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April 30, 2008 Hot Trends
Trends & Innovations - Tuesday (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:38:23 PDT
Antibody testing may prove to be a faster, cheaper identification tool for detectives and forensic experts than DNA analysis, say Idaho National Laboratory researchers. Antibodies are proteins that help fend off viruses. Everyone has a unique antibody profile that can be gleaned from blood or other fluids. Experts say antibody profiling isn't intended to replace DNA analysis, but it could ...
Are Focus Groups A Thing Of The Past?
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:40:17 PDT
As marketers, our jobs are getting increasingly more complex with every new nuance, trend and channel. In the past, it was ALL ABOUT the focus group. They lead the way in shaping the product - let alone crafting the message to sell it. I got a good chuckle at this video, and thought you might too.
RH Exclusive: Kilo To Officially Launch Women's Line
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:57:37 PDT
Ruby Hornet linked up with Jenn Tsang, The First Lady of Kilo, to talk about the Street Wear Clothing Brand's beginning, relationship with music, and future projects. Jenn broke us off with an exclusive piece of news that the trend-setting brand will soon be launching an official women’s line at the upcoming Bread & Butter Trade Show in July.
(not so) random links
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:03:05 PDT
before i launch into this most recent bunch o’ links, i want to say thanks for the HUGE response to my why do we wear what we wear? post early last week. i guess i touched on something there! i am constantly floored at how intelligent and creative and diverse you all are. thanks for reading! and for sharing and discussing. i’m constantly humbled by the fact that you stop by and are in some way interested in what i blog about or…really, anything i post! now, on with the show! *** -the bay
Sparkle
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:04:01 PDT
This will show me to take the pictures before we go out, not at the very end. Dress: $20 Rojas Sample at MAGIC convention Tights: Danskin spandex thrift find $4 Boots: Target Isaac Mizrahi ankle boot $29 I actually wore this to see Justice here in Las Vegas, it's not often that any sort of known music acts come around, so when they do, everybody goes. The dress has a gathered neck which I've managed to cover up in both pictures. But it's the same fabric braided. And I just had to wear some
5 Tips For The Brave Soul Considering Real Estate Sales As a Career
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:15:02 PDT
What are your three tips to someone wanting to become a real estate agent today? Hi Im Rudy at Trulia, a social media guru, inspired this post with a question on Twitter last week. My initial reaction was ‘Why would anyone want to enter the real estate sales industry today?’ but the prevailing thought became: It would be a great time to enter if you knew how to play the game with new rules and better tools. The information below is nothing new to the experienced re.net professional, it’s mea
ACPL Visit
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:20:33 PDT
Allen County Public Library has been on my radar to visit ever since I saw the iACPL video series. Today I got my chance and I wasn’t disappointed. The library and staff are just as awesome as I had imagined and I great time talking to them about libraries, learning, perceptions and present trends. For those in attendance for either of my two talks, here are my slides. I actually ended up doing two different, but related talks. So depending upon whether you attend the 8 or 11 am sessions, only
Google News and Search: Rev. Wright Tops Every Major Issue?
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:30:40 PDT
In his press conference today, Obama said he was "distressed that this has caused such a distraction from what this campaign should be about, which is the American people. Their situation is getting worse." Google trends show that News volume and Search volume on Rev. Wright now exceeds Iraq, Health Care, and The Economy; 24/7 Wright news continues
Those Heady Days of Sex, Drugs & Linux Are Over
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:45:00 PDT
Well, it looks like Richard Stallman, the father of FOSS, is going to have to cut his hair and get a suit because the warmed-over hippie movement he's been leading is no longer the radical anti-software establishment counter-culture his rag-tag army fancies it is. Nope, it IS the software establishment. That is the finding of the Standish Group, which after five years of research on open source has delivered a $1,000 report called 'Trends in Open Source,' a study that finds that FOSS is now cost
The AL's Passion
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:57:05 PDT
As a rule, I don't do "memes." The AL, as you know, is a free spirit. She doesn't follow rules or trends. She marches to the beat of her own drummer, baby. But now I've been "tagged," as the children say, and by no less than Stephen Abrams, who no doubt gets a perverse pleasure out of the AL. Since I'm in holiday spirits lately, I'll play along. Here are the rules: "1. Post a picture from a source like FlickrCC or Flickr Creative Commons or make/take your own that captures what YOU are most pa
Is The Era Of The Amateur Blogger Over?
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:12:20 PDT
Megan McCardle ponders the future of amateur blogging and wonders if we're seeing a transition to a world in which most high-traffic bloggers do that as their day jobs, and the line between amateur and professional becomes sharper. Megan actually points to two trends that seem mutually exclusive. On the one hand, she says that almost all the economics bloggers (which is her area of focus) she knows have been snapped up. On the other hand, she wonders if we're getting to the point where it's a l
What the Pronk?
