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The blog of Rex Hammock, founder/ceo of Hammock Inc., the content marketing, strategy and media company founded in 1991 in Nashville, Tenn. Rex is also founder/helper-in-chief of the wiki, SmallBusiness.com.
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
What happens when statistical models don’t work?
While much of the blogosophere I follow has been debating the math of newspaper payment models (which has been especially amusing, as most of the people debating did everything they could to avoid taking a college math course), I’ve been … Continue reading
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Drive-by notes from Podcamp Nashville
Note: I started doing some live-blogging, note taking, but I decided there were others doing a lot better job of live-blogging PodCamp Nashville, so I decided to re-tool this post. Fortunately, many among the hundreds who attended, shared blog posts … Continue reading
Whip Recession Now, the logo
For those who don’t know the government has declared an end to the economic crisis, there is now an official logo to remind you. It’s the logo on the left that has a circle around some stars, a plant and … Continue reading
Why do so many people care what Robert Scoble does?
Robert Scoble is leaving FastCompany.TV , he writes. While I don’t view many of Robert’s video posts (there are only so many hours in a day), I’m one of the bazillion people who feel as if we’re in a never-ending … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, technology, web 2.0, web culture
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Why I don’t believe analysts
Here’s a quote from a Computerworld story about Amazon’s new Kindle App for the iPhone: “The reader adds to the appeal of the iPhone platform, but it also shows that Apple clearly doesn’t think that the e-book market is important,” … Continue reading
Posted in amazon, apple, ipod, kindle
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Where I’ll be on Saturday: Podcamp Nashville
This year, the venue of the explosively growing event is moving to the Owen School at Vanderbilt. For more information, visit the Podcast Nashville website. Hint: This is a good, informal way to exchange ideas and learn things from others. … Continue reading
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Advice for presenters – Along with the bullet points, lose the apologies
A quote from Seth Godin today should be memorized by anyone who is a professional presenter — as we all are, in one way or another. Remember this the next time you prepare for a presentation: “Don’t apologize at the … Continue reading
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Kindle on the iPhone — I <3 Amazon
[I've updated this with a brief review after the end of the original post.] I purchased a Kindle when they first came out and blogged lots about what I liked and didn’t about it. I decided that Kindle fanboy Aaron … Continue reading
Posted in amazon, apple, iphone, kindle
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The Hope Train is chugging along
[Note: "Hope Train" posts celebrate President Obama's journey from mongering "fear" of the economy to preaching "hope" for the economy.] I hear the Hope Train a-comin’ whenever I read a headline that begins: “Obama suggests buying stocks.” Quote: “After being … Continue reading
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Mr Magazine launches The Magazine Innovation Center (film at 11)
My friend, Samir Husni has announced his decision to devote “the remaining years of his professional career” (which I’m sure will be a long time) to the creation of the Magazine Innovation Center to be located at the University of … Continue reading
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What the CEO of E-Ink thinks of those who blog and use Twitter
Quote from The End of Paper? [Fortune Magazine] “We can’t have meaningful discussions or try to solve the world’s problems using blogs and 140-character Tweets,” (E Ink CEO) Russell Wilcox says. “What we need more is calm, prudent thought – … Continue reading
This recession’s biggest losers: The experts
The other day, in my “Things I no longer believe in” post, I included my current (and I expect permanent) disbelief of all explanations of the economy that are reduced to a narrative. This morning, the Wall Street Journal’s Dennis … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day
From Ben Stein: “If you spend the day reading about how bad things are, you will never get out of bed. If you put down the paper and get to work, and then work twice as hard and twice as … Continue reading
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Is Skittles.com a glimpse of the business model for Twitter?
Yes, I’m the one who said recently that while I like using Twitter, I hate reading about it. So excuse this post. However, the suspense surrounding the unveiling of a business model for Twitter is amusing me so much, I … Continue reading
Posted in conversational media, twitter
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Things I no longer believe in, and some I do
[Note added on 10.13.2011: This post was written on March 1, 2009, but it contains themes that relate to frustrations that continue to be felt by most Americans. In the context of the "Occupy" protests that started with Occupy Wall … Continue reading
