tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48111262672042699822024-03-05T16:59:17.971-05:00Personal Blog of David DamoreMusings, thoughts and opinions are those of the author and not related in any way to any employer, business or associate.David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-63097760196639823452011-05-28T18:17:00.001-04:002011-05-28T18:17:51.274-04:00Flooded Street<p><img title="DSCN4303.JPG" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7RxJr331ZWk/TeF0jbDsTsI/AAAAAAAACT8/l1A4mskEalk/DSCN4303.JPG?imgmax=800" border="0" alt="DSCN4303" width="600" height="450" /></p>
<p>Picture above?</p>David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-40386809146096769802011-05-28T18:15:00.001-04:002011-05-28T18:15:36.100-04:00Kindle Newspaper Pricing<p>Amazon Kindle pricing for newspapers.</p>
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<p>Image above?</p>David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-70176062500661723492010-11-13T21:34:00.001-05:002010-11-13T21:34:56.016-05:00Credit Card Fraud Prevention And Detection<p> </p> <p>Will banks and credit card firms use the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address">IP address</a> as a way to detect and prevent fraud online? </p> <p>Registering your devices as a way of fraud detection (the IP addresses of the devices).</p> <p>When you make a purchase online you are asked for a credit card number and sometimes the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_Security_Code">CSC, Card Security Code</a>,from the back. What would be interesting is, if the IP address was recorded by the seller site and sent to the financial payment provider to see if there is a match. When there is not a match, a higher level of security screening can be enabled. This would enable a customer to register their devices before making purchases to enable better fraud detection. This should prevent a <a href="http://www.securelist.com/en/glossary?glossid=153654932">false positive</a>, which interrupts the customer unnecessarily.</p> <p>The reason this comes up is, as of late, I’ve made a few online purchases with online merchants I’ve not done business with recently. <a href="http://www.att.com/">AT&T</a>, <a href="http://www.carbonite.com/">Carbonite</a> and <a href="http://joker.com/">Joker.com</a> are a few of the services. After making a purchase with Joker, my phone rang and there was a cryptic message. Hung up and within a minute another call came across. The second one was clearer, but not clear enough. One of the purchases was listed as being from Alpharetta, GA for $25. It was not a charge I recognized as I have not been to or knowingly done any business with a firm in the location recently. Well, after logging in to my bank website, I saw a $25 charge from AT&T. Oh, that’s a legitimate charge I thought. Who knew they used Alpharetta, GA as their billing location. Time will tell if that charge is rejected and causes my AT&T account to be suspended.</p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-73400010297857753582010-11-13T17:56:00.001-05:002010-11-13T17:56:18.351-05:00Apple Ping – A Social Network For Music<p> </p> <p>Apple Ping is a social network of sorts. My use of it is still in the earliest stages. Since that is the case, I am only following a few users currently. One of the things that is interesting is seeing other music people have liked or recently purchased. The ability to hear a sample of these songs makes for an interesting way to discover new music. When one finds a track one likes and enjoys, one can buy it on the spot or add it to a Wish List. I’ve added two songs to the wish list. </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TN8XjTFfOaI/AAAAAAAABpw/3pHK_oEa2Q4/s1600-h/54171b22-6f4d-487e-ab97-c270491523ae%5B4%5D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: ; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="54171b22-6f4d-487e-ab97-c270491523ae" border="0" alt="54171b22-6f4d-487e-ab97-c270491523ae" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TN8XkHrkUaI/AAAAAAAABp0/IOQ7sj-Nabw/54171b22-6f4d-487e-ab97-c270491523ae_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="812" height="176" /></a></p> <p>What would be cool is if in the Wish List there was a way to see who the user was that brought the song to my attention. If there are certain users that inspire more people to buy more music they could be considered to be industry influencers.</p> <p><strong>Questions</strong></p> <ul> <li>How important is it to know who the influencers are?</li> <li>Would top influencers be able to monetize their position as such?</li> <li>Will Apple create an influencers list? If so, will they make it public or will they sell or share that data with people that want to distribute their music?</li> </ul> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-31494708895000867022010-09-18T00:06:00.001-04:002010-09-18T00:06:37.670-04:00Google Realtime Timeline<p> </p> <p>Was doing a search for Detroit on <a href="http://www.google.com/realtime">Google Realtime</a> and noticed that the timeline can be scrolled. This means you can see what the topic was that spiked activity at that time. Detroit is a rather common word and has frequent activity posted. It looks like there were two small spikes after 6 PM and another at what looks like 11 PM.