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Rex Hammock’s RexBlog.com
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.
RexBlog.com was created in August, 2000.
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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Hearst’s Country Living expands from pages to sheets
Seven years ago, I pointed to a now-dead press release announcing the launch of a now dead line of “randy” hair-coloring products that was being marketed under the Maxim brand. I wonder what made me remember that long-ago magazine brand-extention … Continue reading
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The people hop aboard the Hope Train
According to a new NYTimes/CBS News Poll, the number of people who think the country is heading in the right direction has jumped from 15 percent in mid-January, just before the inauguration, to 39 percent today, while the number who … Continue reading
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The AP is doing what?
According to this article on NYTimes.com, the Associated Press is “taking aim at major search engines like Google, Yahoo and their competitors” by demanding that Web sites obtain permission to use the work of The A.P. or its member newspapers.” … Continue reading
Posted in google, media
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A Rexblog Guessay: How Google might apply PageRank to measure the relative value of links pushed through Twitter
[Note: A guessay is an essay comprised mainly of guesses.] In a post on Friday (when rumors were swirling about the possibility of Google acquiring Twitter), I suggested that the acquisition of Twitter could add tremendous value to Google search … Continue reading
I tweet, therefore I am
From a PsychologyToday.com blog comes this, the awsomest quote ever about Twitter: “Can Twitter possibly aid in achieving authentic being, or is it fundamentally “mitwelt” – reinforcing the social and interpersonal aspects of life, and thus a distraction from “eigenwelt” … Continue reading
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The New York Times Notices the Hope Train Rolling By
The New York Times today ran an essay by Peter Baker about the Hope Train. Well, not exactly. He didn’t mention the term Hope Train. But it’s a look at the challenge President Obama has in communicating confidence to the … Continue reading
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What Twitter is
On Twitter (where else?) today, I’ve added a few tweets to the teacup tempest taking place over whether or not Google is buying Twitter. (More on that topic in a minute.) As I have close friends who have no idea … Continue reading
Posted in search, twitter
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It’s April Fools Day. Don’t forget to move your gullibility up an hour
There’s something about this day that shows how amazingly willing people are to believe something that sounds sorta strange but hey, it could happen. Mostly, pranks in the tech-blogosphere are harmless and tend to be focused on inside jokes that … Continue reading
