On February 8, 2010
Is Microsoft’s Generation Gap Killing Its Creativity?
The growing dexterity of Facebook, Apple and Google make Microsoft's creative deficit ever more evident.
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On February 8, 2010
Lessons Learned From the Google Commercial — and How to Make One of Your Own
Google spent millions to buy Super Bowl ad time, but almost zero to create its commercial. Yet it was one of the best of the night. I made a knockoff in about 45 minutes using free tools.
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On February 8, 2010
Google To Help With “In The Neighborhood” Customers
Most brick-and-mortar small businesses don't exist in a vacuum; they're located somewhere in the vicinity of other organizations, and may even be in that exact spot for a reason. So a new Google Maps feature called "Nearby places you might…
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On February 8, 2010
HBO Launches Series on Young Entrepreneurs
If you ever doubted that it’s incredibly hip to be a young entrepreneur these days, consider that HBO is about to launch a new Entouragesque series about the travails of aspiring young business owners. How To Make It In America,
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On February 8, 2010
Why Haven’t Valassis and News America Revealed Their Junk Mail Deal?
It's been more than a week since Valassis (VCI) and News America Marketing Group settled their antitrust lawsuit for $500 million, and one thing is conspicuous by its absence: Details of the 10-year "shared mail" pact the two companies have
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On February 8, 2010
Banks Still Piling On Overdraft Fees
Most large U.S. banks continue to charge onerously high overdraft fees
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Shock of the Year: Plastics Industry Fumes at Audi’s Eco Cops Super Bowl Ad
How's this for obvious reaction of the year: the plastics industry is unhappy with a new ad that takes aim at single-use plastics products while promoting Audi's clean diesel car. German automaker Audi AG, which aired its Green Police ad
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On February 8, 2010
Entrepreneurs: Beware of Vanity Metrics
In previous posts, we discussed the common challenges that entrepreneurs face — from those in the garage to innovators inside large companies. In order to tell if we're making progress, we turned our attention from the…
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On February 8, 2010
Jay Leno, David Letterman and the Importance of Not Overthinking Everything
Jay Leno allows himself to appear in a Super Bowl commercial to promote "The Late Show with David Letterman"? Is that crazy? No, just good business.
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On February 8, 2010
Would You Have Chosen an Onside Kick?
What drives a leader to make the kind of creative, game-changing decision that New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton came up with in the locker room last night while The Who were cranking out 12 minutes…
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