Halloween 2013
Ok, I’ve figured out my costume. It should only take me two months to build. Funny thing is, my oldest daughter (9) is looking to outdo me this year. And she won’t tell me what it is. She’s not competitive at all. This should be inter...
Aerial map mashing
Thanks to Jeff Warren (also here) of GrassRootsMapping and Public Laboratory, I now know — and am highly turned on by — the possibilities of mapping in the wild. That is, mapping by the 99.xxx+% of us who are not in the mapping business, and are in the best multiple positions to map the world(s)...
Celebrating Judith: July 16, 1945—January 10, 2012
LikeThanks so much to Doc Searls and Jamie Lewis for remembering Judith so clearly and eloquently. She was the best and I miss her.
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Marketing had a bit of fun at this year’s kick-off. I must say, I hate hearing myself, or seeing myself on camera. I’ve got more respect for actors.
The chicken came first
I’ve had an epiphany. Everything we’re told is wrong. The truth is most often the opposite of conventional wisdom.
* Conventional wisdom says the shortest distance between Point A & Point B is the short-cut. In business, the short cut is often the long way around.
* Conventional wisdom says the ends justify the means. This...
No 2 SOPA
Today I’m in solidarity with Web publishers everywhere joining the fight against new laws that are bad for business — and everything else — on the Internet. I made my case in If you hate big government, fight SOPA. A vigorous dialog followed in the comments under that. Here’s the opening paragraph: Nobody who opposes...
Remembering Judith
I got to know Judith Burton when she was still Judith Clarke and Senior VP Corporate Marketing for Novell, in 1987. Novell had just bought a company called CXI, which had been a client of Hodskins Simone & Searls, the Palo Alto advertising agency in which I was a partner. By that time HS&S had...
Remembering Ray
Ray Simone, my good friend and long-time business partner, died this morning. He was 63 years old. He is survived by his wife Gillian, his daughter Christina, and many good friends for whom he remains an inspiration and a delight. Ray was one of the most creative people I have ever known. Though we originally...
Ping Halloween Party 2011
Toy Army Soldier Costume - Durand Family 2011Toy Green Army Soldier Costume - Andre DurandToy Green Army Soldier Costume - Andre Durand 2011Toy Green Army Soldier with BaseAnd just for fun....
Steve Jobs: cause to reflect
LikeI am the same age as Steve Jobs. So when Phil Windley sent me the link to the 1985 Playboy Magazine interview of Steve Jobs (just before he was forced to leave Apple) I had to laugh at...
