Seth Godin claims the death of the book and finds it too cumbersome to publish a book in the conventional way. As much as I agree with the basic notion of pushing the boundries and perhaps in the process discover new opportunities, I would wager that the book will be around for as long as the car is.
We also thought that with the internet, travel, especially business travel would be dead, but it’s not. We still drive our cars everyday. And not until we’ve truly found a new way of travelling, we will fully adopt a new way of reading.
TweetGroupon’s big shtick is to be the champion of small businesses but their smashing success with today’s National Chain store campaign makes you question this.
“Local ‘brick and mortar’ businesses are the foundation of Groupon, and that isn’t changing.
Their spokesperson says, but we’ve heard that before and I just don’t buy this, one bit. einmaleins will create our own Groupon deal here very soon for our beloved customers so – stay tuned for an amazing deal from your favorite store!
TweetCupcake Royal, one of my favorite businesses in Seattle posted this message on their facebook page:
Ever miss the President’s call? We did! CCR was on the list for hosting President Obama’s round table and Jody was camping this weekend (out of cell range for the first time in over two years) – so she missed the call. Ever happen to you? Let’s all devour a salted caramel cupcake (Obama’s favorite flavor!) to make ourselves feel better :-(
Ouch! What’s the lesson here? Never, ever, ever leave your work? Ouch!
TweetI am wondering if we ever need a webcam to follow and watch the development on East Bay.
Stuttgart has many, and that inspired me…
TweetEnglish Professor got kicked out of Starbucks. Can’t find another coffee shop that might be willing to take her abuse?
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