Forrester digital-marketing analyst Peter Kim featured a Q&A with me on his M20: Top Marketer Blogs ranking. My responses veered on the sappy side (I’ll need to watch out for that in the future!), but they’re genuine and from the heart.… Read the rest
Category Archives: Fun & Random
A Compelling Pitch For My Attention
I work in marketing for an online research and information company, and I don’t consider myself a news gatekeeper. But between AttentionMax and my weekly MediaPost op-ed column, I’ve started to receive a steady flow of pitches from PR people, particularly for products and services related to Web 2.0 and online media and advertising.… Read the rest
Connect With Those You Hate
Hot on the heels of my Socialnetworkitis manifesto comes Hatebook, a Facebook parody site. According to the site’s homepage, “Hatebook is an anti-social utility that connects you with the people YOU HATE.” I’m suffering from Socialnetworkits and therefore will not sign up for the service.… Read the rest
I Made Two Major Mistakes On This Blog
I made two major mistakes on this blog in the past month or so. First, I wrote about my new car-buying experience — which I’ll follow up on later because horrible dealer service just about ruined the new-car experience, just three months after the purchase.… Read the rest
Our Bias Toward That Which Is False
For my latest MediaPost column, I unpacked an earlier post on our inability to think rationally and tendency to believe what’s false. There’s some good, angry feedback coming in at the MediaPost discussion forum. Here’s a snippet:
… Read the restDid you know that Saddam Hussein was directly involved in planning the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and that most of the hijackers were Iraqi?