Noted over the Past Two Weeks (to April 17, 2010)

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  • Brands are Bull
    Published: April 12, 2010
    At 11:30pm on April 22, 1978 Saturday Night Live opened with Paul Schaffer, made up to look like music promoter Don Kirshner (whose show ran in most markets right after SNL). What followed was a lesson in branding that we’re still learning. Here’s  how it looks in the show’s transcript (sorry, the original isn’t on YouTube): Don Kirshner…..Paul Shaffer Jake Blues…..John Belu...

Noted in the Past Two Weeks (to April 4, 2010)

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  • Vast F.C.C. Plan Would Bring Net to More in U.S. - NYTimes.com
    Published: April 4, 2010
    My Note: NYT piece from a few weeks back - this is important for the place that the FCC is positioning the Internet as compared to other communications media. Probably an early recognition of an existing reality.
    The 10-year plan would reimagine the nation’s media and technology priorities by establishing high-speed Internet as the country’s dominant communication network.

Noted this Week (to March 20, 2010)

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Noted this Week

I’ve started using Google Reader‘s shared items for linking interesting bits that cross my path. You can follow my shared items feed (also see my blog sidebar) and interact on Google Buzz. I plan to do a weekly recap here for those who prefer reading them that way.

  • Introverts as Entrepreneurs
    Published: March 12, 2010
    Source: Inc.com
    My Note: Some good challenging of assumptions regarding introverts and their role in entrepreneurship, as well as some good tidbits of advice.
    The stereotype startup guy or gal is a high energy, always schmoozing, hard pitching and hand-shaking go-getter. But since 50 percent of the population are identified by psychological studies as introverts, that stereotype might need some examining. But most people believe there’s some sort of stigma about being an introvert, according to Nancy Ancowitz, author of Self Promotion for...

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One Laptop per Child, two years on: Nicholas Negroponte on TED.com

One Laptop per Child, two years on: Nicholas Negroponte on TED.com

Posted: June 26th, 2008, 9:00am CDT
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Nicholas Negroponte talks about how One Laptop per Child is doing, two years in. Speaking at the EG conference while the first XO laptops roll off the production line, he recaps the controversies and recommits to the goals of this far-reaching project. (Recorded December 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Duration: 20:46.)

Watch Nicholas Negroponte’s 2008 talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances — including Negroponte’s talk at TED2006, just one week after he committed himself fully to One Laptop per Child for the rest of his life; and his eye-opening talk from the very first TED, in 1984, where he makes 5 predictions about the future (and 4 of them are right).

Counting down the Top 10 TEDTalks

Counting down the Top 10 TEDTalks

Posted: June 26th, 2008, 12:00pm CDT
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With 50 million views since we debuted online two years ago, TED talks have become a powerful cultural force.

To celebrate this milestone, we’re releasing a never-before-seen list: the Top 10 TED talks of all time, as of June 2008.

With speakers like neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor and global health expert Hans Rosling, the list proves one of the compelling ideas behind TEDTalks: that an unknown speaker with a powerful idea can reach — and move — a global audience. Links to all 10 talks are found below — or browse through our Top 10 TED Talks Theme. Even if you’ve seen all the talks, the highlights video is darn fun.

How to organize the room

How to organize the room

Posted: June 27th, 2008, 6:53am CDT by Seth Godin
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One more post about conferences. (Except it’s really about any meeting).

Easily overlooked, but incredibly important: the way you arrange the room where people speak.

The venue owner (hotel/convention center) wants something easy. Your boss wants something cheap. You
want something tried and true so you don’t get blamed. The end result?
Mediocrity. Boring sameness. What a wasted opportunity.

In the scheme of things, a great room at a conference is a bargain.
Spending what it takes to make it work has a huge payoff. That said,
here are some thoughts:

“What does this remind me of?”

Are You a Jack or a Specialist?

Are You a Jack or a Specialist?

Posted: June 27th, 2008, 9:28am CDT by Lela Davidson
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Dan4thFlickr When I graduated from college and went to work in consulting I was told from the earliest days of my internship to pick something and stick with it. Jack of all trades, master of none, I was told. I had to choose whether I’d be a generalist with a wide breadth of knowledge, or a specialist with deep understanding of a single topic.

25 must have items on your marketing checklist

25 must have items on your marketing checklist

Posted: June 14th, 2007, 10:14am CDT by CA
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Checklists are a great way to ensure things do not slip through the cracks. With my brain being bombarded with so much information and with the need to be productive, I do not trust my memory to remember the right things at the right time. So whether it is grocery shopping or business analysis or marketing, I always work with a checklist.

Here are over twenty high-level items that should be on your marketing check list you might want to use. Expand it to include or exclude items as it suites your business.

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