Monthly Archives: June 2009

links for 2009-06-09

Tablet Magazine – A New Read on Jewish Life An slide show (with audio) about the redesign of the magazine Tablet. (via: subtraction.com) (tags: magazines)

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It’s another one of those Apple, blah-blah, Apple, blah-blah days

I wonder sometimes what real people must think of the months of anticipation and the endless rumor-parade that precedes a day like today. What is today? Wow. If you are wondering what I’m talking about, then consider yourself lucky. You … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Twitter #4: Do the folks at Twitter just not get that Trending Topics is seriously broken?

[Note: You can view all my "Thoughts on Twitter" posts displayed chronologically here: http://www.RexBlog.com/thoughts-on-twitter. ] As you can see from the tweet above, a week or so ago I came to the conclusion that the folks running Twitter either don’t … Continue reading

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Help convert someone this week

When I first saw the photo of people hugging in celebration of getting their TV digital converter box connected, I felt the threshold for joy has fallen rather considerably. If only three million people are left who haven’t gotten their … Continue reading

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Twitter has top-ticked*

(A catch-up post after a week of travel.) When I saw that Twitter was on the cover of Time, I couldn’t help but remember a long, long ago post on this blog where I linked to a quote from Forbes … Continue reading

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Using real-time social media to promote events

I’m in Washington D.C. today (and yesterday) attending the Association Media & Publishing Conference, an annual meeting hosted by the Society of National Association Publishers (SNAP). Some of you may be interested in checking out the “real-time” event website Live.SNAP09.com … Continue reading

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links for 2009-06-01

YouTube – BooneOakley.com – Home Page An ad agency uses interactive YouTube videos to create its website. Very cool. (via: waxy.org) (tags: marketing advertising)

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At newspapers, being math challenged extends to spokeswomen, also

I’m confused by an article on the Editor & Publisher website that says the New York Times “is cutting its size by 9% according to a Times spokeswoman.” As the phrase “cutting its size” can mean lots of things, the … Continue reading

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Not a very good ROI on civilization saving these days

Back in March, I blogged about a quote I found interesting in which the CEO of the company E Ink claimed the company was not only going to save publishing, but also was going to save civilization. I’m just an … Continue reading

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links for 2009-05-31

Put Ad on Web. Count Clicks. Revise. | NYTimes.com Gist: The number-jocks who created derivatives can no longer get people on Wall Street to believe their mumbo jumbo, so they're moving to Madison Avenue where everyone will believe anything if … Continue reading

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