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The Long Con
http://longcon.blogspot.com
Business, Marketing and the art of extracting confidence from strangers.
- Added on: May 7th, 2007
- Country: South Africa
- Language: English
- Author: Steve Morris
- Listed in: Marketing Innovation
- Tags: internet business Marketing entrepreneur Advertising Strategy
Recent Posts
Devil's Business dictionary(Tech heavy entry): Data, Workstation, Powerpoint.
Data: (n) Aggregation of numbers with little or no intrinsic value. Highly prized and sought after by collectors.PowerPoint: (n) the obfuscation of thought through typeface and animation.Workstation: (n) A device for the increase of productivi...
Advertising then and now: Coca Cola
I have been doing some advertising anthropology on the web as research for a premise I had that body copy in advertising is dying. Have a look at the latest coke print ads for example:Pure concept and no need for explanation. Compare that with a typi...
Time to throw away your keyboard?
If you havent yet seen this clip of Jeff Han demonstrating his multi point touch screen interface check it out and then get in line behind me for the production version. It might be a long wait though.http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/65...
Devil's Business dictionary: Analysis, Delegate & Manager
Analysis: (v) Extracting meaning from data. The practitioners of analysis are an arcane sect calling themselves analysts, reputed to be direct descendants of the alchemists of old. cf Alchemy.Delegate: (v) The deftly executed pass of a career limitin...
Texas Hold'em Marketing part 4 - Decision Making
Daniel Negreanu one of the world's foremost poker professionals often describes hands that he has played in poker tournaments in some detail in his online journal.Below is a description of one such hand that gives you an idea of the complexity of tho...
Virtuoso violin vs Juggling in Covent Garden
A post on Seth Godin's blog I'd ignore him too (which links to a Washington post story about a concert violinist who was ignored while playing in a subway station) got me thinking about busking in general.I was in London on business a few years ago a...