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:21:15 PDT
The Indians’ offense has, once again, become the hot-button issue in town (despite my buddy Dozer’s insistence to talk about 4th round picks and that Beau Bell is a “diamond in the rough”) and the disturbing trends that reared their ugly heads earlier in the season are seeing daylight again as the Indians’ main cogs of offense are underperforming and putting unnecessary pressure (and a bright spotlight) on the bottom of the order and the players designed to be complimentary parts of the roster.
Branded Social Networks are next for Gannett, Meredith
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:28:17 PDT
Branded Social Networks are next for Gannett, Meredith Publishers may be all about the content but they are no longer only about the content. Publishing powerhouses Gannett and Meredith have tapped social platform Ripple6 to create branded social sites to go along with their existing publisher sites.
links for 2008-04-30
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:38:48 PDT
Twitter Gaining Momentum But Still Niche - Heather Hopkins “The chart makes the growth look impressive - and it is. However, to put things into context, the site ranked #439 among Social Networks and Forums last week and #4309 among All Categories of websites.” (tags: internet blogging microblogging twitter audience stats trends analysts hitwise) The ampersand - Ask H&FJ “By the time the letter W entered the Latin alphabet in the seventh century, ampersands had enjoyed six hundred years
Setting Milestones For Business
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:40:47 PDT
Online entrepreneurs have something in common. Our desire to succeed has made us take our financial destiny into our own hands with the idea of becoming financially successful one day. While success can mean many things for each of us, a common measure of success is managing to become financially independent of an offline job and have the freedom of working from home. While working from home is generally associated with the American dream, many entrepreneurs fail to set proper milestones in
Twitter Is 2nd After Google in Referrals To My Blog, But They Stay Longer ...
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:41:20 PDT
Referrals - percentage of visitors by top ten sources for past 30 days (April, 2008) Twitter for me is mostly a listening tool. A place to quickly get a range of responses to questions, rapid research for blog posts, and social presence. A side benefit is that brings people over to my blog. Is Twitter A Traffic Tool, Not In Google Analytics I'm closing looking at referrals. This past month, for the first time, Twitter is now the #2 referral of visits to my blog, but only 1/3 of those r
Radio After Arbitron
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:55:01 PDT
Here's a presentation I created and delivered to a corporate meeting of NRG Media's Managers in April, 2008. MP3 File What are the trends shaping radio's future? Where does Arbitron fit in - and where doesn't it fit in? And how can we exploit our opportunities while we still have them? It's all here in this presentation. Mary Quass, Chuck DuCoty, and Jeff Winfield of NRG have graciously allowed me to share the audio with you. I will not be posting the slides because they don't convey th
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Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:38:23 PDT
Antibody testing may prove to be a faster, cheaper identification tool for detectives and forensic experts than DNA analysis, say Idaho National Laboratory researchers. Antibodies are proteins that help fend off viruses. Everyone has a unique antibody profile that can be gleaned from blood or other fluids. Experts say antibody profiling isn't intended to replace DNA analysis, but it could ...
Are Focus Groups A Thing Of The Past?
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:40:17 PDT
As marketers, our jobs are getting increasingly more complex with every new nuance, trend and channel. In the past, it was ALL ABOUT the focus group. They lead the way in shaping the product - let alone crafting the message to sell it. I got a good chuckle at this video, and thought you might too.
RH Exclusive: Kilo To Officially Launch Women's Line
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:57:37 PDT
Ruby Hornet linked up with Jenn Tsang, The First Lady of Kilo, to talk about the Street Wear Clothing Brand's beginning, relationship with music, and future projects. Jenn broke us off with an exclusive piece of news that the trend-setting brand will soon be launching an official women’s line at the upcoming Bread & Butter Trade Show in July.
(not so) random links
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:03:05 PDT
before i launch into this most recent bunch o’ links, i want to say thanks for the HUGE response to my why do we wear what we wear? post early last week. i guess i touched on something there! i am constantly floored at how intelligent and creative and diverse you all are. thanks for reading! and for sharing and discussing. i’m constantly humbled by the fact that you stop by and are in some way interested in what i blog about or…really, anything i post! now, on with the show! *** -the bay
Sparkle
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:04:01 PDT
This will show me to take the pictures before we go out, not at the very end. Dress: $20 Rojas Sample at MAGIC convention Tights: Danskin spandex thrift find $4 Boots: Target Isaac Mizrahi ankle boot $29 I actually wore this to see Justice here in Las Vegas, it's not often that any sort of known music acts come around, so when they do, everybody goes. The dress has a gathered neck which I've managed to cover up in both pictures. But it's the same fabric braided. And I just had to wear some
5 Tips For The Brave Soul Considering Real Estate Sales As a Career
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:15:02 PDT
What are your three tips to someone wanting to become a real estate agent today? Hi Im Rudy at Trulia, a social media guru, inspired this post with a question on Twitter last week. My initial reaction was ‘Why would anyone want to enter the real estate sales industry today?’ but the prevailing thought became: It would be a great time to enter if you knew how to play the game with new rules and better tools. The information below is nothing new to the experienced re.net professional, it’s mea
ACPL Visit
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:20:33 PDT
Allen County Public Library has been on my radar to visit ever since I saw the iACPL video series. Today I got my chance and I wasn’t disappointed. The library and staff are just as awesome as I had imagined and I great time talking to them about libraries, learning, perceptions and present trends. For those in attendance for either of my two talks, here are my slides. I actually ended up doing two different, but related talks. So depending upon whether you attend the 8 or 11 am sessions, only
Google News and Search: Rev. Wright Tops Every Major Issue?
