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- ted's take on the next 12 months. http://t.co/QYdxRZfw
- Why Facebook Could Disappear http://t.co/kzBabgud
- Enter to win your choice: a Nikon D800 or Canon 5D MK III from @viewbug & Scott Bourne. Please RT. Info at: http://t.co/iKRyib9Y
- @kathiiberens @iseehawksinla Fantastic. Looking forward to it!
- @RonSupportsYou Thanks!
- The ad:tech NY call for speakers is now live: http://t.co/mvVhnX9Z #adtech
- @kathiiberens here are some numbers for #meanstinks http://t.co/iKELL5hB
- @kathiiberens yeah, but did it sell more deodorant?
- RT @kathiiberens: @bradberens "The ad measurement in TV is > simpler than on FB, but [TV] players have agreed what those metrics mean ...
- GM to Halt Facebook Ads http://t.co/hQAmBczy via @WSJ
- Cute Wizard of Id comic today. The Skype gang must be so proud...
- RT @kdoohan: congrats @lkramer on USA TODAY gig. going to be a lot of work but I know you will be amazing. onward & upward!
- Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, at a Turning Point - http://t.co/EKaEdLFS http://t.co/NMnh8RjL (via Instapaper)
- How Users Are App-ifying The Web, With or Without Publishers - Technology Review. http://t.co/MvCp5fBY
- Me & boy after a Mother's Day Bike Ride. http://t.co/DBl24sPQ
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Category Archives: TV & Movies
Why Avengers ROCKS + Top 5 Superhero Movies
Yesterday my almost-seven-year-old son and I took in a 3D matinee of “The Avengers” and had a blast. We loved it so much that we plan to see it again in iMax. The movie has everything—Joss Whedon directing off a … Continue reading
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TV Trans-Genre Moments: Last Night’s “Castle”
Note: Massive, Promiscuous Spoiler Alerts– you have been warned Last night saw the fourth season premiere of “Castle” on ABC, and it was an enjoyable hour-long police procedural that has as its main job to UNDO everything that had been … Continue reading
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Netflix’s Big OOPS– didn’t these guys take Psych 101?
Topline takeway for this post: Netflix has screwed up, turning unconsidered background choices into front-of-mind considerations. They don’t understand how pleasure and satisfaction work. I’m on vacation and somewhat unplugged, but I was still connected enought to receive a surprising … Continue reading
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Simile Search: Please Help This Writer!
I’m looking for evocative comparisons that talk about how one thing so automatically comes with another that we take the pairing for granted. Like, “the juice comes with the meat” (except it often doesn’t) or “the warmth that comes with … Continue reading
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Super Storytelling Smackdown: “Smallville” vs. “Thor”
This is a post about the difference between experiencing a story and remembering it later, a distinction that we pay too little attention to in the media world. I’ll talk about theater, movies, TV, Superman, Thor and Shakespeare, and there … Continue reading
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And the Geek Shall Inherit the Earth, or Why to See “The Social Network”
[Cross posted with the iMedia Connection blogs.] This isn’t a movie review, although I will talk about the movie “The Social Network” that came out last weekend. Instead, in this short post I argue that everybody reading this post – … Continue reading
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Do All Business Strategy Books Suck?
What explicit business strategy books have you read lately (or ever) that were worthwhile and why were they worthwhile? Continue reading
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Child Endangerment Porn, or, my problems with "Slumdog" and "Dollhouse"
A friend with a good track record of Oscar predictions thinks “Slumdog Millionaire” will win best picture, best director and best screenplay. My wife and I left the theater an hour into the movie. We walked out at the moment … Continue reading
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Beautiful, wacky Batman image from a 1960s LIFE cover…
My friend Grant McCracken posted the other day about LIFE MAGAZINE opening its photography archives via Google, which is wonderful news. Over the holidays, I received a number of Batman-related goodies (I’m a Batfan) and I have my new DVD … Continue reading
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"TiVo Guilt" conversation continues
A lot of people have picked up on CNN’s TiVo Guilt pieces that featured an interview with me: http://scatter.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/infinity-not-quite-as-big-as-it-used-to-be/ http://www.oopstime.com/news/health/22008/yes-i-am-afflicted-with-tivo-guilt.html http://dailydish.honadvblogs.com/2008/12/03/got-tivo-guilt/ http://www.fresnobeehive.com/archives/2008/12/what_tv_shows_g.html http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/12/03/tivo-guilt-dont-they-have-a-pill-for-that/ http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/atlarge/2008/12/new_i_refuse_to_believe_1.html http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/12/02/yes-i-am-afflicted-with-tivo-guilt/ http://media.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDU3MjBiMDNkNjM2N2FmM2RiMThiMGRlNDBmNGIzN2I= http://blogs.kxly.com/blog/2008/12/02/tivo-guilt/ http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1266561/tivo_guilt_too_much_of_a_good_tivo.html?cat=15 http://truemors.nowpublic.com/?p=34622 http://economics.com.au/?p=1897 http://www.tcpalm.com/blogs/thewatercooler/2008/dec/03/tivo_guilt/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/12/question_of_the_day_how_far_back_do_your_tivo_shows_go-2.html Some are taking it seriously and some are … Continue reading
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