the (sort of) blind faith.
Politics is often a very ugly thing. I read Jeff Jarvis’ blog, Buzzmachine, because he’s a very smart and interesting guy. And I’ve enjoyed it over the past few years. Recently Jeff has been hitting Obama pretty strongly on his blog. And today, he comes out with his reasons for supporting Hillary. Disappointingly, he comes […]
imagination.
We all want to capture someone else’s interest. Marketers. Managers. Singles. Parents. Children. Pets. Everyone. My rule of thumb for getting people intensely interested is pretty simple: Capture their imagination. I took advantage of living in a major city yesterday. I saw a movie before it opened in wide-release. The Assassination of Jesse James by […]
tech bubble 2.0: coming soon to a market near you?
I shudder to even type the words, but I wonder if another stock market tech bubble is forming. The last time we were here, at the end of the last decade, everyone’s cash flowed into tech and telecom because it seemed like a sure thing. Exuberance all around. Today, the exuberance is missing– but the […]
Surya on Marketing: Facebook/MySpace
This post is from: Surya on Marketing (suryaonmarketing.com) I’m making a prediction. By the end of 2007, there will be a slew of mainstream media stories on Facebook vs MySpace. I further believe that they will have the tone that the previous MySpace vs Friendster stories had: breathless accounts of how Friendster (and this time, […]
Surya on Marketing: page views?
I’m going to cross-post this on suryasays.com and suryaonmarketing.com (SoM) I’m going to focus on two areas of marketing: general marketing fundamentals and technology marketing. To read why I’m doing this site, you’ll have to read the ABOUT page on SoM… Post follows… Page views? Page views? Every time I hear someone talk
facebook & myspace.
I graduated from college a tad bit too early for social networking. Facebook wasn’t a twinkle in Zuck’s eye when I was in college, and Friendster wasn’t really even up yet. But being a tech-groupie I joined Friendster probably in 03/04. Then MySpace. And then, once I found my rutgers alumni email password, Facebook. What’s […]
sheep, msm, & the sports illustrated curse!
The New York Times had this article over the weekend all about how online retailing is so over. Yesterday. Dead. Done. Well, maybe they didn’t proclaim it over, but they certainly were calling dibs on the rotting remains. Anyway, as soon as I saw this I was struck by what this meant. Well, let me […]
magazines, blogs, news, and my favorites.
Once upon a time, Business 2.0 was my favorite magazine. I loved reading about the hottest companies and ideas. There were great one-page articles on what’s hot and cool right now. It was filled with news about young people doing amazing things. It brimmed full of interesting ideas and tips. And that was awesome perspective and […]
san francisco.
Got back from San Francisco last night. I had a ton of fun: great weather (if but a tad bit chilly), great food, and great people. Special thanks to Corey, Jared, and Noah for showing me around a little and treating me to wonderful meals! The hospitality of the Bay is awesome.
phantom limb!
My blog was down for ~a week. I was away in NJ last week and when I returned, it took me a bit to notice. I never realized how weird it felt for this blog to not be there. The emails from the contact form stopped coming in, there were no comments for me to […]