June 2010
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Jun 29th
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Jun 28th
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Jun 27th
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“In other words, never again expect a (beat, but one can generalize) reporter who...”
– Zero Hedge has a great post today on how incentives and behaviors have rendered traditional media reporting irrelevant. http://lfto.tk/aw0NzL
Jun 27th
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Questlove's Top 100 MJ Tribute Set List →
Questlove of the Roots Crew posted his MJ Tribute set list he spun last night via Twitter.  Some very impressive selections.
Jun 25th
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Jun 25th
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Jun 24th
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Jun 22nd
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Jun 22nd
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“A charismatic brand can be defined as any product, service or company for which...”
– Marty Neumeier in “The Brand Gap”. I am rereading this book slowly to ponder his wisdom and let it swirl in the grey cells. I thought about this quote all weekend. He goes on to explain a charismatic brand’s magical ability to bridge the gap between strategy and creativity.
Jun 21st
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Listen Lil Louis - “French Kiss”.  I know,...
Jun 21st
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Jun 21st
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ListenThe Jones Girls - “Nights Over Egypt”...
Jun 20th
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Jun 17th
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Jun 15th
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Jun 14th
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“Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.”
– Bobby Knight.
Jun 13th
“True in the game, as long as blood is blue in my veins.”
– Nas in “Memory Lane”
Jun 13th
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Jun 12th
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“FORGET YOUR BRAND. You don’t own it because it is literally nothing. You can...”
– Leroy Stick – the man behind @BPGlobalPR (via msg) (via tedr) gbattle sez: This is 100% true.  The best, no, the only book you need to read to anchor this concept is “The Brand Gap” by Marty Neumeier, where he states: “Brand is not what YOU say it is.  It is what THEY say it...
Jun 4th
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“Startups are cars with a very different purpose. They are project cars, and they...”
– Hacker News | Beware of MBAs. The business school curriculum teaches how to suck at startups (via datainsightsideas) gbattle sez: The easier way to state the confusing above quote is that at a startup, you are building the bike while riding it.  Those who are comfortable doing so, embracing the...
Jun 4th
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Jun 2nd
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Jun 1st