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28 May 2008

Authentic Boing Boing action.

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/05/28/bbq-sauce-authentic.html Looks like the Authenticity super duo Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore got a nod from Boing Boing today. It could be because of the mention of BBQ sauce (who doesn’t like…

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thinking about… Elsewhere Online, News & Updates, Projects & Recognition

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27 May 2008

Logobama, Week 12

Week 12 from Logobama.com. In addition to more visitors and Logobamas created, Logobama.com was awarded the WebVisionary Award for Best Viral site. Thanks WebVisions judges! This week there were no donations, along with average do…

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23 May 2008

It’s not about awards, but they are nice.

Substance picked up three awards at the first annual Webvisionary Awards event on Thursday, May 23, 2008. We were recognized for Oden or Durant (Advertising category), bambu (Business category) and Logobama (Viral category). ̶…

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21 May 2008

What are you afraid of?

“I’m afraid of asking questions. I’m afraid of making mistakes. I’m afraid of sharing my ideas. I’m afraid of what people might think. I’m afraid of what people might do. I’m afraid of the endless possibilities.&…

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posted by Stephen Landau

thinking about… Elsewhere Online, Emotions & Feelings, Inspiration, Relationships, What's Next

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19 May 2008

The First Trimester, 2008

A little over four months into 2008, and Substance is a busy place. Some new site launches, some work in progress, and of course other news. For those of you who have been here before, some of this is old news. But there should be…

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Logobama, Week 11

Week 11 from Logobama.com and us Oregonians and Kentuckians (Kentuckites?) get to vote on Tuesday. We now have over 7,100 Logobamas created and just shy of 25,000 visitors with only a few weeks of primaries left. Wonder if we can …

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12 May 2008

Logobama, Week 10

There are only a few primaries left as we look back at Week 10 from Logobama.com. It looks like those of us in Oregon will be able to cast our ballots and have them mean something for the Democratic presidential campaign, even if …

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8 May 2008

Walk the talk: the Substance Portfolio

As the flowers begin to bloom and the air begins to warm, Substance is pleased to announce the launch of our portfolio: The Substance Portfolio About sixteen months in the making, we now have a place where we can show how we apply…

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thinking about… Inspiration, News & Updates, Projects & Recognition

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7 May 2008

Circumvent or aspire?

In the April 28, 2008 issue of the New Yorker, there is an essay called “Parsing Paulson.” Now, I’m the first to admit I know next to nothing about economics and financial regulations. What caught my attention in…

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bambu in the house.

from left: Mike (bambu), Stephen, Jeff (bambu), Todd, Rachel (bambu) and David Last Thursday, our friends from bambu traveled all the way to Portland, Oregon from Shanghai, China just to visit us. Okay, maybe not the only reason&#…

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