(Above: The NEW and IMPROVED Twitter homepage!) (Above: The OLD and OKAY Twitter homepage!) Twitter launched their new homepage today, which focuses on searching and Trending Topics. The search bar implores of visitors to “See what people are saying about…”. Below the search bar, a cloud of the most popular topics being talked about on…
(Above: Click the screenshot above to enlarge and see my resume featured on Scribd.com) Wow! What a day! I finished a super cool NYTimes project, which is yet to be launched, and my resume was featured on Scribd.com. I’m floating! P.S. Just found Scribd on Twitter!
Twitter just launched their Twitter 101 Guide for Business. To accompany the new subdomain http://business.twitter.com, the guide is a quick way to get your business up and running on the fastest-growing social network out there. So, give it a shot! Twitter 101 for Business
On a monthly basis, my marketing mentor, Kriti, hosts Idea-phile parties. During these parties, she takes us through a free-flowing process that facilitates idea-creation. Must admit, it’s pretty amazing. Along with idea-facilitating activities, she also brings quality snack foods from Kraft (her previous employer) and PepsiCo (her current employer). Most exciting, these snacks are from…
(Above: NYTimes interns, Naishi and Biff, and I took a quick coffee break with free mochas from McDonald’s) Who doesn’t love free stuff? Free things keep me going every day. Today, the freeness just kept coming with McCafe Mocha Mondays at McDonald’s. That’s Right! Free mochas from McDonald’s new McCafe coffee line. Get them while…
(Above: Louis Vuitton takes a new direction with luxury advertising) (Above: On July 20, 2009, Louis Vuitton advertised with a drop-down ad that read “MEN WALK ON MOON on July 20, 1969. 40 years later, Louis Vuitton is taking you on a Journey Beyond.” The ad links to louisvuittonjourneys.com.) Louis Vuitton is taking a new…
I stepped out of the office for a little bit today and when I returned I found a 40-paged article on my desk, freshly printed and bound with a binder clip. The article, from TechCrunch, was entitled Twitter’s Internal Strategy Laid Bare: To Be “The Pulse of the Planet”. Apparently, on Tuesday evening, more than…
This summer, one of my good college buddies, John Wood, invited me to the Bloomberg summer party, this year entitled “SP09” (for obvious reasons). Each year, the party takes place on Randall’s Island and features free transportation to the island, free alcohol and food all day long, free entertainment, free skating, free sports, free games,…
Just read about the new Simpson family stamps issued by The United States Postal Service this month. Beautiful! Thanks to the NYTimes ArtsBeat blog, I’m timely in learning about them. Although, now that I think about it… I never really send mail anyways…. so I’m not sure what to do… buy a few for my…
According to AllFacebook, the unofficial Facebook resource, yesterday marked the day that Michael Jackson became the most popular person on Facebook, the well-known social networking site that we’ve all come to depend on. Well, that’s in debate, as well. His Facebook page now has over 7 million fans. As his memorial is in session at…
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