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Feb 14, 2011, 3:47 pm
Facebook employees are about to find out what turned their boss on about a billion dollars. The company is looking to unload around $1 billion in employee-owned stock, as the worker bees who have sacrificed cash for years look for a bit of upside. And, Facebook is doing it in style. The social media... Comment - Like
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Feb 4, 2011, 10:42 am
I attended with IR magazine, where I am now the group marketing director. Look closely at the photo and video: I’m the baldest guy on the left. Filed under: Finance, Media, Personal Tagged: Canada, investor relations, IR magazine, opening bell, TMX, Toronto, Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Comment - Like
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Jan 2, 2011, 12:07 pm
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed ab... Comment - Like
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Nov 11, 2010, 12:04 pm
Okay, file this under WTF, zOMG and STFU. Deloitte, the top-shelf global professional services firm, is taking a big step and opening an office in Baghdad. Yes, that one – the one in Iraq. The office will open in Q1 2011. According to Iraqi Directory, the firm is also “working on an add-on acqui... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2010, 10:08 am
Okay, you’re not going to find out here. Instead, head over to the guest post I wrote on Scene by Laurie, exploring how travel bloggers can fall victim to niche audiences that generate plenty of social media chatter but never really click through. If you are over-reliant on Twitter or Facebook for... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2010, 6:18 pm
I guess it really does suck to be a writer … It’s pretty clear that this isn’t a road to riches. Traditional publications don’t pay hefty salaries, and it’s difficult to break into them. Freelance writing provides some opportunities for a solid living, if you know how to manage your person... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2010, 5:38 pm
As the date of a press trip approaches, itineraries are flying around, details are being finalized and media kits are assembled and distributed. Amid all of this, I’ve noticed over two and a half years of travel writing, there is no social media “kit” provided at the beginning of a trip … an... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2010, 6:00 am
Okay, I’ve been busy lately, which is why I’ve been neglecting Migrant Blogger. Just so you can have a sense of what I’ve been up to, here are my recent social media marketing guest posts for Social Times and Technorati: Four Ways Corporate Bloggers Can Lure Readers Back >> Four Ways to Hedge ... Comment - Like
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Sep 7, 2010, 2:19 pm
Peter Kafka’s latest article over on AllThingsD (a must-read for me) caught my attention quickly. He found that the amount of investment cash flowing into “pure play” Twitter startups fell to $10.4 million for the June 2009-to-May 2010 period … from $21.6 million the previous year. The 52 pe... Comment - Like
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Jul 27, 2010, 10:22 am
I write like David Foster Wallace I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing! Okay, these games can be fun. To see who I write like, I took the first three paragraphs of “Pre-nuptial last rites get fun, expensive,” which I wrote for Gadling, and fed it into the “I Wr... Comment - Like
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Jul 20, 2010, 12:45 pm
Guess what I’ll be wearing tomorrow?! I won this t-shirt in a contest, as you may know if you remember my blog post from June 1, 2010 (and why wouldn’t you?). I’m not sure how I won, but I did: FTC Disclosure: I won the t-shirt in a Twitter contest sponsored by HootSuite. Seriously, guys, Comment - Like
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Jul 19, 2010, 12:17 pm
Social media analytics company Sysomos has found the answer to one of life’s burning questions: what does a blogger “look” like? The company scoured more than 100 million blog posts to determine that the average blogger is male or female (duh, but it was roughly equal), age 21 to 35 (guess my ... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2010, 1:47 pm
So, Twitter survived the World Cup. It wasn’t easy, given the record-setting action on the microblogging platform, and there was some downtime mixed in along the way (much to the frustration of those of us who use Twitter to earn a living). It’s a bit easier to have some sympathy for the... Comment - Like
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Jul 16, 2010, 10:54 am
Okay, I can absolutely get on board this (well, if I were an iPad user). Personalized, digital news … this is what the newspaper industry should be thinking. Delivering news digitally in a personalized manner is a nut many a startup – as well as many established Internet companies and pu... Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2010, 2:23 pm
File this under … wtf?! Friend Finder Networks is offering to pony up $210 million for Playboy in a shot at yanking the company from Hugh Hefner, who’s made a play to take the company he started private. Why anyone would want this dog is beyond me. I just don’t effing get it. According to Comment - Like
