send email. (Subscription required!)
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A story is never enough
25 May 2005 from Seth Godin - Liar's Blog | Read the full story»
"It tasted like a canned seafood candy bar, so odd and unappealing..." That's part of today's New York Times review of Koi, a new restaurant in Manhattan.
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These docs are literally on call
24 May 2005 from USAToday | Read the full story»
A group of entrepreneurs is gambling that patients are willing to pay for fast, low-cost medical care — by telephone, with doctors they've never met. The controversial new business, a twist on the decades-old practice of doctors responding to phone calls from their own patients, is aimed at two modern issues: demanding, time-crunched people; and those who lack health insurance.
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Surviving Micromanagers
25 May 2005 from NPR Programs: Morning Edition | Read the full story»
More than three-quarters of Americans say they are micromanaged in the workplace. Management consultant Harry Chambers, author of My Way or the Highway: The Micromanagement Survival Guide explains the classic characteristics of micromanagers and how best to deal with them. (Audio)
Google's books online under fire
24 May 2005 from BBC News | Business | UK Edition | Read the full story»
A US publishing organisation has accused Google of breaching copyright rules through a plan to put university libraries online.
The Mad Genius from the Bottom of the Sea
June 2005 from wired.com | Read the full story»
Unlimited energy. Fast-growing fruit. Free air-conditioning. John Piña Craven says we can have it all by tapping the icy waters of the deep.
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What's in a logo?
25 May 2005 from brandXpress Blog | Read the full story»
Logos can be one of the most effective tools for marketing and branding any business, from restaurants to retail shops. They are visually representations of a company, its image and its philosophy. And they make both the first and often most lasting impression on consumers.
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Why bosses blog - and why it's cheesy
24 May 2005 from BBC News | Business | UK Edition | Read the full story»
Just as you know something's not cool any more when your granny starts doing it (like using the word "cool"), isn't the point of blogs that they're meant to be the site of unofficialdom, and so forbidden to executives?
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Data Is the Lifeblood of Business
24 May 2005 from AlwaysOn Network | Read the full story»
And making sure it's accurate, up to date, and always accessible is the challenge enterprise IT departments face going forward, says marketing guru and Silicon Valley legend Regis McKenna.
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Hackers Holding Computer Files 'Hostage'
24 May 2005 from news.yahoo.com | Read the full story»
Computer users already anxious about viruses and identity theft have new reason to worry: Hackers have found a way to lock up the electronic documents on your computer and then demand $200 over the Internet to get them back.
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Web Site Report: GE 2005 Citizen Report
GE reports on its role as a corporate citizen.Filed under Strategies
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India's Mobile Market Miracle
For those of us in the early stage technology business, this was anathema! No first mover advantage, no creation of barriers to entry? But Sunil Mittal knows the dynamics of India's telecoms industry. In 15 years, his $10 billion company has grabbed 20 percent of India's booming cellular market. India works differently, he said. India's telecoms market is not about being innovative with technology.Filed under Entrepreneurs
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New franchise targeted at the 50-plus market
A company in the US (SEI) has created a new franchise to provide financial advice to the 50-plus.Filed under Marketing
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Public worried by online ID theft
People are giving up online shopping and banking because of ID theft concerns.Filed under Technology
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Personal Branding
Big companies understand the importance of brands. Today, in the Age of the Individual, you have to be your own brand. Here's what it takes to be the CEO of Me Inc.Filed under Brand You
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Personal Branding Re-loaded
In addition to being able to boast these enviable benefits, strong brands have something else in common. They all exhibit the “three C’s” of branding.Filed under Brand You
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Earth-to-Virtual Earth
MSN Virtual Earth keeps up the competition with Google.Filed under Technology
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Losers and the American Dream
A new history of "losers" in American business, researched in part at Harvard Business School's Baker Library, explores the tension between the American Dream and those who fail to achieve it.Filed under Excellence
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Everything Bad's Not Bad
Stephen Johnson's new book, Everything Bad Is Good for You argues that popular culture is making us smarter, not dumber. But does his defense of video games and television miss the point? A review by Suneel Ratan.Death by a Thousand Blogs
The Chinese Communist Party may finally have met its match in bloggers who report on official wrongdoings and write scathing essays. (Subscription required!)Filed under Blogging
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Leading Ideas: Take Advantage of Others
"Every man I meet is in some way my superior." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American author, minister, & activist Something to consider: Everyone knows something that you don't. Take advantage of that and allow them to teach you.Filed under Brand You
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Review: All Marketers Are Liars by Todd S.
