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Crush It With Video

June 4, 2011

About 4 years ago, when I decided to sign-up my kids for piano lessons, of course the first thing I did was to start thinking about which keyboard to buy. I did extensive research online for keyboards: I did Google searches, visited an insane number of web sites, musician forums, read reviews on Amazon and [...]

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Evil Smartphones

April 13, 2011

Smartphones are evolving at such breakneck speed, thanks to Apple and Google, that they’re killing a whole range of gadgets… The demise of the legendary Flip camcorder says it all. Is your product (or company) geared to deal with such an incredible onslaught of change?

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Google’s New Online Magazine

March 26, 2011

Did you know: Google recently launched their first, full-length, online magazine called ThinkQuarterly. At Google, we often think that speed is the forgotten ‘killer application’ – the ingredient that can differentiate winners from the rest. We know that the faster we deliver results, the more useful people find our service. But in a world of accelerating [...]

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Burning Your Brand Into Their Eyes (literally!)

December 18, 2010

Awesome idea! Know that thing that happens after you stare into the sun and then close your eyes? Know how you see a bright ring that then gradually fades away? BMW came up with the same concept and created an ad that did that to viewers. Now the idea itself is nothing groundbreaking. But what’s [...]

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Where I Am At

November 16, 2010

“It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times”, wrote Charles Dickens. That’s exactly how it has felt for the last couple of years. On one hand, my wife’s father, and both my parents – all passed away in a span of 3 years, leaving our kids with no grandparents, and [...]

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“Simple” and “Easy”

June 4, 2009

The difference is pretty simple, actually Quit Smoking Simple: We all know the health benefits of not smoking. Quit smoking, live longer. But Not Easy: The actual act of quitting is really hard. Losing Weight Simple: Do it and you will look good, feel good, and have more energy But Not Easy: Working out frequently, [...]

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How To Quickly & Easily Publish Business Videos

April 2, 2009

I use Amazon S3 to host my business videos. S3 offers incredible performance, unlimited storage, and is extremely affordable. Another Purple Cow from Amazon. Plus it looks a lot more professional than hosting your business videos on a crowded social video site with user generated videos and ads surrounding it. Amazon S3 for video hosting. [...]

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Marc Andreesen on Video, iPhone, FaceBook and Google

February 22, 2009

Excellent interview by Charlie Rose. And the discussion about monetizing FaceBook is very interesting. And a cool thing about Google Video (not to be confused with YouTube) is that you get a link right on the page, to download the video (iPod/iPhone friendly). So load up for offline viewing at the gym or on the [...]

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Transform Your Marketing – Seth Godin

November 18, 2008

Yet another incredible presentation from Seth Godin. I can’t seem to get enough of what he talks about…

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My Date With Seth Godin

October 7, 2008

Ok, I was being dramatic. Plus I’m straight (and I think Seth is too). Last evening, I was fortunate to be a part of a private group that participated in Seth presentation for his new book, “Tribes” . The presentation was “remarkable!”, as Seth would’ve said himself. Filled with extraordinary images, and almost no text, [...]

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Garr Reynolds and Presentation Zen

September 28, 2008

Uncanny! I got “Presentation Zen” delivered in the mail last night from Amazon. And someone tweeted this Garr Reynolds video of “Authors at Google”…

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Hey You, Come Stalk Me

August 19, 2008

“Twit” is no longer just a mean word I signed up for Twitter a while ago. But I never “got it” – until recently – when I figured out the awesomeness of microblogging. Seth Godin wrote this on his blog: “My goal in creating this blog is to spread my ideas and keep me from [...]

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Are You Keeping A Tab On Your Competitors – and Yourself?

August 4, 2008

Quite frequently, I am reminded of how we take certain things for granted, while it could be something completely new/interesting/educating/shocking for someone else. Using Google Alerts for competitive research is one such “thing”. During a chat with a friend the other day, I casually mentioned how I use Google Alerts to keep an eye on [...]

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Meet the iPod Doctor

June 24, 2008

Awesome story. Just goes to show that if you have the will, and the skill, and some creativity, you can make money pretty much doing anything at all! Meet the iPod Doctor

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If I Had To Pick Just One Blog To Read…

January 19, 2008

If I had to pick just one blog, and could read only one blog for the rest of my life – including my own blog (the one you’re reading right now) – I would pick Seth Godin’s blog. Seth’s blog is (hyperbole alert) amazing, educational, informative, remarkable, mind-blowing, extraordinary, purple, eye-opening and goose-pimple-raising good. Seth’s [...]

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