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Jul 15, 2010, 10:52 am
Maybe it’s the fact that I went to public school … or I’m just plain stupid. I just can’t understand how Marc Bell, CEO of Penthouse Media Group Friend Finder Network, is going to make a bid on ailing quasi-competitor Playboy this afternoon. He just doesn’t have the money. At the beginning... Comment - Like
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Jul 14, 2010, 10:31 am
Do you love yourself? A lot? Hey, anyone who’s blogging, microblogging or doing any other sort of “see me!” stuff on the web, is at least a little guilty of this (draw your own conclusions about me, then multiply by three). Twitter‘s now making it easier to feed this lust for... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2010, 3:53 pm
Do you own your readers or rent them? If you want to turn the latter into the former, check out my latest for SocialTimes, “Four ways Corporate Bloggers Can Lure Readers Back.” I’ve been knee-deep in corporate blogging for a while now, and this reflects both the latest intel I̵... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2010, 11:18 am
I wrote a while ago that the days of the social media platform (at least new introductions thereof) are waning, and that we’ll start seeing more aggregators instead. Yeah, it’s happening. Dashboards fall under “aggregators” (in my mind, at least), and involver’s just co... Comment - Like
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Jul 13, 2010, 6:33 am
Paul Ceglia says he owns 84 percent of Facebook. The guy, who really came out of nowhere, says he signed a contract with Mark Zuckerberg in 2003 that makes him the rightful owner. Facebook says it’s defending itself vigorously, which is the normal response to this kind of thing. A judge is taking ... Comment - Like
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Jul 10, 2010, 8:56 am
I’m really enjoying this video interview series. Great stuff. Guest post by Cyan Banister… I've met a lot of engineers and entrepreneurs from Detroit and there's an underlying vibe that resonates from all of them: a specific attitude or work ethic – possibly left over from ... Comment - Like
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Jul 9, 2010, 11:00 am
I’m sure most of the other travel bloggers out there would cite some sort of hunger for adventure or yearning for excitement as essential to the trade. You need to be down for anything on a moment’s notice. That’s bullshit. You can actually be a fantastic travel blogger without those qualities... Comment - Like
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Jul 9, 2010, 8:13 am
There’s always an awkward moment when you’re out for dinner with other people and the check arrives. Do you split it? How? Are the circumstances such that someone should pick up the whole thing? Frankly, I find nothing more irritating than this post-dining kabuki, especially when there’s some ... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 4:08 pm
My newest project, Cigar Reader, was just mentioned on my favorite blog today! Thanks to a contest we’re running with Zivity (probably NSFW, or close to it), VentureBeat gave us a nod. I love VentureBeat, mostly because of the ex-ValleyWag presence on the site. For the Cigar Reader team, this ... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 2:32 pm
Seriously, why else would a news organization push an off-topic story to a blogger? Oh those jokesters over at the AP — the fun never ends! Last night, we wrote a post noting that Woot was (humorously) calling out the AP for not following their own ridiculous rules when quoting from content. B... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 2:13 pm
I don’t know what media moron let this one slip through, but suffice it to say, the story isn’t what the headline would have you believe: “Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in 200 meters.” Good job, Reuters. Really. Okay, I mentioned in my last post that people in this line of work m... Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 11:25 am
Seriously, someone’s been munching on a shitload of paste. In Q2 2010, 44 more magazines launched than in 2010. This means two things (1) people have more money than they did last year and (2) they have no clue what the fuck to do with it. The former makes sense, given that in Q2 2009, Comment - Like
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Jul 8, 2010, 11:17 am
Single broadcaster of unspecified ethnicity desperately seeking young and fresh meat for … okay, you get the idea. Since WordPress.com screws up Vimeo embeds, click here for the plea from NPR. You know who else is desperately being sought? Yeah … Filed under: Media Tagged: busienss, desp... Comment - Like
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Jun 24, 2010, 6:00 am
Marvin Samel of Drew Estate explains this extremely rare and exclusive cigar. Head over to Cigar Reader, my other blog, to learn more. Filed under: Cigars Tagged: Cigars, dirty rat, Drew Estate, marvin samel, video Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2010, 6:00 am
