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Chris Brogan

  • Make Better Video
    I’m learning about video because I believe, strongly, that 2012 is the year that companies and individuals who can create interesting video will be able to stand out better in the oversaturation of social media. My own practice, Shhh! The Secret Sh…
    - 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 12:52pm -
  • 97 Ideas for Building a Valuable Platform
    2012 is the year where social media oversaturation hits hard. We will scale back on our participation in social networks, and we will most certainly scale back who we choose to follow as sources. This won’t be because someone is bad or good. It wil…
    - 8 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 5:25pm -
  • A New Project for 2012
    I’m pretty excited about my new video show, Shhh! The Secret Show, which has its first episode here. The premise is that it’s a show to help you be a better you, and to improve your business through the effort. It ties to what I’m working on wi…
    - 12 days ago, 16 Jan 12, 9:30am -
  • Doing the Work is Sexy
    Dorothy Parker said, “I hate writing. I like having written.” I know many people who are like that about their business, their trade. I know many more people who love to fantasize about what life will be like when they make it, but they like to s…
    - 19 days ago, 9 Jan 12, 1:21pm -
  • Email List Building the Lazy Way
    People seem to want to know about email list building, and how to get a big newsletter subscriber base. I have my ways. I’ll share what I know. I sell premium WordPress themes (affiliate link) from StudioPress, because I’m a fan of the company, b…
    - 24 days ago, 4 Jan 12, 3:17pm -
  • Our Responsibility as Media Channels
    Going into 2012, I’m thinking that we are very responsible to consider what we publish and curate as media channels, should attention, platform-building, and better community relationships be our goal. In thinking about all your various uses of soc…
    - 26 days ago, 2 Jan 12, 4:26pm -
  • My 3 Words for 2012
    Every year since around 2006, I’ve been challenging people to forego the idea of a resolution, and instead, to come up with 3 words that will help you define your goals and experiences for the coming year. Resolutions are often too vague, or too di…
    - 27 days ago, 1 Jan 12, 5:10am -
  • The Next Big Deal
    You may or may not know that I’m pushing my Google+ for Business book. One reason is that THIS WEEK is the big push, and that’s a marketing method. The other reason is that I think that picking up the Google+ knowledge now, in the turn of the yea…
    - 30 days ago, 29 Dec 11, 1:45pm -
  • Those Not Performing
    Know who has an interesting role? The “audience.” Look at the picture that goes with this post. None of these people would officially consider themselves the audience. They don’t list that as an occupation. None of them started out their day th…
    - 33 days ago, 26 Dec 11, 6:17am -
  • My Big Speaking Offer
    You know that I’m a professional speaker, and you maybe know that I charge quite handsomely for my efforts, as I put a great deal of effort, experience, and ability into my work on stage. My US speaking rate is $22,000, and I charge $30,000 oversea…
    - 35 days ago, 24 Dec 11, 1:23pm -

Today from Seth Godin

  • newReconsidering Gartner's Cycle of Hype
    One theory of technology marketing and acceptance goes like this: A technology causes a media hypestorm and rising expectations. Then it crashes to Earth as the popular press and the public discovers that it's not all the hypesters said it...
    - 22 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:22am -
  • Who cares?
    Unless someone does, things start to fray around the edges. Often it's the CEO or the manager who sets a standard of caring about the details. Even better is a culture where everyone cares, and where each person reinforces that...
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 10:09am -

TED Talks

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not exceptionnewGayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not exception
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Women entrepreneurs, example not exception
www.ted.com Women aren't micro--so why do they only get micro-loans? At TEDxWomen reporter Gayle Tzemach Lemmon argues that women running all types of firms-- from home businesses to major factories-- are the overlooked key to economic development.TE…
- 16 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:32pm -
Ariel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scannerAriel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scanner
Ariel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scanner
www.ted.com Imagine playing a video game controlled by your mind. Now imagine that game also teaches you about your own patterns of stress, relaxation and focus. At TEDxToronto Ariel Garten shows how looking at our own brain activity gives new meanin…
- 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 10:14pm -
Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?
Brian Goldman: Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?
www.ted.com Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. Telling stories from his own long practice,…
- 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 5:10pm -
Diana Nyad: Extreme swimming with the world's most dangerous jellyfishDiana Nyad: Extreme swimming with the world's most dangerous jellyfish
Diana Nyad: Extreme swimming with the world's most dangerous jellyfish
www.ted.com In the 1970s, Diana Nyad set long-distance swim records that are still unbroken. Thirty years later, at 60, she attempted her longest swim yet, from Cuba to Florida. In this funny, powerful talk at TEDMED, she talks about how to prepare m…
- 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 4:36pm -
Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printingLisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing
Lisa Harouni: A primer on 3D printing
www.ted.com 2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things -- including intricate objects o…
- 5 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 4:39pm -
Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easierSheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier
Sheena Iyengar: How to make choosing easier
www.ted.com We all want customized experiences and products -- but when faced with 700 options, consumers freeze up. With fascinating new research, Sheena Iyengar demonstrates how businesses (and others) can improve the experience of choosing.TEDTalk…
- 9 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 5:35pm -
Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)
Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)
www.ted.com What does a bill like PIPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto -- a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passively consume.TEDTalks is a daily vide…
- 10 days ago, 18 Jan 12, 6:12pm -
Mikko Hypponen: Three types of online attackMikko Hypponen: Three types of online attack
Mikko Hypponen: Three types of online attack
www.ted.com Cybercrime expert Mikko Hypponen talks us through three types of online attack on our privacy and data -- and only two are considered crimes.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, whe…
- 10 days ago, 18 Jan 12, 4:06pm -
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
Alain de Botton: Atheism 2.0
www.ted.com What aspects of religion should atheists (respectfully) adopt? Alain de Botton suggests a "religion for atheists" -- call it Atheism 2.0 -- that incorporates religious forms and traditions to satisfy our human need for connection, ritual…
- 11 days ago, 17 Jan 12, 3:36pm -
Sonaar Luthra: Meet the Water CanarySonaar Luthra: Meet the Water Canary
Sonaar Luthra: Meet the Water Canary
www.ted.com After a crisis, how can we tell if water is safe to drink? Current tests are slow and complex, and the delay can be deadly, as in the cholera outbreak after Haiti's earthquake in 2010. TED Fellow Sonaar Luthra previews his design for a si…
- 12 days ago, 16 Jan 12, 5:29pm -
Morley sings "Women of Hope"Morley sings "Women of Hope"
Morley sings "Women of Hope"
www.ted.com Inspired by Aung San Suu Kyi's call to action, "If you're feeling helpless, help someone," Morley composed this song. She sings it at TEDxWomen in her gorgeous, warm voice.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performanc…
- 15 days ago, 13 Jan 12, 7:11pm -
Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biologyDrew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology
Drew Berry: Animations of unseeable biology
www.ted.com We have no ways to directly observe molecules and what they do -- Drew Berry wants to change that. At TEDxSydney he shows his scientifically accurate (and entertaining!) animations that help researchers see unseeable processes within our…
- 16 days ago, 12 Jan 12, 4:08pm -