A review by Wayne Hurlbert.All marketers are liars
Ever wonder who declared granola to be healthy? Do you believe that there's a person named Betty Crocker? What explains an $80,000 SUV? What justifies a $125 pair of sneakers? According to a new book, we buy what we buy because we believe in 'the story'. (Audio)Book Report: According to Kotler: The World's Foremost Authority on Marketing Answers Your Questions
The FAQs of marketing--all 197 of them.What's Cooking? Broadband Over Gas Lines
Broadband-in-a-pipe technology could revolutionize the way we access the Web and receive our TV broadcasts.Filed under Technology
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Method Designing: The Paradox of Modern Design Education
To this day, method acting remains a highly regarded pedagogical model for training actors. But when did it become an appropriate system for educating designers?Filed under Design
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Men at Marks
M&S, for so long the iconic British shop, is having a tough time. But while much analysis will focus on its large female custom, its menswear has been holding its own. Why?Filed under Marketing
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Forth & Towne – not a firm of lawyers but the new Gap brand for older women
It has taken a month for Gap's announcement about its new store chain, targeted at the older women (aged 35+), to filter over to Europe.Filed under Marketing
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The College Dropout Boom
College dropouts make up one of the largest and fastest-growing groups of young adults in America. Most, like Andy Blevins, come from poor and working-class families. (Subscription required!)Filed under Education
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Microsoft Moving From Passport to InfoCard
Microsoft releases latest builds of Web services platforms, offering an olive branch on interoperable identity management to partners.Filed under Technology
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Book Report: It's Not What You Say ... It's What You Do
Following through on follow-through.Skype offers services through affiliates
Skype Technologies aims to generate more business from its Internet telephone service by rewarding partners who agree to promote and sell it.Filed under Strategies
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Lost. And, Often, Found.
With gadgets proliferating, more business travelers are losing them in hotels, restaurants and taxis. But help is on the way. (Subscription required!)Filed under Brand You
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The world's least likely internet nerd?
When adventurer Duane DeFreitas isn't avoiding rattlesnakes, he's probably instant messaging. Welcome to the internet, jungle-style.Filed under Technology
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Foundations of a Winning Business Plan
The winner of the 2005 Business Plan Contest at Harvard Business School used personal experience for inspiration. Now she's taking her idea for a better bra to the venture community.Filed under Entrepreneurs
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Which companies are reaching out to older workers?
Age bias is about as common as coffee in the workplace, but there are signs that may be changing as a small but growing number of companies seeks to attract older workers.Filed under Trend$
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Musicians Market Brands to Sell Their Latest Music
Well-known bands and singers are teaming with major advertisers for promotions that seek to sell brand-name products as well as CD's or downloads. (Subscription required!)Filed under Marketing
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What Could Bring Globalization Down?
Do you think the forces of globalization are here to stay? Harvard professor Niall Ferguson says nothing is for certain. Consider what happened to the "first age of globalization" in 1914--and then look around at the world today.Filed under Strategies
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TEQUILA BRAND PLACED IN BROADWAY'S 'SWEET CHARITY'
23 May 2005 from adage.com | Read the full story»
As part of a product placement campaign in Broadway's Sweet Charity, playwright Neil Simon approved a script change to promote Gran Centenario tequila, according to the deal makers. Jose Cuervo's tequila has been woven into the script, the stage sets and the advertising and promotion for 'Sweet Charity.' (Free subscription required!)
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Doctors Slowly Going Digital With Records
23 May 2005 from nynewsday.com | Read the full story»
Connie Grimstad doesn't need to call her doctor's office when she has a question about the slew of medications she takes daily -- the 57-year-old homemaker simply delves into her medical records from her home computer. As the medical industry moves slowly to replace its paper files with electronic versions, people like Grimstad are light years ahead of most doctors.
