4 Podcasts For Your Post-“Serial” Existence
A few weeks back, a small group of us Ponies gathered on a Sunday morning at the popular Dinkytown bar Burrito Loco. (That’s crazy burrito in English.) We were heavily layered head-to-toe, properly...
View ArticleNo Apology Necessary For Meteorologists
As rare weather events go, a meteorologist publicly apologizing for an inaccurate forecast is on par with hell freezing over. One of those things actually happened this week, however, and it didn’t...
View ArticleMeerkat? Meh
It’s the stuff of parody. A new social media platform is invented by generously borrowing — or depending on — the features of two of the most popular networks around (not named Facebook). It streams...
View ArticleVirtual Reality Bites
Recently, I was in Indianapolis working on a project at the 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four. One of my duties included coordinating an in-person interview between a client and a reporter from a well-known...
View ArticleSympathy For The Dummy
It’s 6:30 a.m. as I write this and I am staring regret in the face. It didn’t have to be this way. I could have gone on Craigslist last night, found a seller, withdrew $150 from an ATM, arranged a...
View ArticleThe Draft Was Last Night (So Was The NBA’s)
The draft board from the inaugural Things Draft, in order of selection from top to bottom, left to right. (Yes, microwave went No. 1.) Last night, our Minnesota Timberwolves were the darlings of the...
View ArticleAll Ephemeral Everything
Everything published on the Internet stays on the Internet. Until it doesn’t. Take, for instance, The Miller Times (R.I.P., 2008 ~ 2013), my personal blog to which I was a faithful contributor on a...
View ArticleNews Of A “Dislike” Button Delights Facebook’s Discontent
Surely, you heard the hullabaloo yesterday when Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Facebook may soon be introducing a “dislike” button. You probably thought, Finally, a way to dismiss spiteful memes,...
View ArticleHighlights From The Horsewarming
It wasn’t so long ago our fair agency held an annual party late in the summer for our family members, friends and business partners. Back then, our building was surrounded by vacant parking lots,...
View ArticleHow Long Will Political Campaigns Continue To Undervalue Social Media Ads?
When you consider the substantial reach, targeting abilities and daily engagement rates, it’s sort of shocking how social media continues to be neglected by political campaigns. The whole model is...
View ArticleMeerkat? Meh
It’s the stuff of parody. A new social media platform is invented by generously borrowing — or depending on — the features of two of the most popular networks around (not named Facebook). It streams...
View ArticleVirtual Reality Bites
Recently, I was in Indianapolis working on a project at the 2015 NCAA Men’s Final Four. One of my duties included coordinating an in-person interview between a client and a reporter from a well-known...
View ArticleSympathy For The Dummy
It’s 6:30 a.m. as I write this and I am staring regret in the face. It didn’t have to be this way. I could have gone on Craigslist last night, found a seller, withdrew $150 from an ATM, arranged a...
View ArticleThe Draft Was Last Night (So Was The NBA’s)
The draft board from the inaugural Things Draft, in order of selection from top to bottom, left to right. (Yes, microwave went No. 1.) Last night, our Minnesota Timberwolves were the darlings of the...
View ArticleAll Ephemeral Everything
Everything published on the Internet stays on the Internet. Until it doesn’t. Take, for instance, The Miller Times (R.I.P., 2008 ~ 2013), my personal blog to which I was a faithful contributor on a...
View ArticleNews Of A “Dislike” Button Delights Facebook’s Discontent
Surely, you heard the hullabaloo yesterday when Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged Facebook may soon be introducing a “dislike” button. You probably thought, Finally, a way to dismiss spiteful memes,...
View ArticleHighlights From The Horsewarming
It wasn’t so long ago our fair agency held an annual party late in the summer for our family members, friends and business partners. Back then, our building was surrounded by vacant parking lots,...
View ArticleHow Long Will Political Campaigns Continue To Undervalue Social Media Ads?
When you consider the substantial reach, targeting abilities and daily engagement rates, it’s sort of shocking how social media continues to be neglected by political campaigns. The whole model is...
View ArticleBy Adding Ad Performance Data, Snapchat Wants You To Win
Snapchat’s original headquarters (in Venice, Calif.) is more Big Lebowski than Big Data. “I am not spending a dime against Snapchat if they can’t tell me what I’m getting in return.” That’s not...
View ArticleCan You Hire Me Now? Good.
All is fair in love and wireless-carrier wars. If you were watching Game 2 of the NBA Finals last night on ABC — and there’s a good chance you were, because a record 18.2 million viewers tuned in for...
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