</p> <p>See image below. You can <a href="http://www.google.com/search?tbs=mbl:1&hl=en&source=hp&q=Detroit&btnG=Search">try the Detroit search here</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TJQ6y3wdanI/AAAAAAAABo4/wu3z8sV2Hpw/s1600-h/Google%20Realtime%20Timeline%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Google Realtime Timeline" border="0" alt="Google Realtime Timeline" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TJQ6zQE-MsI/AAAAAAAABo8/VS9sZHfMScU/Google%20Realtime%20Timeline_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="525" height="349" /></a> </p> <p>*Perhaps I should have done a screenshot of one of the spiking periods for analysis. </p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-60572702627333003972010-09-14T02:57:00.001-04:002010-09-14T02:57:22.127-04:00Is Guy Kawasaki Tweeting Live?<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TI8c0AEpKSI/AAAAAAAABow/Gkcd-1SgiZ0/s1600-h/e5dba13d-c8a2-4dce-ab84-5e4267f4d998%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="e5dba13d-c8a2-4dce-ab84-5e4267f4d998" border="0" alt="e5dba13d-c8a2-4dce-ab84-5e4267f4d998" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TI8c0ee1FpI/AAAAAAAABo0/_IfnxLhfhbg/e5dba13d-c8a2-4dce-ab84-5e4267f4d998_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="496" height="82" /></a></p> <p>It looks like Guy is tweeting via TweetDeck. One could safely assume that he is actually at a computer tweeting (could be TweetDeck for iPhone or perhaps on an iPad). If you wanted to reach him via an @ reply or a Direct Message (DM) it’s a good idea to be able to tell when he in online and watching Twitter.</p> <p>He probably gets hundreds of @ replies and Direct Messages a day. So, if he isn’t watching as your messages comes in, it will probably get pushed to the bottom in short order. </p> <p>Lesson: Send your message at a time when it will be read.</p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-35183098436543821192010-09-14T02:41:00.001-04:002010-09-14T02:41:18.613-04:00Interesting Google Ad<p> </p> <p>It appears that a someone named Dave Palmer is seeking to sell his talents to Google. It would appear that he is trying a different tactic in finding a recruiter that finds employees for Google. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TI8ZDELmgOI/AAAAAAAABoo/EnJjWU4I7bg/s1600-h/442f077d-cf41-4829-8ebc-4bf425b00111%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="442f077d-cf41-4829-8ebc-4bf425b00111" border="0" alt="442f077d-cf41-4829-8ebc-4bf425b00111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHtTIysnjfSuzM3JzkGCKIHcUs2qUhgsqGQLkhyphenhyphenHx9bkeEBzR3vmhyQ3jZ3m38BeBDg_ErS4TUWSuudJjavrDsnhy3y5nAhTPDYmD9AfyBqtN7Qma6TJb1QLQiz5nBaZj-77zDlUpMPuF/?imgmax=800" width="487" height="28" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>This tactic has worked in the past. The example that comes to mind was for someone in the advertising or media business. In that case the person bought the ads against the names of people that had the power to actually hire him. People Google their own names. </p> <p>A Google search lead to this → CNN: “<a href="http://articles.cnn.com/2010-05-14/tech/google.job_1_google-adwords-y-r-new-york-online-marketing?_s=PM:TECH">Man lands job with $6 Google campaign</a>”</p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-82378014193524511252010-09-13T02:01:00.001-04:002010-09-13T02:01:49.712-04:00UPS delivers 'amore' - WSJ.com<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_short_quote">Third-party logistics is a growing area at a time of globalization and cost-cutting of in-house supply-chain operations, said Kevin Sterling, senior transportation analyst at BB&T Capital Markets.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704621204575487840032479922.html">online.wsj.com</a></div> <p>*Possible area for students to study and become experts in. How to integrate complex supply chain distribution channels.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://admore.posterous.com/ups-delivers-amore-wsjcom">admore's posterous</a> </p> </div>David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-7978172766256346672010-09-12T00:59:00.002-04:002010-09-12T01:02:51.639-04:00Gillmor Gang: Smart PeopleHope to watch this complete episode of the Gillmor Gang soon. In addition to Steve Gillmor it appears that “Loic Le Meur, Robert Scoble, Danny Sullivan, John Taschek, and Kevin Marks” are also in the program. <br />
<div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:82707a00-d32b-4dbc-bde7-a007dbcb914c" style="display: inline; float: none; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div id="bf6dbd34-bdc5-4b6d-98b1-3399bd3d317d" style="display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UwuS3oUqDYE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&border=1&hl=en"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UwuS3oUqDYE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&border=1&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="355"></object></div></div></div>David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-4349772191441597372010-09-12T00:53:00.001-04:002010-09-12T00:53:07.133-04:00Realtime Search<p> </p> <p>Recently several real-time search services have come to my attention.