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Major obstacle to electronic health records: 55.5% name funding
Associated Press discusses the reasons for electronic health records adoption. 61.3% of institutions consider input from internal departments, while 37.2% go out and ask for input from other practitioners and institutions and 25.8% listen to the patients' opinions.Filed under Healthcare
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A Mall Hopes You'll Try Products in Person but Buy Them Online
A new shopping complex in Ohio is trying to combine the convenience of online stores and catalogs with the mall experience. (Subscription required!)Filed under Technology
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A Digital Makeover for the Multiplex
The nation's theaters are finally about to go digital, and that's going to change their business.Filed under Technology
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Average blogger household income is $57,900
According to Forrester Research, bloggers tend to be affluent (average household income: $57,900), influential with peers, and broadband-connected. 25% of all bloggers are ages 18-24 - this group is 9 times more likely to have their own blogs. More on this story at www.ITfacts.bizFiled under Blogging
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Advertisers Want Something Different
The advertising business is undergoing an upheaval, forcing marketers to try desperately to stay ahead of technological innovations. (Subscription required!)Filed under Marketing
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Target marketing via RFID to debut in Seattle
Some cafes and retail stores in Seattle this week will begin individually marketing products and services to bypassers in Seattle using RFID (radio frequency identification) technology.Filed under Marketing
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Are Bloggers Setting the Agenda? It Depends on the Scandal
Bloggers can exert a tremendous amount of influence on setting an agenda for public discussion, but a new study showed that they are not necessarily the kingmakers that pundits sometimes say they are. (Subscription required!)Filed under Blogging
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Joys of RoadWired and Zip-Linq
David Pescovitz: I recently decided to put my mobile gear bag on a diet. My messenger bag had become so heavy with gear, tangled with wires, and jammed with assorted random cases filled with stuff I "needed" that I almost didn't want to bother carrying anything at all. Finally, I took some advice from Cory and tried out a few items from RoadWired and Zip-Linq.Filed under Brand You
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Another twist in blogging's fate
Corporate blogs have become something of a norm. Sun has a host of internal bloggers, and IBM last week set out guidelines for its employees to blog by, just to name two of many. But what I believe is a first emerged today: a Microsoft employee blogging for a media publisher.Filed under Blogging
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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out, Start the Computer Revolution
A new book says that the social idealists and acid freaks of the 1960's made computers accessible and friendly. (Subscription required!)Come One, Come All: The Rise of Podcasting
A new sensation is piggy-backing on the phenomenon that is the iPod: podcasting. The personalized audio recordings, which can be heard on any digital music player, have given an outlet to marginalized experts and frustrated DJs alike. And media critic Jeff Jarvis says that's the beauty of podcasting. (Audio)Filed under Technology
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Starbucks Real Estate Learnings
Like McDonald's, Starbucks is a concept driven as much by real estate as it is by coffee and the coffee experience. These days Starbucks opens at least three new locations a day somewhere in the world. It has taken a lot of real estate to open up 9,000+ Starbucks locations and it will take even more real estate to reach their stated goal of 30,000 global locations.
Internet-phone companies ordered to provide 911 service
Federal regulators on Thursday ordered phone companies that offer Internet-calling plans to provide reliable access to 911 emergency services within four months.Half Of Humanity To Go Urban
More than half of all humans will soon be living in cities, according to a prediction by the United Nations.Filed under Trend$
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Ever Get the Feeling...
A poll of US companies by the American Management Association and the ePolicy Institute finds that monitoring of employees' online activities is common.Filed under Talent
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Salesforce.com's bet pays off
As a company that launched its business on a risky-but-bold strategy -- give the web-based service away initially for an entire year -- Salesforce.com continues to reap the benefits of that big bet.
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Google launches personalized homepage
Google today announced the first major change to its famously understated homepage since its launch. Visitors to the site can now choose to personalize their Google page to create a Web portal uniting many of Google's different services. The traditional Google homepage is still available, now called Google Classic, and users can toggle between a personalized view and the classic search pane.'Contagious Media' Contest Targets You
A virtual race begins tonight on the Internet. It's a race among Web designers to see who can send out the most contagious e-mail. "Contagious media" are all those little amateur videos, singing computer animations and e-mail hoaxes that your friends send you. The contagious media showdown follows a conference in New York about the science of goofy stuff on the Web. (Audio)Filed under Marketing
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Holes in the Blogosphere?
Sure, blogs are overblown as a cultural force. But that doesn't mean marketers can ignore the hype.Filed under Blogging
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H-P trying something new
So where does H-P go from here? It's trying to reestablish itself as the market leader in the big storage area networks and continues to promote its printers in what has turned into a razor blade business with the printers being the razors and the ink being the blades. All this may be beside the point as H-P (HPQ) may be reinventing itself as a phone maker to compete with the likes of Motorola (MOT) , Nokia (NOK) , Samsung and Sony-Ericsson.Filed under Strategies
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Is a Salaryman Without a Suit Like Sushi Without the Rice?
Japanese businessmen are being asked to help the nation save energy by shedding their jackets and ties in summer. (Subscription required!)Filed under Strategies
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Rotating electrical outlet for big plugs
360electrical makes electrical outlets that swivel in your wall to accommodate bulky plugs and transformers -- if your plug blocks the other outlet, just rotate it until it doesn't.
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