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• That Giant Buzzing Sound You Hear is Me-dia Filtering and Aggregating Fellow local me-dia mogul Chuck Olsen got some nice press in the Sunday Strib this week. A nice write up, and I’m glad Chuck got the press - he deserves it. Afterwards though, I had the distinct feeling that the Strib, in their haste to cover every base, actually missed the interesting bits (that you
• Jonathan Coulton in Twin Cities - Could It Be True? John Hodgeman says so: MINNEAPOLIS, MN October 6 Fitzgerald Theater; 7PM With Neal Pollack. THERE WILL BE AN ADMISSION CHARGE: STAND BY
• How Not To Do Customer Research We do quite a bit of customer and employee research here at Working Pathways. From in-depth 1-on-1, deep dive, interviews to quick email surveys to observational studies - our expertise runs the gamut. Whatever the study, each participant involved is 1. screened and qualified and 2. receives some level of compensation for their time and
• On Weblogs, Product Placement Worth More Than Banner Ads Yesterday, A List Apart, Signal vs. Noise and Coudal announced a new ad network in the vein of John Grubers’ Daring Fireball sponsorhip model. Limited capacity, reasonable rates, blah, blah. Yes, all 4 of these blogs are extremely popular, and I can’t say enough good things about Daring Fireball. John is frank, curt, and snide on
• Fishwrap Fear First off, I commend law enforcement officials for their efforts over the past year to diffuse this movie-plot threat while it was still in the planning stage. This is proof investment in investigation pays off more than in airport screenings. “Several law enforcement officials said, however, there have been no direct threat[s] to the airport and