</p> <p><a href="http://48ers.com/">48ers.com</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/realtime">Google Realtime</a></p> <p>You should check both of them out and add them to your toolbox. </p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-38452452468409083672010-09-12T00:45:00.001-04:002010-09-12T00:45:38.620-04:00MarketWatch Ad in The Wall Street Journal iPhone App<p> </p> <p>A few months back I saw an ad for <a href="http://twitter.com/marketwatch">MarketWatch</a> in the Wall Street Journal iPhone app. It’s an ad for their Twitter account.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPcsb0IAg-q-OlzC9t-75OfxdvBvISduBoOoeJ_AVqiCs7nDX_un27MYBEph1yZBGj3Gujb60rWFbPC3VXq5Pu6EKBD_RCDnxm6Owd6zXZereAG9GoCERZeYLkhgW7-a_GFfFwwdexzIgo/s1600-h/iPod%20079%5B7%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="iPod 079" border="0" alt="iPod 079" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDG0Z-iraZ8qDr3KHcOqP5HJZ1lkHnIWMoGIz05gV8FlA5YNiBaec0rLAlHfhRceoi_SOwxx2_NEqK2zM710jNZDusg99guCqE8F5gFvCcZGglb__DvYpRrH9ltHKdT-QtgOA8vLEXq_4/?imgmax=800" width="416" height="622" /></a></p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-67834192727089461242010-09-12T00:38:00.001-04:002010-09-12T00:38:24.822-04:00Foursquare: Mayor Special From The Sterling Heights Public Library<p> </p> <p>Foursquare Mayor Special from the Sterling Heights Public library. Free tote bag. The current mayor has 3 checkins.</p> <p><a href="http://foursquare.com/venue/226686">Foursquare venue.</a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TIxZO7ZkOQI/AAAAAAAABn8/34XxcrjC628/s1600-h/iPod%20092%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="iPod 092" border="0" alt="iPod 092" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TIxZPUetJCI/AAAAAAAABoA/_1mHYhjE9kM/iPod%20092_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="334" height="499" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://foursquare.com/venue/226686"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Foursquare Special - Sterling Heights Library" border="0" alt="Foursquare Special - Sterling Heights Library" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TIxZQJ4GsxI/AAAAAAAABoE/u5Cmn4RWzYE/Foursquare%20Special%20-%20Sterling%20Heights%20Library%5B4%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="518" height="233" /></a></p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-13730514116540238442010-09-12T00:25:00.001-04:002010-09-12T00:25:21.624-04:00Location Services on iPod / iPhone<p> </p> <p>Was looking around in “settings” on the iPod Touch when I came across the screen below. It lists all the location based services (LBS) that are on the device.  Each of the services listed is looking for location data when you use their service. It finally came to my attention what the purple arrow means. When it appears it means that an app has requested location data within the past 24 hours. Was just in the Yelp app previous to visiting this screen, hence the location data indicator was on.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlqSW2JRZaqCGI8Lmvf3KzDk6cd7-ZBFFUuMC3gTZKvOyEiQjzIBYhyq51l4W401zjprFQA1IEqyNi4tnFCWMjPsRarzDO3LlbtFI7c55SOY_G9v_nmKlO5xCVVGirarO1hI2KmlLLAj1/s1600-h/iPod%20103%5B4%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="iPod 103" border="0" alt="iPod 103" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TIxWMIJ9fUI/AAAAAAAABn4/MVSq-yxmHqw/iPod%20103_thumb%5B2%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="297" height="444" /></a></p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-2196040031618025102010-09-12T00:13:00.001-04:002010-09-12T00:13:40.312-04:00LinkedIn App on iPhone: Connect VIA Bluetooth<p> </p> <p>Apparently LinkedIn has a way to connect with people via Bluetooth. Saw this on an iPod Touch using the LinkedIn app.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TIxTcazPJeI/AAAAAAAABns/1VzTsUL2Oqo/s1600-h/iPod%20101%5B5%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="iPod 101" border="0" alt="iPod 101" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TIxTc5d3WfI/AAAAAAAABnw/bazo96Cxi9M/iPod%20101_thumb%5B3%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="259" height="387" /></a></p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-62648715792513481782010-09-12T00:09:00.001-04:002010-09-12T00:09:15.998-04:00The Flickr App for iPhone<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTot0Wcwqi2Kporuz_VxUMWdzjy1fCQF_rF5P0mpXRGiyRo5uQ1pcQUDPSKrYnCjcBEZat_HHbjYeHaSAxm5LN_feWeApoKLUEIdhQVSfNEveanwNTALdBk0y7PiBkKl0DprCF5ws6XBp/s1600-h/iPod%20100%5B3%5D.png"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="iPod 100" border="0" alt="iPod 100" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TIxSa5HXwUI/AAAAAAAABno/EcD16mFjGQw/iPod%20100_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800" width="301" height="449" /></a> </p> <p>This is why the Flickr app is so awesome. It makes it easy to see the pictures friends and family post to Flickr. </p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-5571344323047975562010-08-25T22:52:00.001-04:002010-08-25T22:52:09.552-04:00New Technology to Lure Shoppers - WSJ.com<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">Some of the most sophisticated in-store technology is tied to consumers' mobile devices, ad executives say. Marketers are experimenting with ways to use mobile phones to provide customers with services and promotions as they shop. These range from truck reviews at car dealerships to allergy information tied to certain foods at supermarkets, Mr. Ross says.