I watched the Oscars back in March. It’s kind of like a glamour and creativity Super Bowl for me. And so it was with surprise and delight that I watched Sandra Bullock win the award for best actress.
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Entomologically Correct Bug Plushies
This morning (April 21) the Wired.com blog Geekdad reported on an online store that sells entomologically correct insect plushies. The stuffed animals at the aptly named “Weird Bug Lady” store are created by a zoology student at McGill University who will soon be pursuing a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology and entomology at the University of Connecticut.
Read MoreDrinkware tips from Huffermen
Our April issue has been out for a little while now, which among other things, contains my amazing, fantastic and generally mind-blowingly great drinkware story. It contains advice and tips from drinkware experts at Huffermen, 99CentPromos.com, Visstun and Moderne Glass on how to sell different kinds of drinkware, like sports bottles, glassware and travel mugs
Read MoreShort Q&A with Proforma’s Greg Muzzillo
On April 13, Proforma announced the launch of a large new marketing program for its owners, aptly titled the “Demand Generation Program.” The original press release can be read here, but essentially the marketing initiative is designed to bring in new, untapped clients for Proforma distributors.
Read MoreA Little Spring in Our Steps
For six months or so, in the eye of the worst economic contraction of my lifetime, businesses and forecasters have been declaring the recession over. Regardless of layoffs and spending freezes, experts and non-experts alike stated with great clarity that all was well.
Read MoreIs Social Media About to Eat Itself Whole
You know all those freinds you have on Facebook? Say the hundreds and hundreds of them, some of which you really like and others you haven’t spoken with in 10 years. Now a new Web site will let any of them review YOU annonomously and for free. Unvarnished.com, currently in beta testing, lets users review friends, families, ex-boyfriends, etc … without having to leave a name (or even initials). Employees can comment on bosses, students on teachers, and even co-workers on co-workers. While not fully launched, the controversy about its functionality is in full gear.
Read MoreIt Pays to go to the Dentist
This is an awesome example of how a simple video posted online can turn into a phenomenon. If you’ve spent any time surfing the net you have surely seen the youtube video “David after the Dentist.”
Read MoreThe Power of 3G and Me
I got a new phone yesterday. It’s one of those fancy, newfangled 3G smart phones and has a whole host of awesome features that my old phone didn’t have: a touch-screen, Wi-Fi, video—you name it, its got it. When it arrived, I was like a kid on Christmas morning. I couldn’t wait to get it out of the box and start using it.
Read MoreYou Just Logoed My Facebook
Everybody loves to ride the wave. In just about 20 or so years the world has gone from the lovable (then annoying) you’ve got mail to a place where we can’t seem to live without the Internet to support our social and work interaction. Need an answer from a co-worker two cubes away, fire off an E-mail. Need to update Aunt Sophie on how the kids are doing—shoot a quick video and send her to You Tube. Want to get new car insurance, drop by Geico.com today.
Read MoreSleuthing with Google Alerts
Well hey everybody, welcome to week two of “Mike talking about handy computer programs.” If you missed it last week, I explained that for the next few weeks [link] I’ll be using my semi-substantial nerd powers to dig up some Web tools that you might find useful. This week, we’re going to cover Google Alerts.
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