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Lets meet up at SXSW 2010
Why? Because as great as the SXSW panels, discussions, and product launches are, there is also HUGE value in meeting people and networking in real, face-to-face interaction. It’s part of what makes the SXSW conference great, and it’s a nice way to break down the wall that technology sometimes creates between communication on Facebook, blogs,…
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On Giuliano Bugialli’s The Fine Art of Italian Cooking, a photo essay
I learned to cook from my parents. Both are wonderful in the kitchen, typically cooking dishes that begin with the sautéing of the holy trinity: garlic, olive oil, and onion. My mom can make green peppers stuffed with extravagant Spanish rice, fist-sized meatballs, and chicken and dumplings anointed by higher powers. Memories of my father…
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Facebook now feels like the work of clumsy engineers
Six reasons why Google Buzz wins It’s Cleaner Face it. Facebook is a mess. There’s too much clutter and informational noise. There’s very little organization and threading, and the service will unlikely be able to scale in a way to ever correct this. Google Buzz reflects Google’s OCD-like obsession of tidiness and content organization. No…
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My pick for best Italian food in Austin
My grandmother, who for years worked as a waitress at the Jolly Roger restaurant in Urbana, Illinois, prided herself on the relationships she made with her customers. The J.R. was a popular Italian eatery nestled in downtown Urbana that had a pipe-smoking organ player; shadowy, candlelit booths; and was frequented by virtually everyone who was…
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Can a case be made for chief social media officers?
I’ve written before about the multidisciplinary aspect of social media project management. For the past few weeks, I’ve also thought about how internal structures of social media projects work. Social media management is viewed as a highly collaborative discipline, requiring the feedback and insight of group managers, information technologists, communications strategists, public relations staff, Web…
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What if Wes Anderson directed Spider-Man? [video]
What if Wes Anderson Rebooted the Spider-Man Franchise? A parody by Jeff Loveness.
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CDC’s Twitter guidelines document is nine pages of viral goodness
Here’s the Center for Disease Control and Preventions extensive advice on using Twitter and making content viral. Puns intended. CDC Twitter policy http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf
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Playing with Wordpess for iPhone
uploading a photo to my blog from WordPress for iPhone. This is my Dell Mini 9 running Mac OSX.
Michael Castellon 