January 2010
24 posts
One of my favorite songs + music videos to warm...
via youtube.com What are your favorite videos? Posted via web from The Misadventures Of Meg Strout | Comment »
This man is my hero! How to catch an iPhone...
Monday - The Setup The whole thing started when my plane landed in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon at 2:55pm coming from Cabo San Lucas. The guy sitting next to me on the plane asked me to loan him a pen so that he could fill out his customs form. I watched him fill out the form and clearly remember his birth year of 1984, but am a bit unsure about his name. I think it was ——-,...
Taiwan Takes Sides - Top 10 Moments from the...
via time.com Awesome! Look at that quality animation. The subtitles totally make it! Posted via web from The Misadventures Of Meg Strout | Comment »
Five Ways to Effectively Follow Up (Without Being...
Five Ways to Effectively Follow Up (Without Being Annoying or Breaking the Bank) Jan 25, 2010 - I’ve been interrupted at the dinner table by countless marketers who can’t wait to sell me their product. They launch right into their spiel and are met not only with a dial tone,...
The Maturation of Social Media ROI explained by...
Brian Solis is a principal at new media agency FutureWorks, and author of the upcoming book, Engage. You can connect with him on Twitter or Facebook. The debate over measuring social media investment inspired many brands to cannonball into popular social networks and join the proverbial conversation without a plan or strategic objectives defined. At the same time, the lack of ROI standards...
Do You Play Foursquare? Mayorship Could Have Ad...
Drew McLellan BIO 01.25.10 Do You Play Foursquare? Foursquare.com seems to be this year’s answer to “what will be the next Twitter” and it’s only January. Foursquare, if you aren’t familiar with it, is a location-based social network where users “check in” wherever they might be. Whoever has checked into a specific location the most is crowned...
"P&G's explicit goal for 2010 is to assure that...
RSS P&G Embraces Facebook as Big Part of Its Marketing Plan Opens Silicon Valley Office Aimed at Increasing Social-Media Presence by Jack Neff Published: January 25, 2010 BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) — Procter & Gamble Co. loves Facebook after all, and besides encouraging brands to develop a presence...
Only 150 Meaningful Relationships? Why Dunbar’s...
For those of you not familiar with Dunbar’s number it basically says that the most amount of people that you can maintain stable social relationships with is 150. According to wikipedia: “Dunbar’s number is a theoretical cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. These are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is, and...
Target Employee Explains Discounter's Apparent...
A mysterious Target employee has come forward to share a closely guarded secret with the readers of Consumerist. The secret of why Target is so freaking crazy. Consumerist has brought to light examples of the retailer’s loose grip on reality for years now, and we have learned the real reason. Mostly, it’s the computers’ fault. ...
360 Primo * Austin's Authentic Italian Cafe
via 360primo.net New Favorite! Nestled in North Austin, 360 Primo serves up a fairly exceptional cup of coffee (and they have some chocolate/nutella croissants to die for!) Join me…I’ll be here for another few hours! Makeshift Co-working! Posted via web from The Misadventures Of Meg Strout | Comment »
Sleep Talkin' Man
“Let me hold you in my arms. Feel me squeeze the living fucking breath out of your bastard body. Bliss. Lovely.” “Skipping to work makes everything better.” “I haven’t put on weight. Your eyes are fat.” “I’d rather peel off my skin and bathe my weeping raw flesh in a bath of vinegar than spend any time with you. But that’s...
Conversations About The Internet #5: Anonymous...
Facebook employees know better than most the value of privacy. This past summer Facebook relocated from University Avenue in Palo Alto, CA — where several buildings fan out along the downtown strip — to a new central office in Stanford Research Park. A good friend and two-year veteran of Facebook invited me to check out the new space. When I arrived, a security guard handed me a...
Starving Horses - a set on Flickr
via flickr.com I came across a few starving horses a while back and shot some pictures. They’re being well taken care of now thanks to my new friend, the chief of police in Oakwood TX! :P Posted via web from The Misadventures Of Meg Strout | Comment »
Conan OBriens Bugatti Veyron Mouse
via youtube.com Wow…the man is brilliant…but wow. Posted via web from The Misadventures Of Meg Strout | Comment »
Kids Spend 7+ Hours Per Day Devouring Media
Kids are spending over an hour a day more with all media versus five years ago — more so when you consider multitasking. According to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation, total media consumption of young consumers 8-18 — from mobile, TV, games, Internet, etc — comes to a big seven hours and 38 minutes a day, up from six hours and 21 minutes in 2004. Factoring in...
The Longest Poem in the World
And it all starts again!!! Happy New Year everyone!! Done with class and Poe has yet to eat. Dinner anyone? Time to eat eggs and watch Homicide: Life on the Streets. SUNDAY! Drizzle and fog tonight. Another steady rain for Thursday. Cookies and cream ice cream and i just wanna SCREAM. I hope everyone had a great weekend and blessed week to come! Good Night! Finished my...
Man. Dirty Projectors came into our room and...
—> —> via twitvid.com Madness! Sounds sampled…but it’s not! This is for real kids! :) Posted via web from The Misadventures Of Meg Strout | Comment »
Be a Better Man in 30 Days | The Art of Manliness
Welcome back and remember to man up! During the month of June 2009, The Art of Manliness ran a series of posts called “30 Days to a Better Man.” Each day we created a task for Art of Manliness readers to complete that would help them improve in different facets of their lives such as relationships, fitness and health, career, and personal finances. We also had a very active Better Man...
Anna Deavere Smith's American character
via ted.com This woman captures the soul of the Americans she imitates…watch and see for yourself! Posted via web from The Misadventures Of Meg Strout | Comment »
Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos Photosynth
via ted.com Spacial relation to give images and text more meaning…very neat! Posted via web from The Misadventures Of Meg Strout | Comment »
“For attractive lips, speak words of kindness, for lovely eyes, seek the good in...”
– ~ Audrey Hepburn
Improving Negotiation Skills: Rules for Master... →