</blockquote> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704540904575451841980063132.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection">online.wsj.com</a></div> <p>Sounds like Location Based Services (Foursquare etc) are on to something here. Who can get the first score?</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://admore.posterous.com/new-technology-to-lure-shoppers-wsjcom">admore's posterous</a> </p> </div>David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-48321856539249480492010-08-07T23:09:00.002-04:002010-08-07T23:15:22.685-04:00Top Sites Visited as of 8-7-2010 #Plancast #LinkedIn<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/admore/4870717228/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4870717228_6545b0894f_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/admore/4870717228/">Top Sites Visited as of 8-7-2010</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/admore/">@Admore</a></span></div>Was looking at the icon shortcuts on the Google start page.<br />
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<b>In order the sites are...</b><br />
1. Twitter<br />
2. Gist<br />
3. Plancast<br />
4. Google Latitude<br />
5. Twitter Search<br />
6. Wall Street Journal<br />
7. Foursquare<br />
8. LinkedIn<br />
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<b>Plancast has moved up a lot in the past few weeks.</b> Seems that a few of the people that I follow on it have added a bunch of events recently. The more my contacts use Plancast, the more valuable it becomes. It's my understanding that Facebook events are exported to Plancast. This is good for several reasons. The first is that it brings non Facebook users, but still contacts, in to the event game. The second reason is bringing a more curated calendar of events to ones attention. Past experience on Facebook included the creation of too many events. Part of the problem with that is email and time management becomes challenging. As I recall, people would indicate they were going to a Facebook event and not make it for whatever reason. It seems that if some says they are in on Plancast they are really going. This is good because if you want to meet someone face-to-face at an event, a "Count Me in" it is highly probably the person will show up.<br />
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<b>Plancast is a relatively new service. </b><br />
<b>Questions:</b><br />
1. Have you taken a look at it or are you already using it?<br />
2. Do you see the sharing of events as important?<br />
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<b>It's been a long time since LinkedIn has made the home screen.</b> This might actually be the first time. LinkedIn has made some changes recently. Perhaps they are not new but that they came to my attention. It is now possible to follow people that one is not connected to directly. If there is a shared group between both people, you can follow updates of not direct contacts. This enables one to follow smart and perhaps influential people that only connect with people they know or have worked with. Here's where it gets interesting. If the smart person you are following posts to LinkedIn, it's my understanding that you can comment on their thought, comment or post. This engagement may lead to a discussion and from there... all things are possible.<br />
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Another interesting part of LinkedIn is the Groups. Recently I've joined a few groups that have active questions and discussions. One such group is the one for Marketing Over Coffee. <br />
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<b>Questions:</b><br />
1. Are you actively using LinkedIn?<br />
2. Are you getting more value out of it than before? <br />
3. What changes have you liked or disliked?David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-22980381465516523132010-07-06T00:06:00.003-04:002010-07-06T00:25:23.085-04:00Plancast: Idea For Monetizing<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1126585618"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
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<a href="http://plancast.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Plancast</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> is a website that allows </span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">for</span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> a person, or entity, to create, broadcast and invite people to come to an event.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Currently, most users are individuals. It seems that many have only entered a few events here and there. People enter events that might be fun to have others tag along. