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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: May 2009
Why Nashville should be the place where the music industry is blown up and fixed
[credit: exothermic via Flickr; creative commons.] Despite the commonly held belief that I live somewhere on the internet, I actually reside in Nashville, Tennessee. However, each year for business reasons, I travel several times to most of these following places: … Continue reading
Posted in media, Nashville, observation
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links for 2009-05-28
Danny Sullivan Previews Bing Gist: It's no Google killer, but Danny finds lots to like about Microsoft's rebranded, revamped search engine that will use the name Bing, rather than Live Search. Also: This time around, the service and its URL … Continue reading
When you live in a culture of fear, even student hugs and helpful teachers are viewed as threats
I’m bothered when I read that some schools are banning students from hugging and (via danah boyd – and be sure to read the comments) other schools are banning any contact between students and teachers during “off-hours,” including any contact … Continue reading
Not that kind of hammock
When your business name is Hammock and your web address is hammock.com, here is the kind of e-mail you sometimes receive: Good days .we can supply you hammock and hanging chair,our factory was located in China.we can give you good … Continue reading
links for 2009-05-27
Top 10 Reasons Print Should Remain a Vital Part of Your Marketer's Mix | FolioMag.com Print can help engage an audience, drive Web site traffic and produce leads. (tags: magazines) Magazines That Give Readers A Real Reason To Buy | … Continue reading
links for 2009-05-26
More Mags Jump On The Premium App Bandwagon | paidContent.org Gist: Want to read content from magazines? There are lots of apps for that. (tags: magazines) Free access to 1,800 audiobooks for iPhone | TUAW.com Gist: A new iPhone free … Continue reading
links for 2009-05-25
A Guitar Magazine Tests the Luxury Waters | NYTimes.com Quote: "One might assume that the new magazine Guitar Aficionado is a spinoff of the 17-year-old Cigar Aficionado….(but the new magazine's publisher) said the title’s similarity to Cigar Aficionado was not … Continue reading
Want to Paint a New Yorker cover? There’s an App for that
(via: The New Yorker Blog) Artist Jorge Colombo drew this week’s New Yorker cover using Brushes, an application for the iPhone, while standing for an hour outside Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Times Square. The magazine’s blog has also posted … Continue reading
Posted in design, iphone, magazines
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Dad blogging
The last time I posted a dad blogging item, a few folks claimed it made them cry. It was about my daughter. This one won’t. It’s about my son, the 18-year old — the person heretofore known on this blog … Continue reading
Posted in observation
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Is there such a thing as over-coverage of social networking tools?
Ironic NYT poll question? For a couple of months, I’ve had a running “gag” on Twitter that, in jest, suggests that New York Times writers are required to have a Twitter-angle to every story they file. It’s an easy thing … Continue reading
Posted in conversational media, social media, twitter
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links for 2009-05-23
Newsweek’s Journalism of Fourth and Long | NYTimes.com Column by David Carr. Quote: In the context of contemporary publishing economics, the redesign of a large, general-interest magazine is a bit of a “deck chairs” moment — no matter how much … Continue reading
What was that all about?
Apparently, I hit the publish button on a post well before I was finished with it. So if you’re reading this in an RSS reader and there’s something that makes little sense right before it, when I get around to … Continue reading
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links for 2009-05-21
Magazine stat of the day | Mr. Magazine Gist: Samir Husni compares the new design of Newsweek with the original issue of the magazine in 1933. Best statistic related to the comparison: "The newsstand price grew by almost 6,000% while … Continue reading
The long comment tail
One of the more interesting and articulate comment threads I’ve read in a long time is taking place on the BoingBoing Gadgets blog regarding the difference in Wired magazine and the website Wired.com. While there is some typical flaming among … Continue reading
links for 2009-05-20
Analyst: Kindle Will Generate $1.6 Billion In Revenue By 2012 | paidContent.org On the other hand, I predict that the revenue of whatever Collins Stewart analyst Sandeep Aggarwal was smoking when he came up with this prediction will also generate … Continue reading