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Ads of The World

  • newGE X500 Camera: Wall

    GE X500 Camera: Wall

    Handle the distance.Advertising Agency: BangkokShowcase, Bangkok, ThailandAssociate Creative Director: Chokchai TupanyakanokArt Directors: Sakon khanawuthikarn, Pathrawee Homkanjan, Chaitat SookateCopywriters: Krittayot Opassatavorn, Thiti Boonke…
    - 4 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 4:23am -
  • newGE X500 Camera: Clock

    GE X500 Camera: Clock

    Handle the distance.Advertising Agency: BangkokShowcase, Bangkok, ThailandAssociate Creative Director: Chokchai TupanyakanokArt Directors: Sakon khanawuthikarn, Pathrawee Homkanjan, Chaitat SookateCopywriters: Krittayot Opassatavorn, Thiti Boonke…
    - 4 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 4:23am -
  • newGE X500 Camera: Face

    GE X500 Camera: Face

    Handle the distance.Advertising Agency: BangkokShowcase, Bangkok, ThailandAssociate Creative Director: Chokchai TupanyakanokArt Directors: Sakon khanawuthikarn, Pathrawee Homkanjan, Chaitat SookateCopywriters: Krittayot Opassatavorn, Thiti Boonke…
    - 4 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 4:23am -

I Believe in Advertising

  • newHarley Davidson Motorcycles: Headmaster, Board, Corner
    “Harley Davidson Motorcycles. Handpicked By The Establishment.” Advertising Agency: McCann-Erickson, UK Creative Director: Vince McSweeney Art Director: Shaun Loynds Copywriter: Vineet Raheja Photographer: Martin Brent Post production: Martin Bre…
    - 7 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 1:40am -
  • newEuropean Commission: Take Control of Your Personal Data
    - 7 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 1:38am -
  • newBMW: Matchbox Gearbox
    “The new 8-speed automatic transmission comes standard with the 1, 3 and 5 series.” Advertising Agency: JWT, Netherlands Creative Directors: Massimo van der Plas, Joep de kort Art Director: Joep de Kort Copywriter: Massimo van der Plas Photograph…
    - 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 11:57pm -

Marketing Pilgrim

  • newCup of Joe: Leveraging Culture
    Back in November I shared this image on Google+. Chris Brogan, re-shared it and then 370 others followed suit! It is by far the most popular thing I have posted on Google+. Also, in April I blogged about how a piece of my content went viral on Stumbl…
    - 3 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 5:30am -
  • new‘Tweets Still Must Flow’. . .Except When Twitter Stops Them
    Free speech is one of those topics that always sends people in a tizzy. Most would agree that censorship is a bad thing, but at the same time, it’s not right to yell “fire” in a crowded theater. Unless, of course, the theater really is on fire.…
    - 10 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:16pm -
  • newSocial Sign-Ons Help Marketers Discover the Real You
    Xander: “Sure he says he’s a high school student, but I can say I’m a high school student.” Buffy: “You are.” Xander: “Okay, but I can also say that I’m an elderly Dutch woman. Get me? I mean, who’s to say I’m not if I’m in the…
    - 10 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 10:13pm -
  • newUS Mobile Ad Spend Grows Faster Than Predicted
    In what seems like a rare moment these days, analysts are saying that they actually underestimated something rather than hyping it beyond recognition. Maybe there is hope after all . This time it is about mobile ad spending in the US. eMarketer write…
    - 17 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:34pm -
  • newPaid Apps Giving Way to In-App Purchase Model
    Interested in building that killer app that will be your grand slam home run of your career? Convinced that you are absolutely certain that there are AT LEAST 5 million people out there that would give up $.99 in a heartbeat for your “awesome” ap…
    - 17 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:14pm -
  • Internet Usage on Smartphones Continues to Climb
    If you watch the commercials on TV, it’s easy to believe that the entire population of the Earth is walking around with a smartphone in their pocket. Not true, but that day is slowly approaching. Google conducted a study of cell phone users in the…
    - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 9:02pm -
  • Google+ Lowers Their Age Requirement to Allow Young Teens
    Google+ has just lowered their minimum age requirement from 18 to 13. Young teens everywhere couldn’t care less. Google VP Bradley Horowitz makes a great pitch though. . . . Teens and young adults are the most active Internet users on the planet. A…
    - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 7:59pm -

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