Daily Archives: Monday, April 7, 2008

Congratulations, Hugh

Posted on Monday, April 7, 2008 by Rex Hammock

After a weekend of avoiding endless posts by bloggers pointing to the NY Times story on how blogging can kill you, it was nice to learn* that while it may kill you, blogging can also help you land a book … Continue reading →

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Social profiling students

Posted on Monday, April 7, 2008 by Rex Hammock

If you are a high school or college student, here is how you are being described in the media these days: You are a super-brilliant over-achiever who scored a perfect SAT and found a cure for cancer by age 16 … Continue reading →

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Statistics related to custom publishing, custom media and ‘content marketing’ in the U.S.

Posted on Monday, April 7, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Over on the Custom Media Craft blog on Hammock.com, I just posted some highlights from the annual survey conducted by the Custom Publishing Council called “Characteristics Study: A Look at the Volume and Type of Custom Publications in America”. (Note: … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-04-07

Posted on Monday, April 7, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Using Twitter as an early-warning radar for your brand | TechCrunch Mike Arrington of TechCrunch twittered about Comcast-hell and “within 20 minutes of (his) first Twitter message (he) got a call from a Comcast executive in Philadelphia who wanted to … Continue reading →

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