Casual Fridays

Michael Wagner has written a powerful piece for Logic+Emotion called Draw a Picture.
‘Look at her. That’s so sad. Our little girl was born without creativity!’
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used with permission.

Virtual economies like that found in Second Life have shown that there is an intangible equity that can be monetized.
“But we’re not a video game company.” You say.
This is a lesson for every industry and every company.
We all have virtual equity and operate in some sort of virtual economy. Some call it [...]

Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
But Moses supposes erroneously,
For Moses should knowses his toeses ain’t roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be.
Think about your day. About your roles in business and life in general.
When you think of being a father, mother, employee, director, boss, teacher, trainer, Christian, Jew, Muslim, Atheist, Republican, Democrat, Independent, [...]

I mentioned we’re not very good at soundbites and snapshots.
Why not?
Because we typically paint pictures in big brushstrokes… with a fat brush.
And we assume that…
Ann Coulter represents most conservative republicans.
Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson speak for all evangelical Christians.
Cindy Sheehan embodies the voice against the war in Iraq.
Zarqawi personifies Muslims.
Bernie Ebbers, Ken Lay, and Martha [...]

Sex sells.
I won’t deny that. It does.
But sometimes we mistake that to mean selling sex works.
I’m sure you either saw or heard about the basely provocative GoDaddy ads over the last 2 years. I’m also sure that they saw some increase in sales just because of the PR generated by the blatantly sensational [...]

$1 a month to save someone’s life? Blogidarity thinks so.
Sometimes, the simple ideas are the most powerful. If you agree, you can donate on their homepage.

In 6 quick minutes, this short film reminds me of Orbiting the Giant Hairball in stop-motion animation.
I saw this years ago and recently thought to search for an online version.
It is compelling.

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Use.
It’s a word that we use all the time. (sorry, I had no other way to say it)
“What’s the use?”
“It’s no use.”
“I feel used.”
“I’m used to that.”
“I have no use for that.”
Yet I believe we consider ‘use’ very little.
What is THE use? The use of an MP3 player. The use of your car. [...]

…this isn’t about having/not having a tiered Internet. It already is tiered. This is a battle over whether or not we have an OPEN Internet. The Ed Whitacre’s of the industry want it to be a RESTRICTED Internet. A restricted Internet where they not only hold the keys, but where they’re free to swing thier swords as well.

Belief is a powerful thing. It is essentially the driving force behind all of our actions.
In order to understand how to market and brand your company (or product/service), you should have some understanding of what people believe. Am I saying you must become a theologian of all religions? No. What I [...]