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Re: Wii Fit and Guru Meditation

ravm — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:46:32 -0000

Interesting thoughts. I could see a Wii game similar to Wild Divine that could require you to sit for meditation.

Re: Best iPhone Twitter app comes down to Tweetie vs. Twittelator Pro

Dani — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:54:35 -0000

Twittelator Pro, most definitely. The raw power is helpful for us addicts~

Re: Salvation Army takes five dollars by text message instead of pocket change

neortisart — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:36:44 -0000

this technology is almost 5 years old !!!
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Re: Skittles goes all in on Twitter

pointm2 — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:42:48 -0000

Its a good idea..Because to make some thing popular or to announce it to all twtter is good idea..
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Re: Best iPhone Twitter app comes down to Tweetie vs. Twittelator Pro

cdion — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:27:41 -0000

Thanks Dale, great content...keep it coming!
Cheers!

Re: San Francisco Mobile Marketing Meetup

debtconsdn — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:15:17 -0000

mobile has really conquered all our lives .. but the mobile marketing really makes people disgusting and get irritated with unwanted stuffs... some efficient ways to market needs to be thought of !!!

Re: One Best Business Strategy for Facebook, Twitter, Digg or LinkedIn

Outsourcing Philippines — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:23:48 -0000

I love LinkedIn. Man, this thing's getting better and better as I learn more about it.

Re: Suing over negative Yelp reviews (and a better response)

david_black — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:52:18 -0000

How about banning all negative comments from today onwards !
The world would be a much better place.
Dr.David Black
www.blackchiropractic.com.au

Re: Mad Men, Zappos, O’Reilly: Brilliant use of Twitter for Marketing Doesn’t Look like Using Twitter for Marketing

golfman_story — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:46:48 -0000

This is quite impressive, I am pleased to read this post, keep posts like this coming, you totally rock!

http://sain-web.com

Re: CREDO Wireless: your phone bill support progressive causes

JG — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:25:40 -0000

I've been with Credo mobile for nearly 2 years now. I joined because of my incompetent, horrible, un-accommodating customer "service" from Sprint, and because I'd been a long-distance and credit card holder with Working Assets. The actual service I got from Credo the first year left many things to be desired. My phone broke, had very minimal pre-set choices, they were still charging for roaming, and everything other than my minutes cost extra. Within the last year, however, they have made many great strides. More phone choices, no more roaming, more plan choices, and THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE of any company I have ever done business with. Every time I've called them, I get a real live human right away, and they have always helped me replace my phone, change my plan, give me a refund for mistakes made on their part, and more. For a newer company in the wireless game, they are listening to their customers and making the appropriate changes. They are the leaders of the pack in the service industry, and when they catch up technology-wise, they'll be the best of them all. (As soon as they're able to host the iphone!)

Re: Salvation Army takes five dollars by text message instead of pocket change

caribbean — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:06:16 -0000

This is unavoidable..but the organization owners needs to change..hope it will happen..
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Re: Jobs announces Mac App Store?

Doe — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:12:45 -0000

Had the same thought awhile back. Google led me here. Seeing if anyone else has thought the same. Seems natural to me. Why not add the AppleTV and rumored upcoming Tablet or NetBook also, as I am sure they will not have a disc drive.

Re: Six Alternatives to the Same Old Holiday Cards

Fashion Blog — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:12:34 -0000

Holiday cards should be sent to everyone: friends, co-workers and even to bosses. Everybody appreciates getting them.

Re: Mad Men, Zappos, O’Reilly: Brilliant use of Twitter for Marketing Doesn’t Look like Using Twitter for Marketing

Mail Direct Marketing — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:06:27 -0000

There is no wonder why Zappos has done as well as it has. Many companies have to knock these walls down, Alfred and Tony have made sure they never went up. Twitter is just another way for the rest of the world to know what many of us here at Zappos already know.

