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Archive for August 18th, 2008

Social Times on a Subject Activated by SnagFilms

Monday, August 18th, 2008

This is a great post on Social Times regarding privacy activated by watching a film on SnagFilms.com. What comes around goes around.

Fun Profile on SportingNews Today

Monday, August 18th, 2008

I had fun doing this one, a give and take with SportingNews. Check it out.

It’s Not About the Coffee

Monday, August 18th, 2008

I just finished reading “It’s Not About the Coffee” by Howard Behar of Starbucks. It is a nice little book, easy to read with a focus on the human element in organizations that serve large constituencies of customers. Howard ran operations for Starbucks. It is broken down into 10 concise chapters about his philosophies on running a large decentralized organization. There is a very moving piece in the book about how Starbucks reacted as a company to the Georgetown murders at a Starbucks on M Street. Very well done and pitch perfect in their response.

I Usually Don’t Link to Things Like This

Monday, August 18th, 2008

But in this case, I will make an exception. Some of these are very funny. Check it out and prepare to smile.