Daily Archives: Tuesday, April 12, 2005

Hitting the nail on the head

Hitting the nail on the head: VC David Hornik was inspired to provide this insightful advice after a presentation yesterday: “As a general rule, it is best not to clip your fingernails while pitching your company.”

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What William Safire said

What William Safire said: “The time has come to unbrand the word brand.” (via: AdPulp)

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Rug rats

Rug rats: Martha Stewart gets carpet burned by Shaw Industries. (Source: FurnitureToday.com – those Topix guys are amazing)

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Animated gif ads in RSS feeds aren’t cool

Animated gif ads in RSS feeds aren’t cool: Josh Rubin’s Cool Hunting‘s RSS feed is the first I recall with an animated .gif ad appearing with each post. I’m not against ads appearing in RSS feed posts (remember, I’m a … Continue reading

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If I wasn’t an Apple-free speech blog

If I wasn’t an Apple-free speech blogger: I would probably blog about them finally providing a hard-date for release of Tiger: April 29, at 6 p.m.

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New magazine-owned business-to-business blogs

New magazine-owned business-to-business blogs:  Primedia has launched two business-to-business blogs: the NABlog, an event-related weblog and Bob Turner’s “The Cut,” from the editor of VideoSystems, a publication for video editors. Both blogs have anchor sponsors.

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I guess that’s why I like it

I guess that’s why I like it: From a St. Pete Times article about The Onion: “Our whole paper is an indictment of anything we think is dumb.” (via: Romenesko)

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No such thing as a “tax free” lunch

No such thing as a “tax free” lunch: Even if you read something in a gossip column of a certain newspaper, like, say, that 100 employees of O Magazine are getting a “tax free” bonus of $5,000 each, don’t believe … Continue reading

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Say it loud

Say it loud: Nashville blogger Blake Wylie (NashvilleFiles) receives props from the Tennessean for leading a successful charge against a big brother audio monitoring system planned by Metro Nashville police that would have allowed them to randomly eavesdrop on conversations … Continue reading

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