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:30:40 PDT
In his press conference today, Obama said he was "distressed that this has caused such a distraction from what this campaign should be about, which is the American people. Their situation is getting worse." Google trends show that News volume and Search volume on Rev. Wright now exceeds Iraq, Health Care, and The Economy; 24/7 Wright news continues
Those Heady Days of Sex, Drugs & Linux Are Over
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:45:00 PDT
Well, it looks like Richard Stallman, the father of FOSS, is going to have to cut his hair and get a suit because the warmed-over hippie movement he's been leading is no longer the radical anti-software establishment counter-culture his rag-tag army fancies it is. Nope, it IS the software establishment. That is the finding of the Standish Group, which after five years of research on open source has delivered a $1,000 report called 'Trends in Open Source,' a study that finds that FOSS is now cost
The AL's Passion
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:57:05 PDT
As a rule, I don't do "memes." The AL, as you know, is a free spirit. She doesn't follow rules or trends. She marches to the beat of her own drummer, baby. But now I've been "tagged," as the children say, and by no less than Stephen Abrams, who no doubt gets a perverse pleasure out of the AL. Since I'm in holiday spirits lately, I'll play along. Here are the rules: "1. Post a picture from a source like FlickrCC or Flickr Creative Commons or make/take your own that captures what YOU are most pa
Is The Era Of The Amateur Blogger Over?
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:12:20 PDT
Megan McCardle ponders the future of amateur blogging and wonders if we're seeing a transition to a world in which most high-traffic bloggers do that as their day jobs, and the line between amateur and professional becomes sharper. Megan actually points to two trends that seem mutually exclusive. On the one hand, she says that almost all the economics bloggers (which is her area of focus) she knows have been snapped up. On the other hand, she wonders if we're getting to the point where it's a l
What the Pronk?
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:21:15 PDT
The Indians’ offense has, once again, become the hot-button issue in town (despite my buddy Dozer’s insistence to talk about 4th round picks and that Beau Bell is a “diamond in the rough”) and the disturbing trends that reared their ugly heads earlier in the season are seeing daylight again as the Indians’ main cogs of offense are underperforming and putting unnecessary pressure (and a bright spotlight) on the bottom of the order and the players designed to be complimentary parts of the roster.
Branded Social Networks are next for Gannett, Meredith
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:28:17 PDT
Branded Social Networks are next for Gannett, Meredith Publishers may be all about the content but they are no longer only about the content. Publishing powerhouses Gannett and Meredith have tapped social platform Ripple6 to create branded social sites to go along with their existing publisher sites.
links for 2008-04-30
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:38:48 PDT
Twitter Gaining Momentum But Still Niche - Heather Hopkins “The chart makes the growth look impressive - and it is. However, to put things into context, the site ranked #439 among Social Networks and Forums last week and #4309 among All Categories of websites.” (tags: internet blogging microblogging twitter audience stats trends analysts hitwise) The ampersand - Ask H&FJ “By the time the letter W entered the Latin alphabet in the seventh century, ampersands had enjoyed six hundred years
Setting Milestones For Business
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:40:47 PDT
Online entrepreneurs have something in common. Our desire to succeed has made us take our financial destiny into our own hands with the idea of becoming financially successful one day. While success can mean many things for each of us, a common measure of success is managing to become financially independent of an offline job and have the freedom of working from home. While working from home is generally associated with the American dream, many entrepreneurs fail to set proper milestones in
Twitter Is 2nd After Google in Referrals To My Blog, But They Stay Longer ...
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:41:20 PDT
Referrals - percentage of visitors by top ten sources for past 30 days (April, 2008) Twitter for me is mostly a listening tool. A place to quickly get a range of responses to questions, rapid research for blog posts, and social presence. A side benefit is that brings people over to my blog. Is Twitter A Traffic Tool, Not In Google Analytics I'm closing looking at referrals. This past month, for the first time, Twitter is now the #2 referral of visits to my blog, but only 1/3 of those r
Radio After Arbitron
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:55:01 PDT
Here's a presentation I created and delivered to a corporate meeting of NRG Media's Managers in April, 2008. MP3 File What are the trends shaping radio's future? Where does Arbitron fit in - and where doesn't it fit in? And how can we exploit our opportunities while we still have them? It's all here in this presentation. Mary Quass, Chuck DuCoty, and Jeff Winfield of NRG have graciously allowed me to share the audio with you. I will not be posting the slides because they don't convey th
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