I’m often asked how I can blog about as many topics as I do: travel, cigars, the art market, social media marketing, technology, finance and even reinsurance. The answer is really pretty simple. As much as I enjoy each of these disciplines (and I do), it really isn’t about the subject matter. At... Comment - Like
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Jun 23, 2010, 6:00 am
Michael Herklots of Davidoff Madison Avenue let me try a prototype of the new cigar he’s developing with Pepin Garcia. To learn more about it, head over to Cigar Reader. Filed under: Cigars Tagged: cigar shop, Cigars, davidoff, Michael Herklots, Pepin Garcia Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2010, 12:14 pm
I’m always excited about new tools from WordPress. Say hello to Koi, our newest theme. This light and colorful theme provides a beautiful framework for your WordPress.com site with delicate, hand-drawn illustrations and refined typography. The tasteful artwork featured in the header and footer... Comment - Like
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Jun 22, 2010, 6:00 am
La Aurora’s Jose Blanco explains the ins and outs of cigar blending. For more information on cigars, visit my other blog, Cigar Reader. Filed under: Cigars Tagged: Cigars, Jose Blanco, La Aurora, video Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2010, 6:00 am
Long lines, staccato questions and the ever-present threat o detention can make even the most honest of travelers start to sweat. With long, bureaucrat-controlled lines, the potential for frustration reaches incredible levels at customs stations around the world. You’ll find none of this at the lo... Comment - Like
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Jun 20, 2010, 7:52 am
While at the cigar event hosted by A Cigar Smoker and Rick’s Cabaret (up on the roof), I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time talking with the savvy style blogger behind Social Vixen. And, I have to tell you that it was like hearing myself talk (which you all know I enjoy Comment - Like
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Jun 15, 2010, 9:36 am
The #fml jokes on this are endless … endless. Filed under: Humor, New York Tagged: f my life, fml, Manhattan, mta, New York, new york city, subway Comment - Like
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Jun 11, 2010, 1:14 pm
The only way to describe this is … ouch. Anyway, I still love WordPress. Well, that was fun. If you tried to access TechCrunch any time in the last hour or so, you probably noticed that it wasn't working at all. Instead, you were greeted by the overly cheery notice "WordPress.com will be b... Comment - Like
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Jun 9, 2010, 11:58 am
Okay, I don’t even know what to say here. I really don’t like to yank entire articles, but I just can’t come up with an alternative. S. Korea’s Warmongers Plan to Stage Their Saber Rattling Pyongyang, June 8 (KCNA) — The Second Corps of the south Korean puppet army anno... Comment - Like
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Jun 9, 2010, 9:39 am
As you may remember, I recently launched a new cigar blog, Cigar Reader with John Biggs. We’ve been pretty active, and there are some important stories developing in the cigar world. Here are the top five: New York Senate Cigar Champ Threatens Shutdown >> Macanudo Wants You to Have a Trip, a P... Comment - Like
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Jun 8, 2010, 6:00 am
I don’t usually share content across my blogs, but I liked this simple post so much that I decided to break the self-imposed rules. It originally ran on my other blog, Reinsurance Blogger, which deals with social media marketing issues in the reinsurance industry. If you’re looking to launch... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2010, 10:48 am
We all hate the marketing users who corrupt our pristine social media worlds, right? Yeah, well you rely on these scumbags (among whom I count myself). Without the marketers, pitching relentlessly through social media, it would be awfully tough for these environments to survive. And, let’s fac... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2010, 9:25 am
Compete, comScore, Quantast and Nielsen all agree: Facebook’s traffic grew in April. Normally, I’d file this one under “no shit,” but it followed a dip that occurred in February or March (depending on who you ask). Don’t expect to find an impact from the privacy debacle in these numbers ... Comment - Like
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Jun 4, 2010, 1:24 pm
Private company valuations on SecondMarket (and other similar “exchanges”) make for great blog fodder, but I’m not sure I buy into the hype. The latest result for Facebook is a $25 billion valuation … for a company that celebrated being cash flow positive a year ago and has yet to turn a pro... Comment - Like
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Jun 4, 2010, 9:45 am
WTF? After Facebook‘s announcement of a U.S. politics page, Google‘s getting in on the action. The search engine giant is offering tools for campaigns through YouTube and a new campaign toolkit. Mashable reports: With YouChoose 2010, federal and state candidates who want to leverage YouT... Comment - Like
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