January 2012
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December 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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My Post-It Challenge
It’s been a great summer of relaxation, good friends, and a few adventures littered throughout. Though my life could hardly be described as boring, I’ve realized that I’ve found myself in a somewhat comfortable routine. My typical week involves about a nine-hour workday (more or less), catching up with friends at bars, wine-filled girls nights, great meals, nice walks, good...
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July 2011
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WatchTime-lapse video of graffiti battle in London, brought to you by SapientNitro
June 2011
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matthewknell asked: Blue or red?
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“You fill your brain with a lot during the day, but then kill a lot of brain...”
– AdNews: Marianne & Cristian: What did we learn in Cannes? [Day 3-4]
May 2011
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WatchJesus, this sounds so familiar. Hooray for startup jargon and bravado.
(via Hardly Working: Start-up Guys - CollegeHumor Video)
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“The irony is that we flock to the Internet for this type of safe, sanitized...”
– Modern Love - Even in Real Life, There Were Screens Between Us - NYTimes.com
Great story about modern love in the digital age via @nytimes.
April 2011
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“No cursive, teach programming!”
– The SXSW Interactive Afterglow | AustinPost.org
My wise-ass wisdom during a conversation with Austin Post’s Karie Meltzer. P.S. she’s an awesome, super savvy gal trying to make it in the new media world — check out her other writings.
March 2011
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“In a world where brands need new stewards and new thinking, where they need an...”
– Crossing the Line | Idea Engineers
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xkcd: Nerd Sniping →
#love
Readers who come to Times articles through links... →
markcoatney:
jennydeluxe:
this is key.
This is, indeed—a good amount of Tumblr links go back to Times stories.
“A woman’s active embrace of the fame monster or participation in the sex...”
– The Disposable Woman - NYTimes.com
Well said. (via gracey)
February 2011
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Infographr - Instantly Create Foursquare... →
Awesome mashup of my foursquare check-in, including the fun fact that I was user #102,442 of 6m!
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Why Foursquare Succeeded: A PR Perspective
Last year when I was leading communications at Howcast, I lamented to Jason (I **just** code) Liszka, an engineer at foursquare, that his company could sneeze and get covered by 5 notable blogs. Albeit, that was after a long day and a few alcoholic beverages, but this question about foursquare’s success with getting media attention, mostly without a PR agency, is something that excites many...
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“Less surprisingly, the NYU area and East Village are the most sex-driven locales...”
– New York Sex Heat Map: ‘The Deeper Into Brooklyn You Go, the Kinkier People Get’ — Daily Intel
Congrats to my ‘hood on being the horniest in Manhattan. Hope that doesn’t encourage more douchebags moving in.
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A New Chapter Begins: Starting at SapientNitro
After over a year at Howcast, tomorrow I will be starting my new role as corporate communications manager at Sapient for the company’s interactive marketing and technology group called SapientNitro.
Working in the emerging world of online video as well as digital and social media was a phenomenal experience, and I’m grateful for the talented team of managers, partners, content creators,...
“Idioms are like a sugar rush,” explains Jon Kleinberg, a professor of computer...”
– Twitter Topics and Why They Become Popular - NYTimes.com
Good article about why some hashtags catch on and why some don’t
January 2011
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“The Internet is a very beautiful thing if used properly.
When a person loves a...”
– via flavorpill: A 12 Year Old Explains The Information Age’s Facts Of Life To Her Mother, at McSweeney’s (via cnnmoneytech)
Well put, wise 12-year-old. It’s like the birds and the bees propagating the interwebs.
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“Welcome to the dawn of mobile currency.”
– Laurie Segall, CNNMoney
Can we get rid of checks yet? In 2007, on of my marketing communications clients was a New Zealand company called Fronde Anywhere that was attempting to break into North America and Europe with the “mobile wallet”. Mobile banking was already having some success...
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“Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be...”
– The Meaning of Life Revealed! | Psychology Today
Some thoughts on the meaning of life.
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I actually have said this
tpdsaa:
Submitted by http://jamesandjason.tumblr.com/
When someone tries to ask me out on a digital platform without actually asking, I have yelled “there was no call to action!” #truestory Does this mean I’m getting too into marketing speak?
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December 2010
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Women in Tech: Who I Admire
I’m Katy Zack (@katyzack) and I am a woman who does work in tech. Sometimes I say that I speak geek, partially in jest. I like technology and though I don’t know how to code or understand all the details of how to do everything, my goal is to synthesize and translate the basics of how things works and the benefits for consumers, businesses, industries, and ultimately, society.
Whether it’s to...
November 2010
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What makes us credible?
As someone who looks to build awareness for a company in an early-stage market, I often find myself often trying to answer this question.
Is credibility judged in accuracy, authority, or something else? External validation from an authoritative source? And if so, who — and how — is it judged?
Some possible criteria for judging credibility:
• Endorsements/Testimonials...
Smart People Stay Up Late and Sleep Late →
soupsoup:
I feel vindicated.
Amen!
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Why I’m Blogging Now
I tweet regularly. I “like” on Facebook. I post status updates on Facebook and LinkedIn. I reblog and post irregularly on my Tumblr site. Generally, I contribute short musings on whichever platform I’m on. I blog regularly for work, but until now, I haven’t blogged for myself.
Now, I’m joining the millions of bloggers, to write and participate, and in more than my 140-character quips and...
“If we amplify everything, we hear nothing. - Jon Stewart, Rally to Restore...”
– My Day At The Rally To Restore Sanity