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Buzz,Pop Culture,Social Media,TV and Movies

July 13, 2010

4 Reasons Old Spice is Better Than You

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Let’s get this out of the way: soap is not inherently “cool.” Marketers have been trying to shove personality into stuff that removes body odor and makes you smell vaguely reminiscent of something, be it a river in Ireland or an iceberg in Antarctica. However, Old Spice hit the jackpot this week with their new [...]

Pop Culture,Social Media,Technology,music,youtube

July 6, 2010

When Doves and Internets Cry

Tags: internet, metallica, , napster, prince, purple rain, when doves cry,

Iconic musician and noted weirdo Prince has officially either become the smartest man on the planet, or is continuing his lifelong assault on common sense.  (Remember, this is the dude that changed his name to a symbol.) He said the following to The Mirror: The internet’s completely over. I don’t see why I should give [...]

PR,Pop Culture,Sports,youtube

May 31, 2010

“Who’s On First” & Avoiding Miscommunication

Tags: abbott and costello, baseball, comedy, humor, , , who's on first,

The year was 2007.  The Los Angeles Dodgers needed an infielder, so they reached into their farm system and recalled Taiwanese player Chin-Lung Hu.  In a game against the San Diego Padres, the newest player singled, allowing Vin Scully to utter the greatest line in baseball broadcasting history: “And Hu’s on first.” Of course, that [...]

Pop Culture,Social Media

April 11, 2010

Are you “Social Media Awesome?”

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A few weeks ago, Rick Astley helped me introduce the concept of being committed to being awesome.  But there was one problem in the post: we never discussed what “Social Media Awesomeness” really is, so you know what exactly you are committing yourself to. So let’s do just that right now. First, though, let’s address [...]

Buzz,Deep Thoughts,PR,Social Media

December 14, 2009

Don't Hate the Guru, Hate the Game

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Let’s get some debate going on a Monday morning, why don’t we?? I’ve heard an increasing number of people recently express their disgust with the term “social media guru.” Here is how “guru” is defined by Wikipedia: “one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom and authority in a certain area, and who uses [...]

Song of the Day,Video of the Day,WWE,Wrestling,youtube

May 30, 2009

Song of the Day – "Just Close Your Eyes"

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Before Christian left WWE several years ago for a run with TNA, he had perhaps the sweetest theme song in quite some time, “Just Close Your Eyes” by a small indie band called Waterproof Blonde. Haunting, catchy, just a great, great song. However, as previously mentioned, Christian left WWE for about 3 years. When he [...]