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If life had a soundtrack…

My old friend Erika once said to me, ‘If life had a soundtrack, what would be on it?’ Though my answer to her continually changes, responding to my mood and interests, I do have one thing figured out: It would be played on an iPod. Steve Jobs let slip this week that Apple has sold 90 mil[...]

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Saying it BIG

When billboards, radio jingles and online banner ads aren’t enough to make a statement about your product… Gulfstream Aerospace sent their Gulfstream V plane on a skywriting expedition yesterday, leaving the initials ‘GV’ traced over Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, K[...]

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Privacy legislation and teenagers: Leave me and my Facebook alone!

Developing an adolescent network of friends Being a teenager, for me, was largely a trial-and-error process of figuring out how to be an adult. I wanted autonomy, I wanted to succeed, and I wanted to be able to ask for help — but only on my terms. I created a “family” of friends,[...]

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Itsu has a goldfinger: viral marketing in the face of espionage

I was in Piccadilly last night and happened to pass the Itsu sushi bar that former Russian spy Alexander Litvenenko visited prior to his death of polonium-210 poisoning. (Full timeline of the story and investigation are available here from the BBC.) Given that the exact mechanism of poison delivery[...]

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Being yourself in the virtual world

The messages we broadcast As I wander through my day, I’m reasonably conscious of the messages I’m broadcasting: I try to dress well to present an image of being competent, I phrase my comments in such a way that my colleagues will feel good about working with me, I’m conscious of [...]