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">What would be really interesting is if professional sports teams created their own </span><b><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Plancast</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> Channels</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">. The channel could include preseason and regular season games with home an road dates included. A sport like football has a lot of fans that will travel to other places to see their team play. Lots of </span><a href="http://www.chicagobears.com/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Chicago Bears</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> fans come to </span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Ford+Field,+Detroit,+MI&sll=44.43378,-85.341797&sspn=5.694539,14.128418&ie=UTF8&hq=Ford+Field,&hnear=Detroit,+Wayne,+Michigan&ll=42.338721,-83.051233&spn=0.011515,0.027595&z=15"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Ford Field</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> in Detroit when they Play the </span><a href="http://www.detroitlions.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Detroit Lions</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">. For traveling Bears fans it would be intriguing to see if any of their friends were also planning to travel to Detroit for the game. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">If a fan saw a friend had already indicated they were going to a game on the road, another fan could click the “count me in” button for the event. When they do that it might trigger a pop up where that person would be offered the opportunity to buy a ticket. An advanced feature might even allow for the buyer to get a seat as close as possible to their friends seat. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">When first thinking about how </span><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Plancast</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> and a sports league might integrate, the National Hockey League (NHL) was the first. Could definitely see the </span><a href="http://redwings.nhl.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Detroit Red Wings</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> creating a channel for their fans to participate. Fans that are attending a game can spread the event to their contacts (Sell more tickets etc). This information distribution can be done via </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Facebook</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">, </span><a href="http://twitter.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Twitter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> and email.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Lets say that a local university is doing a get together at a sporting event. The alumni association might use the teams </span><b><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Plancast</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> Event Channel</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> to invite people. Those that want to RSVP can buy a ticket right there in the </span><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Plancast</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> Event Channel.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.meetup.com/"><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Meetup</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> is a way for people to organize their own events and classes. People use </span><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Meetup</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> to organize things like floor hockey, photography or knitting. Some hosts charge fees to cover the costs incurred running the event. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">It would be great if </span><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Plancast</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> had a partnership with </span><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Meetup</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> to distribute group events and to create revenue for hosts and venues.</span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Below is the note card that was where the first thoughts went. </span><br />
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*This post was not diagrammed out in advance. It was spell checked, but it was not printed, <s>edited and revised</s>. It was edited a little bit. Errors may remain.David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-81932098637968508532010-07-02T00:24:00.001-04:002010-07-02T00:24:03.092-04:00Innovation Unleashed<p> </p> <p>The velocity of innovation is increasing. </p> <blockquote> <p>Q: Do you know what that means? </p> <p>A: Creative Destruction *<a href="http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=%22Creative+Destruction%22&aq=f&aqi=l1g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=">Look it up</a></p></blockquote> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-59359855831829977562010-06-27T21:57:00.001-04:002010-06-27T21:57:06.357-04:00Browser Home Screen - Top Sites<p> </p> <p><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_qXLkus1-ZgY/TCf5lXuWsbI/AAAAAAAABmw/0dJV0gyu_uk/cf0bf3c9e1504abc6b9aab464cee0a16.png" width="507" height="221" /> </p> <p> </p> <p>Above is a screen shot of the start page in Google Chrome. It's my understanding that the images are in order left to right, then down in order of most visits. In this case Twitter is the most visited site and Gist is the second most and so on. What is amazing is that Gist, a contact knowledge engine is up to number two. It's only been about six weeks since I started using Gist. The ranking algorithm in Chrome might be for most visits in the past 30 days.