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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 →

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 →

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 →

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.

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Hugh McLeod makes it so clear: The good news is that the long tail doesn’t fit inside the walled garden and the long tail is the present and the future. Those walls are coming down. I love it, Hugh.