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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 the [...]

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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 are [...]

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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 paid [...]

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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 fraction (less than [...]

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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 the [...]

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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
3COM.COM

64.  
19-Feb-1987
APPLE.COM

67.  
04-Apr-1987
PHILIPS.COM

73  
14-May-1987
CISCO.COM

81  
27-Jul-1987
DUPONT.COM

 
It’s very easy to see the long-term big guns here. See if you recognize the others.
Here’s the full list.
Ravi Jayagopal / CheapDomains.ws

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