</p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-50427503180971779232010-06-07T22:57:00.003-04:002010-06-07T23:02:09.441-04:00Google Latitude – Traffic Jam I-94<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUY2uTxC1zG03biH4ojL5ST4jTT8dLXSGY2IMgKko4El1nTJyo29g-9oWpZS7HkO5vk4lGA9YVKM6fYk9DrLCQE7a8mybh2D-XSPBEiRZxIZycAwJa5lndakfWQ-NY3MryEEiNZdVITAL/s1600-h/Google%20Latitiude%20Traffic%20Jam%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Google Latitiude Traffic Jam" border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz0IrcE9ydkPwsScNEKKZ3OW-qnlxcBCTG7SqNY_2Qyzno1yGLVFDCF0EcjOkDK6JTj0358hvHBEo-EWjqngF_w8GOaQfuMkzgqonjOaUArov3fO-HgeX7F0U6wxsYbO9UNx8yHLhYC1Ca/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: inline;" title="Google Latitiude Traffic Jam" width="509" /></a> <br />
Above is a image from Google Latitude. From the data you can see that the distance between geo blips is very short. The back up was about a mile as the freeway was completely closed west bound as the result of a car accident. Traveling one mile took about forty-five minutes.<br />
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Google receives geo blip data from users of Latitude. This data can pinpoint traffic congestion and perhaps one day areas that have a lot of traffic jams. Perhaps the causes of the traffic jams could be investigated and solutions implemented to improve traffic flows and driver safety.<br />
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What would be interesting is if Google called people (Google Voice users) that are in the traffic jam. They could provide insights about the cause (construction, accident etc). Perhaps first responders could be contacted with data live from the scene.David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-91803172806217543502010-05-28T02:10:00.001-04:002010-05-28T02:10:45.058-04:00Ford to End Mercury<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/admore/goaFxsvztgguDsczdEJHexhAIwHFwrwpuIdHAmDhJuahritmBdekfGlCeFgp/media_httpsgwsjnetpub_mxyty.gif.scaled500.gif" width="492" height="209"/> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704269204575270822363686774.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines">online.wsj.com</a></div> <p>The pace of change has quickened during the recession. This will reduce the friction caused by marketing support (ad money and dealer marketing) required for weak and dying brands. </p><p>This consolidation may lead to more models per company. This might occur to differentiate a firms model lineup against its competitors. </p><p>Marketers may find more niches to target against. Single firm car manufactures can more readily make positioning moves to serve the unmet needs of unique markets.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://admore.posterous.com/ford-to-end-mercury">admore's posterous</a> </p> </div>David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-38647858377186829912010-05-04T11:33:00.003-04:002010-05-04T11:36:43.742-04:00Creating a Startup?If you are thinking of creating a web-based startup, it is suggested that you review the following podcasts. <br />
The first is from Jason Calacanis ( <a href="http://twitter.com/jason">@Jason on Twitter</a>) via <a href="http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/">thisweekin.com</a><br />
The second is from Jason Fried ( <a href="http://twitter.com/jasonfried">@jasonfried on Twitter</a>) and David Heinemeier Hansson (<a href="http://twitter.com/dhh">@DHH on Twitter</a>) via the <a href="http://37signals.com/svn/">Signal Vs. Noise blog</a>. <br />
<strong>Note: There is some language that may not suitable for all audiences.</strong><br />
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<a href="http://thisweekin.com/thisweekin-startups/twist-49-5-interview-with-nathan-lasche/">TWiST #49.5 Interview with Nathan Lasche</a><br />
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<a href="http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2305-podcast-episode-13-addressing-criticism-of-37signals-part-1-of-2">[Podcast] Episode #13: Addressing criticism of 37signals (Part 1 of 2)</a><br />
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</ul>Both episodes, at first glance, appear to be on topics not related to startups and entrepreneurship. Each episode has excellent insights on both.David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-41714151204839003822010-05-03T14:09:00.001-04:002010-05-03T14:09:06.075-04:00Book Review: The 1% Windfall by Rafi Mohammed<p> </p> <p>Suggested Readership:</p> <ul> <li>Business students (Learn about pricing)</li> <li>Business people (Learn how to maximize profits)</li> <li>Marketers (Learn new pricing methods to reach more customers </li> <li>Anyone selling a product or service (See above)</li> </ul> <p>Notes:</p> <p>This is not a book filled with complicated equations. The text is written in everyday English. </p> <p>The book is sprinkled with figures that bring data together in an easy to understand way. Chapters One through Seven each conclude with “Key Takeaways.”