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Posts from December 2006

This Year’s Annual Breakup Post

(In the tradition of past breakup posts - See 2005, 2004, 2003)
Dear 2006,
Wow. I mean. Wow.
What an amazing relationship we’ve had over the last year. Stunning. Full of life changing experiences. So much that is rich, rewarding, funny, and fun!
Where to begin!
Oh the travels!
Phoenix, Austin, Dallas, New York, Chicago, New York, Austin again.
Solaced […]


Pay to Blogpost?

Published: December 21, 2006
Paying for Blog Juice Could Be Illegal
By Tom Hespos

The FTC’s recent staff opinion might cast the legality of paid blogging programs in the U.S. in a questionable light. Underscore Marketing’s president discusses what this opinion means for marketers.
Over the past few months, several companies have entered into the business of making it […]


Smart Marketing post of the day

Re: Sony’s marketing debacle’s of late — not the least involving fake blogs & w/o mention of that racist billboard ad.
1] Good advertising doesn’t rely on tricking, lying to or deceiving your target audience.
2] The consumer is smarter than you think, alternative marketing tactics must be genuine, authentic and in today’s world, transparent.
3] Today’s interest […]


Today’s Thunk

Robert Frost
“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.”
Last night, while my lovely boyfriend was successfully avoiding being slightly annoyed with me for being a little snookered after returning home from a PR party where i inhaled a couple of vodka tonics, I lolled on my bed and pulled out a seemingly endless series […]


And sweaty palmed american men weep

‘FHM’ Closes its U.S. Doors
Emap’s Laddie Title Will Continue Online
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — If you thought magazine shutdowns were over for 2006, you were wrong: Emap said this morning that it is pulling the plug on the U.S. edition of FHM. FULL ARTICLE


Today’s Thunks 12.12.06

Some things you forgive:
Like your body when it decides, just for fun, to make you look wildly stupid and as if you have no self control whatsoever and persistently, absent-mindedly, and embarrassingly, publicly pick *at* your nose because you have an ingrown hair or some sort of inner nasal cavity zit thing happening there.
Some things […]


Get your Gorgeous On

Things I am: Vain. But Charitable.
Things I love: Events like this.
Things I invite you to do(as a lovely makeover between shopping mischief)
This:
To support this:

Lancome Benefit at Valley Fair
Come to the Special Holiday Lancome Event!
A Benefit for AATC and CATS
When:
Saturday, December 16, 2006
Where:
The Lancome boutique at Valley Fair Mall
(1st Floor Stevens Creek Side of Mall, near […]


More people calling out BullShit

This piece articulates a lot of what I’ve had in my gut for a while and some of the ideas discussed at last months Web 2.2 event that Chris & Kristi put together.

Well done.
Though being within the community and *being* an influencer to a certain degree, I have some nuance differences with the […]


My friends are soo rad.

I’ve, (way overdue) been listening to and bopping my head to the most excellent music podcast produced by my Toronto pals Christine & Fran. Tis the awesome.
Even chatted with Ernie about it a little.

[11:22] Moi: check out full moon podcast

[11:27] Ernie: full moon podcast? ok

[11:28] Moi: i think you’d like it actually

[11:30] Moi: […]


When your career makes it into the news

It’s not always a good thing.
For example — in today’s inbox was  my latest Advertising Age digest.  What apparently seemed noteworthy and newsworthy was the recent change in employment status for a particular blonde walmart marketing executive.
And while I have absolutely no personal experience or opinions on the character of Miss Julie Roehm directly, I […]