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30 May 2007

Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Dead Whale Attracts Curious Onlookers (May 28, 2007) http://depository.shadowtv.net/media/236/2007/148/20/16005_236_20070528_203627_127.flv and from November 1970… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_t44siFyb4

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online

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Substance is all aTwitter

Following our "practice what we preach" philosophy, we're trying out Twitter. What is Twitter? I've heard some people call it micro-blogging... basically it's a method to let people know what you're doing, but you're limited to 140 characters. You can post a Twitter via the web or via a text message on your mobile device. People can then subscribe to your Twitter feed to receive the info as an RSS feed or as a text message to their phone. It's a one-to-many publishing technology, and you can choose how you want to receive the publication.

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online, Relationships, What's Next

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28 May 2007

Forward07 Recap

First off, a huge thank you to Brooks Gilley over at 52 Ltd. and the AMA group that pulled together the Forward07 event. It was a great time, and the speakers and panel were spectacular. The discussions and topics really made me th…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Experiences, Reviews, What's Next

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24 May 2007

Hi, hello, and greetings.

We’d like to be the first to welcome you to the new findsubstance.com. We’ve been thinking about our site and how we create conversations with people. It came down to this… how can we communicate what we do? So, h…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Campfire, News & Updates

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23 May 2007

Lowe-Rogstad in Minneapolis, Landau in the Back Room

June has Substance travelling the globe, spreading the word about what we do, how we do it, and most importantly, why we do it. — JUNE 5th Ad2uesday Presentation & Drink Up with Stephen Landau Ad2 Portland welcomes guest …

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Experiences, News & Updates

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22 May 2007

Forward07 on Friday, May 25th

With Forward07 three days away, it’s great timing on this article from the New York Times about Ray Anderson from Interface. Ray is one of the keynote speakers at Forward07. We’re thrilled to have the chance to meet him…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Inspiration, News & Updates

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17 May 2007

Stories from the Near Future.

I've been a big fan of the New Yorker ever since my wife got a subscription to the magazine six years ago. I've become so obsessed with missing something great in the magazine that I read them chronologically, cover to cover. It's resulted in reading more interesting articles that I never would have considered otherwise. My family teases me that I'm about a month behind current events because of how I read the issues (I'm currently splitting time between April 16th and April 23rd).

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online, Inspiration, What's Next

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16 May 2007

Coffee with Likeminds, May 18th

Quick reminder that coffee is this Friday, May 18th, at 8:00am. It’s with the Likeminds group at Stumptown on SW 3rd. Last time, we were in the back at the couches, so I imagine that’s where you’ll find all the in…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Coffee

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15 May 2007

Authenticity, Actually

I’ve been hearing a lot of people using the word “actually” lately. The use of the word is epitomized in the Adobe CS3 webcast… in the video below, go to the 22 minute mark and listen to the female presenter…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online, Relationships

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10 May 2007

How to Choose an Agency

Interesting article on Advertising Age about how clients select agencies: http://adage.com/smallagency/article?article_id=116558 I’d written a post a few weeks ago about pitching, but this article makes me rethink it a bit. I…

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thinking about… Campfire, Elsewhere Online, Relationships

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