Monthly Archives: May 2008

links for 2008-05-31

Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Billboards that look back | NYTimes.com How can you write an article like this an not mention the movie Minority Report? (tags: media advertising) Related posts: rexblog nano links for 2008-03-02 The Tumblr-fication of Google Reader links for 2008-06-25

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This chart doesn’t fit into the current narrative

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Friday Afternoon Pondering: Minonline.com is the source of the chart above that ranks the top performing publications (as measured by the number of pages of advertising) during the past quarter in the business-to-business vertical of marketing. … I can guess the theories: (A) Media companies are advertising aggressively because they have so much unsold inventory, (B) media companies are launching new properties and thus are buying more ads to promote them, (C) media companies are aggressively pushing the message that advertising in a recession is the mark of a savvy marketer, (D) none of the above, (E) all of the above. Continue reading →

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links for 2008-05-30

Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Photos from the Nashville Geek Breakfast, May 29, 2008 Geeks who wake up early. They’re open to anyone. Info: nashvillegeeks.org (tags: nashville geeks community) The Power of Interactive Printed Magazines | Mr. Magazine Samir Husni quotes Time’s managing editor Richard … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-05-29

Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 by Rex Hammock

Zinio puts hundreds of digital magazines a click away | USATODAY.com Response: I think digital magazines are great — for people who think PDFs are the best way use the web. (tags: ebook digital+magazines printisdead digitalisdead) Mac OS X 10.5.3: … Continue reading →

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Your address book is your social network

Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 by Rex Hammock

The Important Part: The people at Facebook describe your list of “friends” (contacts) as being your “social-graph.” Others use the term “social network” to describe in broad terms, your network of connections with other people. Chances are, you call that … Continue reading →

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