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Interesting Facts

Presentation Matters

September 24, 2010

… and so does “music” – especially when it comes to just about any kind of video online. When your mother admonished you when you were young for dressing like a bum to your first job interview, you probably didn’t realize how important “presentation” is. But you’ll be even more surprised how much it matters, [...]

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The Power Of A Brand (Revisited)

September 9, 2009

Did you know that the incredibly famous Nike “Swoosh” logo was created by a graphic design student desperate to pay for a dress for an upcoming party, for a stunning total of $35 (at $2/hour)? I watched a Nike documentary recently, where they interviewed  Philip Knight (one of Nike’s Founders), “His Airness” Michael Jordan, and [...]

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Did You Know?

April 2, 2009

Incredibly exciting, inspiring, and motivational video. 50% of the credit goes to the music and the “style” of presentation.

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YouTube records more searches than Yahoo!

January 21, 2009

Last week, I searched YouTube (not Google) for how to “change wiper blades“, and watching a couple of the videos helped me change the wiper blades on my car in under 2 minutes (something I had been putting off for almost a year!) Here is an interesting article about the shift in the way people [...]

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Purple Shoe from Nike

January 9, 2008

It’s not really purple in color. But I did mean that it is Purple. Why? It’s because of the way it was successful in creating an entirely new industry of “athlete marketing” like never before. Because of how it created a frenzy among consumers. Because of the innovative ways Nike marketed it [for instance, they [...]

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How Much Money Can You Make From Your Blog?

August 6, 2007

Maybe quite a lot, and mostly not a lot. “Huh?”, you say? If you look at this “top bloggers” list, you may end up buying into the fantasy that blogging will make you big bucks. Not every blog will make that kind of money. Actually, it would even be fair say, that less than a [...]

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The Story of Sergey Brin And The Attempted Sale of Google For $1 Million

February 15, 2007

Found this article about Sergey Brin – it covers everything from Sergey’s casual attire at work, to his electric massage chair, to his Russian-Jewish upbringing. Even if you don’t like Google or Sergey, you simply cannot pass up on reading about the founders of one of the largest corporations in the world. Some highlights from [...]

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The Net’s Oldest Domains

February 6, 2007

Check out the oldest domains ever registered. Ranking   Date Domain Name 1.   15-Mar-1985 SYMBOLICS.COM 7.   09-Jan-1986 XEROX.COM 9.   03-Mar-1986 HP.COM 11   19-Mar-1986 IBM.COM 11   19-Mar-1986 SUN.COM 13   25-Mar-1986 INTEL.COM 20   05-Aug-1986 BELL-ATL.COM 20   05-Aug-1986 GE.COM 42   17-Nov-1986 ADOBE.COM 42   17-Nov-1986 AMD.COM 42   11-Dec-1986 [...]

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