January 2009
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People are often successful not despite their dysfunctions but because of them....
– Peter Bregman
(via entrepreneurwisdom)
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Cassie Brunelle in WSL Girls Elite Power Rankings
This just in from West Side Lacrosse:
CASSIE BRUNELLE has been ranked as the top Honorable Mention in the WSL Girls Elite 25 Power Rankings. In my honest opinion, she should be in the top 15.
I’ve missed out on seeing Cassie play lacrosse in high school, but I have seen her play her basketball. If she brings 1/2 of her talent and athleticism from the court to the lacrosse field,...
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The LacrosseAllStars Story
“LacrosseAllStars.com, dedicated to the lacrosse state of mind.”
Six months ago, Ryan Craven and I started an online lacrosse news rag. We cleverly named it LacrosseAllStars.com and went to work, signing up for a free Tumblr account to host our content.
This is what LacrosseAllStars.com looked like from July 4, 2008 to Jan. 5, 2009:
We barely promoted the site, but little by...
So why am I optimistic about investing in 2009? Because entrepreneurship is an...
– David Hornik “Innovation Doesn’t Take a Vacation in an Economic Downturn” (via betaworks)
Know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy
– President Barack Obama (via inauguration)
Fortune knocks at every man’s door once in a life, but in a good many...
– Mark Twain
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
– Martin Luther King Jr (via affremblequotes)
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Every complaint is an opportunity.
– Derek Sivers (via entrepreneurwisdom)
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Circuit City's I Wear Red 4U Campaign
I came across this video at Advertising and NewMedia.com yesterday while searching for evidence of big brands embracing Twitter and other new media.
Circuit City is coming out and saying, “We’re all about the customer, we’re here for you.” This is a great example of a big brand positively and smoothly entering the social web.
Social Media Marketing, they call it. It is indeed marketing,...