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Supreme Court, the EPA, Dubya, and Climate Change

Climate change is a mess. Not just because of the environmental impact, but because of its politicization. We can’t even get the name right. Environmentalists want to call it Global Warming. Industrialists want to call it bogus. The facts are … Continue reading

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Bread experiment ok

Previously, I said I was going to try out a new bread recipe for Thanksgiving. Well, it turned out that I was stuck starting the mix in a corporate apartment with limited choices for measuring cups, and I had less … Continue reading

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Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. It’s a US holiday, I know, but the sentiments are definitely international. It’s good to have a time of the year we take a moment to remind ourselves of the things we are thankful for. I, for … Continue reading

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Homemade bread for turkey day

Fellow Caltech alum Castor Fu turned me on to a great recipe for homemade bread that I hope to try out for Thanksgiving. Here’s the article that turned him on to it (unfortunately now behind NYT’s walled garden) … happy … Continue reading

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Travel travel, but bless Helsinki

I’ve been traveling quite a bit lately, but I guess I need to try to get to Helsinki. Neil Gaiman shares an absolutely lovely video of the Helsinki Complaints Choir. Check it out. It’s worth the effort.

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Marketing in a disintermediated world

Seth Godin has an excellent post that sums up exactly why marketing and branding is still so crucial in our post-mass-media marketplace: You’re busy trying to sell a service or a product or an idea to lazy people in a … Continue reading

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You can’t disintermediate the brand

Over at IT Garage, Doc writes: In Software by Bounty, Doug Kay says, This is a tangible manifestation of what Doc Searls has described as the demand side taking control, and I think it bodes well for the further formalization … Continue reading

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Long tail everywhere

Thought I’d share the buzz on some startups I learned about today at the Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum‘s October Event, The Long Tail: Web Enabled Niche Marketing & Services First, it was pretty cool. Three companies presented: Kevo A … Continue reading

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Real world attention…

Kim Cameron points to a post by Deborah Schultz, which happens to be a great segue into my follow up with Steve Gillmor: My latest mantra: Everyone step away from the keyboard and Engage with Intent in “offline community” Steve … Continue reading

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Monetizing Attention

Jim Bursch commented on my latest Attention post, suggesting his own My Mindshare 10-point Declaration is aligned with the AttentionTrust. Unfortunately, it looks like he is getting slammed at Craigslist and not getting traction in the blogoverse (from reading his … Continue reading

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