Entries from October 2008

October 23, 2008

Dell’s Marketing Strategy Means Business

I’m a sucker for nerdy business television.  So when I saw an ad for a new A&E show, We Mean Business, I had to check it out.  Here is what I learned:
1. The show is heavy-laden with ads for Dell, and
2. It is pretty good
In the episode I watched, the host helps a chiropractor rescue [...]

October 13, 2008

Are You Part of a Tribe?

Seth Godin’s latest book entitled Tribes arrived last week along with a letter.

The first few chapters have been great.  And Seth’s simple note sent to everyone who ordered his book in advance (requirement for joining his tribe, of which I am a proud member) reinforces why his is my favorite blog.
Thanks, Seth!  Keep up the [...]

October 10, 2008

Can You Pass This Simple Productivity Quiz?

I live in Indiana, where there is a major push to diversify the labor base away from the previous focus on the state’s manufacturing heritage.  The new companies who fit this mold seem to be mostly technology or life sciences companies.  These companies offer greater opportunity and usually higher wages.  However, they also require a [...]

October 9, 2008

Video: Did You Know? – The Rise of the Rest and Arabic Translation

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October 8, 2008

Four of the Most Popular Google Queries During Last Night’s Debate…

Google’s blog has a really interesting post today on last night’s debate.  In the chart below you can see four of the most popular queries during the debate.

Google also has a pretty cool elections trends tool.  However, it seems like the searches I tried out only gave trend data up to September 15th.  It would [...]

October 4, 2008

If you ever demolished the US economy…

October 3, 2008

Want to See Where I Work?

Click the picture below for a video on ExactTarget.  The shots of people working are from my floor.

October 2, 2008

Now You Can Search for Real Estate Deals using Overstock.com

Overstock sent me an email today annnouncing their new real estate search tool.  You type in your zip and search by listing type (MLS, classified, FSBO, etc…), price, etc…

It’s actually pretty cool.  I like the user interface better than the MLS, and it pulls from MLS data.  Listings populate a plot chart.  Hover over one [...]

October 1, 2008

Blogging Inspiration

Thanks for Brian Brames for this gem of demotivational inspiration to blog.  Brames, is this an underhanded digg at my blog?