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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: July 2009
Mr. Jobs, tear down this wall
I could not agree more with Anil Dash’s thoughtful essay challenging Apple to reconsider the personal cost to its employees of the company’s paranoid secrecy. Quote: “Apple must transform itself and leave its history of secrecy behind, not just to … Continue reading
A lesson in branding and economics
Get your Cash for Clunker at the Slauson Cutoff. If you want to see a real-time lesson in demand-side economics with some clever branding thrown in, check out the too successful Cash for Clunkers program. In essence, the program is … Continue reading
Posted in observation
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links for 2009-07-30
Editors’ New Role As ‘Talk Show Hosts’ | FolioMag.com I think I'm getting this whole pithy quote thing down: “Being invited into a discussion is like being invited into someone’s home,” said Hammock. “Add to the conversation and you'll be … Continue reading
Another Dave Delaney simple, great idea: Tool Talk
A big thanks to Dave Delaney, social media coordinator at Nashville-based Griffin Technology, who last night organized what I guess can be called the “beta version” of a new idea of his called Tool Talk. In 2007, Dave started an … Continue reading
links for 2009-07-29
How You Respond to this News Could Reveal Alot About You | NYTimes.com In the last few months, Wikipedia has been engulfed in a furious debate involving psychologists who are angry that the 10 original Rorschach plates are reproduced online, … Continue reading
First, I’d like to blame the media and bloggers
In Tennessee, a state senator resigned late yesterday in the final stage in a political scandal scenario that has become such a cliche that I developed a nine-step, fill-in-the-blanks version of it two years ago: 1. Politician _______s. 2. Rumors … Continue reading
links for 2009-07-27
Kindle and the future of reading | The New Yorker New Yorker writer Nicholson Baker's long, long article about the Kindle is sooo long, I printed out a PDF version and mailed it to my Kindle. That part of it … Continue reading
Why Michael Scalisi deserves the Al Ries ‘Why the iPhone will Fail’ Award
At first, I couldn’t decide whether Michael Scalisi’s opinion piece on PCWorld.com today should receive the “John Dvorak Mac Fan-Boy Troll Award” or the “Al Ries Why the iPhone will Fail Award.” But after 30 seconds of consideration, I decided … Continue reading
Posted in apple, marketing, Rumor #3
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NPR.org’s new website: The challenge of real-time
Without a doubt, the newly re-launched NPR.org website is tremendously improved. From a story about the relaunch of NPR.org in today’s New York Times: “The changes to NPR’s Web site are intended to make it easier for users to find … Continue reading
Posted in media, review
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FT.com says Apple is rushing to have the iPod touch/tablet/mediapad/rumor #3 by Christmas
Actually, the headline and opening paragraph of the Financial Times story is focused on Apple “working with the four largest record labels to stimulate digital sales of albums by bundling a new interactive booklet, sleeve notes and other interactive features … Continue reading
Posted in apple, ipod, Rumor #3
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The Pushbutton Web
In a high-level tech-philosophic fashion, the ever-thoughtful Anil Dash writes about The Pushbutton Web, and the technology pieces, approaches and standards that must fit into place for “real time” to become actually “real time.” Quote from Anil: “Pushbutton is a … Continue reading
Gates, Gates & Gates have headline writers baffled
Three famous gates. This has to be some sort of record. There are three different Gates headlines on New York Times stories dated July 25: •Gates Faults US on Data Privacy and Immigration •Obama, Gates and the American Black Man … Continue reading
Posted in observation
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How to blog
Dave Winer and Danny Sullivan have, in the past 24 hours, both written very personal blog posts about their reactions to the Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy. Both posts are personal and provocative, and both remind me how much I … Continue reading
It’s official: The AP is absolutely nuts
I’ve tried to avoid speaking out regarding reports about the Associated Press’ plans for the future. I’ve done so because AP executives and board members have a habit of saying lots of things that are later “corrected” after they stick … Continue reading
The White House blocks Twitter? Shirley, that was a joke! Please.
About an hour ago, I saw this tweet from CSPAN that says, “On C-SPAN’s Washington Journal this morning, WH press secretary Robert Gibbs says Twitter is blocked on White House computers.” As I know how challenging it is to write … Continue reading
Posted in twitter
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