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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.
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Some random thoughts wrapped up as predictions for 2011
Last month, I wrote a post for the blog at Hammock.com about my content marketing predictions for 2011. I’ve picked up a couple of predictions from there, however, most of the following comes from my “one day, blog about this” … Continue reading
Posted in amazon, apple, Content Marketing, iPad, iphone, ipod, kindle, magazines, publishing, usability
Tagged keynote
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How a chart can suggest the opposite of what is says
I’ve read conflicting claims about which day of the year is the busiest travel day. (The day before Thanksgiving and the day after Christmas are favorites of bored TV news crews.) No matter what precise day you choose, if you … Continue reading
Posted in design, observation, statistics, usability
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Christmas morning (or any first-day) help for the new iPad owner
Okay. You received an iPad this morning. Now what? Unlike when my 20 and 23 year olds were younger, I’m now the one in the family who wakes up way too early on Christmas morning. As I’m sure there are … Continue reading
Posted in iPad
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Keynote help: Why Helvetica Neue may be incompatible with Helvetica Neue
In September, I wrote a post about things one should consider if they are creating a Keynote presentation that will be displayed on an iPad, as well as on your computer. (If you’re not a Mac user, Keynote is software that … Continue reading
Bookmark this, Yahoo!
I’ve been offline for much of the past 24 hours, so, except for a tweet or two, I haven’t weighed in on the news that Yahoo! is, well, I’m not quite sure, but whatever it is, owning the social bookmarking … Continue reading
Al Ries does a little Re-positioning of his iPhone prediction
I was amused to see this quote in an Advertising Age column last week by Al Ries: “I must admit, I didn’t think the iPhone would be successful because I initially viewed it as a convergence product, a combination cellphone/computer. … Continue reading
Posted in advertising
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It’s beginning to look a lot like…
As dcorating a Christmas tree while it is snowing outside is such an unprecedented event in our home in Nashville*, I decided to note it here. For more about the photo, visit Flickr. *Nashville averages nine inches of snow annually, … Continue reading
Posted in Nashville
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Wikipedia has NO connection to Wikileaks (And why I keep saying it)
As I wrote in my previous post, there seems to be two things confusing people I know who, heretofore, have not been bombarded every day with news about something including the prefix “wiki.” This post is a continuation of that … Continue reading
Posted in smallbusiness.com, wiki, wikipedia
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What is WikiLeaks? I don’t know. Neither do you.
[Note: At the bottom of this post, you'll find links to what I believe to be great attempts to explain, as clear-headed as possible, WikiLeaks.] Yesterday, I posted this brief quipish, but true, status update on Facebook: “Actual questions I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in internet, observation
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A Conversation With the Creator of the iPad Magazine App, Letter to Jane
Background: My Complaint About Early Magazine Apps Bells, whistles and the kitchen sink Surprise (I know I am): This is a positive post about a “magazine app” for the iPad. The app was not developed by a gigantic media company, … Continue reading
Posted in iPad
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Randomly RexLinked recently
There’s no theme to this RexLink post other than all of this stuff was found on the internet:
