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Archive for December, 2006

links for 2006-12-17

Yahoo! and comScore Networks Study Reveals Influential Consumers Can Be Reached Through Search, Social Media and Communication Tools
Welcome to the party…
(tags: socialmedia pr)

Wired 14.09: Can the PS3 Save Sony
Ah Sony. Will you ever get your shit together? Probably not. These days Sony is the crowning example of what happens when you choose “Let’s ignore the [...]


Don’t buy from ShopNBC.com

This holiday season, and hell, after the season stay far far away from ShopNBC.com. The embedded video showcases why.
So when you order something online and the item arrives damaged, who’s on the hook to replace the item? To me this isn’t a warranty issue, it’s a seller issue. After all, the item was fine [...]


Journalism, Responsibility, and Engaging Consumers

Recently several prominent bloggers were invited to the Microsoft campus to sit down with Bill Gates for a fireside chat style discussion. Participants included Jeremy Zawody, Michael Arrington (Techcrunch), Liz Gannes (Gigaom), Niall Kennedy, Chris Pirillo, Molly Holzschlag,  Evan Williams, Shaun Inman, Steve Rubel, and others.
The blogosphere is buzzing today around a discussion about the [...]


WOMMA Feedback: Panels should be Panels

As mentioned before, I had the pleasure this week to speak on a panel at the WOMMA Summit in D.C. The WOMMA events are always a good time both hearing smart people share, and meeting industry friends I’ve not seen in a while.
All around this event was a great time and quite valuable. That said, [...]


Starbucks kicks off the season

Since I’m just back from the WOMMA conference today, I thought a story from their e-newsletter was in order!
Starbucks kicked off the holiday season last month with a word of mouth campaign designed to make good deeds go viral. The effort revolves around a half million "cheer passes," which Starbucks will distribute to consumers along [...]


Tag! I’m it.

Teresa has tagged me with the latest blog meme: 5 things you don’t know about me.

I have a terrible habit of buying books I want/intend to read, yet know full well don’t have time to read. I have a huge stack on my nightstand waiting to be read. (Apparently I’m not alone)
As a former design [...]


Ben McConnell - Citizen Marketers on CBS



Jake’s favorite blogs of 2006

It’s the end of the year, therefore it’s retrospective time! This year was tough for a blog reader. There are more brilliant blogs now than ever before, and the quality continues to improve. Here’s my Top 10 for 2006, in no particular order!

Guy Kawasaki - One of the smartest (and nicest) guys in business has [...]


links for 2006-12-13

eCRUSH: secret admirer match maker plus love quizzes, advice, etc.
Teen based social network.
(tags: socialnetworking WOMMA2006)

ThisNext - Recommend, Share and Discover Great Products!
WOMMA speaker: This site is a interesting approach for product recommendations driven by real people.
(tags: productReviews WOMMA2006 community)

Expo TV - Consumer Videos: product demonstration, testimonials, buying experts - Expo Home
From WOMMA: Interesting approach to [...]


Hello from WOMMA conference

Just a quick check in from the WOMMA conference here in D.C. Great conference (although I’ll be happy to get back home to the new baby). I just finished my panel (Josh has posted a recap here).
Big thanks to my buddy Andy and WOMMA for the invite!
As a side note…

Blog = a collection of content. [...]