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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: June 2009
links for 2009-06-17
CliffsNotes iPhone Apps | press release Gist: Includes something called a "Cram Plan" that orders the content of the app to "maximize even small increments of study time." (Prediction: We'll next see a subscrition Twiiter stream callded CliffsTweets.) (tags: iphone … Continue reading
Forget meetups, eat-ups taste better
My friend Carrington Fox of the Nashville Scene’s food blog, Bites, decided she needed to meet some of the folks who actively comment on that blog so she did what any good foodie blogger should do, she invited lots of … Continue reading
The future of the newsweekly (is bleak)
Michael Hirschorn has written an interesting piece for the Atlantic called The Newsweekly’s Last Stand. As I’ve said here many times, while “the magazine format” is alive and well, certain magazine “business models” and certain genres of magazines are greatly … Continue reading
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links for 2009-06-16
Message to publishers: social media is now your business | Josh Gordon Quote: "Social media is currently most often used as a general communications tool in public relations and marketing, but there is a major shift underway….companies are now viewing … Continue reading
E Ink Update: Trying to raise the value of saving civilization
A few weeks ago, I suggested that the sale of E Ink to the Taiwanese company Prime View International (PVI) for $200 million — the reported figure then — didn’t seem like a very good ROI on the $150 million … Continue reading
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Why we believe the cocky clueless over the quietly clued
There are some interesting links contained in this short post on the NYTimes.com’s Freakonomics blog about why certain (i.e., most) economists have been so wrong about so much lately — and why we continue to listen to (or even care) … Continue reading
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links for 2009-06-15
Kindle Books and Readers Are Separate Businesses, Says Bezos | NYTimes.com Gist: In the future, Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book reader will display more book formats beyond its own. And you should also expect to see Kindle books on a lot more … Continue reading
I’m not vain, I’m just forgetful: Why I grabbed facebook.com/rexhammock
For the same reason Marshall Kirkpatrick and Chris Messina and many others who wrote on the topic don’t need a Facebook vanity URL, neither do I. However, that didn’t stop me from registering facebook.com/rexhammock (facebook.com/rex.hammock also works) when the service … Continue reading
links for 2009-06-14
Even Forbes Is Pinching Pennies – NYTimes.com Gist: Forbes magazine and the family that owns it are not immune from the economic downturn. Go figure. (tags: magazines)
links for 2009-06-13
iGoogle for Android and iPhone | Google Moble Blog Gist: If, like me, you're an iGoogle user, the new "m" interface is very nice. It's a web app, not an iPhone app, so don't look for it on the iTunes … Continue reading
Thoughts on Twitter #5: Why Twitter may catch on with young people — it’s more private than Facebook (WHAT???)
[Note: You can view all my "Thoughts on Twitter" posts displayed chronologically here: http://www.RexBlog.com/thoughts-on-twitter. ] When I say, “Nobody gets Twitter,” this is what I mean. Dana Boyd (dana boyd) who — just take my word on this — has … Continue reading
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Time’s panic-attack covers
From Pokemon addiction to satanism, Time magazine has been a consistent chronicler (and sometimes creator) of faux crises over the years. Anxiety-inducing covers sell well on the newsstand, apparently. In this post, Reason.com recalls some of the classics of covers … Continue reading
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links for 2009-06-11
The NY Times Runs its Monthly Ads on Magazine Covers Story | NYTimes.com Gist: The editors of the New York Times — you know, the newspaper with ads on the front page and the company who lets ads take over … Continue reading
links for 2009-06-10
Exclusive: The Future of Facebook Usernames | Anil Dash A very funny preview timeline of the impending Facebook username debacle. Funny, that is, because every bit of it (or a slight variation thereof) will occur. (via: waxy.org) (tags: humor facebook … Continue reading
Apple’s magic
Steve Gillmore’s love-post to Apple the other day, “Why Apple wins. every. time.” may not be 100% accurate — Apple constantly doesn’t do all the stuff I think would make their products perfect — and I have Mac-related problems daily. … Continue reading