</p> <p><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjSEFe08mvm7PeTzB4fcbCeHDfGQHtpOKPxUCryFcEaVrifWG9-vONe5aze_W27D_SJ8eqexOdSyGgRSEQlfgOMjiD0ssMujBUmY3tn2S_-zwMPSfwgGrew31szokLiiijJEEBfZ_6zpp/s1600-h/Nikon%20002%5B7%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="Nikon 002" border="0" alt="Nikon 002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsR0Y00G87Y37JZyMWfPh8FpEMSkgpCkhqmifhifV1r9hylAZs61BmqU_oRla7UedW9i9Zpk4RgRMtVTKjMYWe6gkRM4cPPnr-VdQa_3KRfIIjvwi91ktQZF6cTSay9uzwO9FqCaWmcmO/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></strong></p> <p><strong>Personal tweets from the book.</strong></p> <p>The notes below were posted to Twitter as I read the book. </p> <ul> <li>"... Know your product attributes and then stand up for and capture the value of your products and services." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 23)</li> <li>"Understanding how customers benefit from a product is integral to better pricing." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 23)</li> <li>"... most brand-name products have the opportunity to sell to more customers by providing a range of options." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 70)</li> <li>"... the BLS has determined that 94% of airline tickets are discounted coach, 4% are full-fare and 2% are first class." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 71)</li> <li>"It is estimated that snack-size packages are about 20% more profitable compared to larger sizes." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 76)</li> <li>"... bundling a product with others can yield significant growth in value and thus profits." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 80)</li> <li>"Events that don't offer multiple prices are cutting off consumers." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 82)</li> <li>"Rebates are attractive to sellers because approximately 50% of eligible customers don't follow through to get their cash back." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> p. 90</li> <li>"At Burger King, bundled meals represnt 51% of total sales." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 99)</li> <li>"Reserve discounts to attract price-sensitive buyers who need an extra incentive to purchase."<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 173)</li> <li>"Employees need to be proactively encouraged to collect and report competitor information."<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 180)</li> <li>"... it is important to keep up on pricing issues because variables that affect price constantly change." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 183)</li> <li>"If a company doesn't have a culture of profit in place, it is missing significant opportunties." <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a>(p. 184)</li> <li>"The best metric of better pricing initiatives is simply measuring if total profits are increasing."<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23t1pw">#t1pw</a> (p. 195)</li> </ul> <p><strong>The how to increase profits takeaway from The 1% Windfall:</strong> One size does not fit all. Different customers require different options and solutions. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Note: A review copy of The 1% Windfall by Rafi Mohammed was sent to me by a publicist.</strong></p> <p>Page numbers listed above may not correspond to the final book. An uncorrected proof was sent to me for review.</p> <p>There are several spelling errors in the tweets above. These were left in to conform to the origin of the tweets.</p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4811126267204269982.post-20803408014925908772010-04-26T02:00:00.001-04:002010-04-26T02:00:45.877-04:00Foursquare: Customer Engagement for Business<p> </p> <p>Foursquare has recently made some changes to their website.</p> <p>The line below is from an individual users settings page.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>“Let local businesses see that I've checked-in at their venue [huh?]”</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Clicking on [huh?] in that text brings up a dialog with the following.</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>We allow verified venue owners to see statistics about checkins at their venue. These stats include recent visitors, most frequent visitors and most popular check-in times. You can always opt out if you'd rather not share this data with the venues you visit.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Each venue now includes a way for the owner or manager to claim their business and gain access to analytics for people that check-in. Claiming your business allows you to offer specials to your customers (AKA: guests or fans) for checking in and for being the mayor. The mayor is the person that checked in the most times in a recent time period.</p> <p>You can find <a href="http://foursquare.com/businesses/">“Foursquare + Your Business” here.</a></p> <p>If you own or manage a business with a location that people visit, such as a coffee shop, bar, or barber shop, your guests may be doing social media advertising on your behalf. You owe it to yourself to check out Foursquare. </p> David Damorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04601970218704937162noreply@blogger.com0