our thinking for December 2006…

1. December 8th, 2006

   There is no perfect _______

   I’m a big fan of Malcolm Gladwell. Read both Blink and The Tipping Point, and always enjoy his articles in the New Yorker. A couple years ago he had written an article about tomato sauce. Combine this with the fact that the TED Conference has tons of videos up on their site. They have one of Malcolm Gladwell from the 2004…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Inspiration

2. December 8th, 2006

   Switching to new Blogger beta

   So I’m switching over to the new Blogger beta… has some new functionality, ability to apply labels to posts, etc. We’ll see how it goes. Having a hard time trying to get the labels to show up in the right sidebar, and change the size of the label tag in each post, so hopefully I won’t screw everything up here.

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… News

3. December 7th, 2006

   Coffee, Friday, December 8th

   Sorry for the late reminder… Coffee, Friday, December 8th, 8:30am. Stumptown at 128 SW 3rd.

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Events

4. December 6th, 2006

   Frank Gehry, part 2

   I am notorious, at least within my family, for being several weeks behind on my New Yorker reading. Ever since my wife got a subscription as a gift a few years ago, I’ve felt compelled to read each issue, in order, cover to cover. Granted, I skip some of the “boring” articles, but even those I thought I would have…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Inspiration

5. December 5th, 2006

   Think Different, Create Magic

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oAB83Z1ydE This is what I’m talking about when I say emotion trumps speeds and feeds any day of the week. Apple isn’t talking to everyone here, they’re talking to a select few. “The misfits, the rebels…” And by speaking to these few, they’re really talking to everyone. Ignoring the grammar of the “Think Different” campaign (which my wife brings up every…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Inspiration

6. December 4th, 2006

   The Rise and Fall of Analytics and Search Engine Optimization

   Practically any agency working on websites and online content talks about analytics and search engine optimization (SEO). These two terms are used to describe what people are doing on your website and how easy it is for search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) to index and “find” your site. These words by themselves mean absolutely nothing. Analytics will mean absolutely nothing if you’re…

   posted by Stephen Landau

   thinking about… Inspiration