Re: San Francisco Mobile Marketing Meetup

sangetshe — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:37:04 -0000

Well, mobile has eventually brought up a big revolution in the lifestyle of people.
And specially with the Telecom companies and mobile manufacturers coming up with new things day by day it has become a never ending story.
There was no way out for business houses and professionals to take up the mobile marketing channel.
I would definitely like to be part of the Meeting group to share my ideas and learn new concepts. Thanks for your post it was really helpful..

Re: Skittles goes all in on Twitter

Sam — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:21:37 -0000

Got here via your post on L&E. Just wanted to say I thin you're dead on, this is a new path for functional microsites. Why maintain directions on your site when you can link to google maps, why post reviews when you can link to Yelp? The only thing a small business owner really needs on their site is unique content aka menu, maybe staff bio (though this could be a facebook link as well), product shots/descriptions, services, etc.

Re: Skittles goes all in on Twitter

dalelarson — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:47:48 -0000

Jay:

Yeah, Laughing Squid mentioned Modernista their Skittles/Twitter post last night. Sounds like they deserve credit for the idea (if that matters to anyone).

What do you think of the Logic + Emotion post I commented on in Update 2?

More sites will start having a list of social media links on the home page and side bar and maybe clients/brands will finally get more comforable giving up control now that the precedent has been set.

Re: Skittles goes all in on Twitter

Jay — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:22:23 -0000

Dale, it is cool but Agency.com's reboot of Skittles.com is almost a pure copy of the same site UI by Modernista last year:

http://konigi.com/design/modernista

Does it matter?

Re: Skittles goes all in on Twitter

dalelarson — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:26:32 -0000

Ken:

I seriously doubt that market research was an issue at all in asking for age. I've had to deal with the lawyers many times when doing promotions. Minors are a concern they always have, both for appropriateness of content and for COPPA issues (if any data kept). So this single question is probably the thing that made the lawyers comfortable enough (if still kicking and screaming) allowing display of content that Skittles has no control of whatsoever. They were right to expect that some of it wouldn't be suitable for children.

Isn't it great that Skittles gets all this free consulting to tell them what their implementation should look like?

By just throwing it up quickly and iterating on it based on feedback. Finding out in the trenches what works and what doesn't. No more endless discussions of what's safe and what might go wrong. Doing things Silicon Valley startup style. Just the advice many have been giving brands for years.

Re: Skittles goes all in on Twitter

kyeung808 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:23:52 -0000

I agree that Skittles (or rather Mars, Inc. - the parent company) was brave in the experiment. I commend them for taking the chance to throw in the social media "love", but the implementation of it was horrendous. As some people may have questioned, why is there a need to input your birthday? Is this an adult site? So the first thing you want to get it market research? That turns people off.

But I think that the implementation with Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr are really great and it all seems to tie in with that floating navigation item...but one thing that irks me is that it's always there. It blocks a small portion of the screen and it's impossible to move or hide. It becomes irritating after a while.

I think this "new" Skittles website was a "rush job" and hope that someone in the agency is thinking more about proper integration and creative appeal.

Re: Winning Management Strategy in Economic Downturn (Reuters: Social Networking Prevents Business Collapse?)

florian1 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:31:50 -0000

very nice article which make me relax to try new stuff in this bad economy time.

Re: Winning Management Strategy in Economic Downturn (Reuters: Social Networking Prevents Business Collapse?)

CeciliaJones — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:34:24 -0000

Fascinating way to look at it. Maybe the continuing development of web-based project portfolio management software apps will bolster this.

Re: Salvation Army takes five dollars by text message instead of pocket change

furniture12 — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:48:00 -0000

Really it keeps you away from mall? I can't live without malls and shopping is my hobby. Mall is the only place for me where I can found all of my needs.

Re: Winning Management Strategy in Economic Downturn (Reuters: Social Networking Prevents Business Collapse?)

crews0318ac — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:46:54 -0000

great blog and article

Re: Salvation Army takes five dollars by text message instead of pocket change

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