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random bits of micro-content goodness from greg verdino: marketer, futurist, speaker and author of microMARKETING (mcgraw-hill / 2010) 

chatroulette finds its sweet spot

Fully clothed (to a fault - what's with the hood?) and pretty brilliant: Chat Roulette Piano Man Improv...

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Filed under  //   chat   chatroulette   music   socialmedia   technology  

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microMARKETING as fashion statement

Jane Quigley (@jquig99 on Twitter) snapped a shot of me wearing my new microMARKETING custom Nike's for the first time. These kicks match the book jacket (kinda) and are super comfortable. And no, my jeans aren't that short - I was hiking the legs so the custom inscription would show.

http://bit.ly/buymicromarketing

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Filed under  //   fashion   geek culture   marketing   micromarketing  

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yet another state of the net

But a nice one with some great, up-to-date numbers.

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Filed under  //   geek culture   internet   statistics   technology   video  

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everything you need to know about chatroulette

... without any of the masturbating men you don't want to know about.

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buzz at eleven

My take on Buzz so far? *yawn*

But we'll see. In the meantime, if Google hasn't turned you on yet, you missed the announcement or haven't yet grown tired of the knee-jerky blog posts alternately slamming it as lame or presenting it as a social media game changer, this here is Google's official demo clip that shows how the thang works.

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Filed under  //   geek culture   google   social media   technology  

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six years in the book of face

All y'all probably know Facebook turned six last week. This handy dandy infographic from Mashable captures all the fun and funky stats about the site. It's pretty much illegible as an embed but you can click to Mashable and get to the full size image for the deets.

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Filed under  //   culture   facebook   geek culture   infographics   social media  

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the mythical united states of facebook

Click through to the PSFK post for details, but in a nutshell a former Apple engineer digs through the friend networks associated with 210 million Facebook profiles and discovers some trends by region. Interesting stuff.

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think i'll start wearing a seatbelt now

I'll be the first to admit that I don't always wear my seatbelt. OK - Amanda nags me about this constantly - I rarely wear a seatbelt. This PSA from the UK is pretty damn effective...

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Filed under  //   life   marketing   off the clock   video  

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the ipad is magical?

I'd love to tell you how this thing will work but [leans in close for full effect]... it's magical. I suppose this is what passes for good copywriting these days?

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Filed under  //   apple   computer   ipad   marketing   tablet   technology  

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in gene we trust

Well hey, if you're gonna deface U.S. currency, it may as well be worth a deuce. This Gene Simmons dollar and a bunch of others (Batman, Ronald McDonald and more) behind the "via" link below the image. Rockin'.

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