The Violent Origins of Marketing Communications

Have you ever wondered why marketing analogies are so violent? When you listen to marketers talk (by marketers I mean the whole lot of us, marketing, advertising and public relations) it sounds more like military personal talking about war. We launch campaigns. (Yes I know it’s trendy to hate on … Continue reading

Transparency isn’t about creating trust it’s about creating better content.

Transparency isn’t about creating trust it’s about creating better content. I’ve been thinking a lot about the issue of transparency. Partly because I’m reading Shel Holtz great book, Tactical Transparency. This is a very *meaty* book. It’s taking me a while to read because I end up stopping every few … Continue reading

How I moved up 300 spots in AdAge’s Power 150 in 4 months

How I moved up 300 spots in AdAge’s Power 150 in 4 months First off I would like to say that I do not blog for fame or fortune. I don’t think having a high ranking blog is ever a means to an end. But gaining greater exposure to you … Continue reading

Search Aggregation and Minimalistic Design

Search, Aggregation and Minimalistic Design Image via CrunchBase I’ve been a fan of Hacker WatrCoolr since last year (you can follow the updates on Twitter). Besides Google Reader this is my main starting point each morning. What I like about it is that it’s a meta-aggregator. WatrCoolr is a more … Continue reading

Search and the Social Sciences

Search and the Social Sciences Just before the weekend ReadWriteWeb posted a great blog covering Joel Spolsky‘s talk at Google, Anthropology: The Art of Building a Successful Social Site. It really is a great read and it hits on two topics I am imensely fascinated with: Anthropology and Search. My … Continue reading

Social Media will soon face the realities of multiculturalism

Social Media will soon face the realities of multiculturalism This story highlights the problem when decisions are based solely on two factors: Can we do it? This decision is left to the engineers. Does it make business sense? This is made by accountants. Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil … Continue reading