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I recently received this question from a new blogger: How do you usually respond to a track back? Do you post another comment on your own blog? Would the author of the track back know it’s there? Do people usually carry on the conversation in the blog? If someone comments on my blog, I write […]

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This Saturday will be BootCamp PGH — plans are coming together nicely and we’ve had a lot of people register. There’s still room for more though, especially you! So go to the site to find out more and sign up today.

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Have you seen the ad “The Stress Monster“? Dr. Grant McCracken has written a nice analysis of how this ad works, and why it does a good job of promoting Propel Fitness Water: Stress Monster is dedicated the simple proposition that exercise makes stress go away. This is well established as an understanding in our […]

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I’m quoted in “Four CMU students draw businesses to market with free Web sites, domain names.” (David Templeton, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), talking about Mave, a “cyberspace marketplace” created by four CMU students. There are a number of different approaches to the problem of connecting individuals and businesses on the web, of giving referrals and enabling trusting […]

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Spotted at MIT Advertising Lab: “Gary Carter, president of creative networks at FremantleMedia that brought us American Idol and other blockbuster shows, delivered a very inspiring keynote at NATPE.” AdLab is presenting the keynote in parts, on video and in text. It’s has the rare combination of being both entertaining and informative, particularly for those […]

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Furniture retailer Design Within Reach is holding its annual Champagne Chair Competition. The idea: Create an original design for a (miniature) chair using only the cork, wrapper, and cork wire from two bottles of champagne. This year, the champagne is Veuve-Clicquot, and the contest is underway. In addition to esteemed designer judges, DWR is soliciting […]

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