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  1. September 29th, 2008

    Logobama, Week 30

    Debate all you want but the facts are clear: Logobama.com hits the 30 week mark. Some links from foreign language sites has created an uptick in visitors and Logobamas created. Visitors per Week / Logobamas Created per Week Percent of Visitors Creating a Logobama per Week Total Donations and Donations Week by Week

    posted by Stephen Landau

    thinking about… News

  2. September 23rd, 2008

    Logobama, Week 29

    During Week 29, I discovered the Twitter account of “fake Sarah Palin.” It’s like a bridge into her psyche (which is of course different from a “bridge to nowhere”). Wonder if Logobama.com will come up in the first debate on Friday? We shall see… Visitors per Week / Logobamas Created per Week Percent of Visitors Creating a Logobama per Week Total Donations and…

    posted by Stephen Landau

    thinking about… News

  3. September 18th, 2008

    Progress on SWHQ 3.0

    Above: The second Substance Long Table under construction Things have been a bit quiet here on the site, but not because we haven’t had stuff going on. We’ve just been spending our free time (as well as much of our non-free time) getting Substance World Headquarters 3.0 (SWHQ 3.0) ready for business. As you can see above, Todd is in…

    posted by Stephen Landau

    thinking about… Life and Culture, News, The Way We Work

  4. September 16th, 2008

    Coffee with Likemind on Friday, September 19th

    The place to be is Coffee with Likemind, Portland style. It’s this Friday, September 19th at 8am. Stop in the Stumptown Ace (1026 SW Stark), grab your beverage, then make your way over to the lobby of the Ace Hotel to meet other likeminded folks. p.s. Because of the 8am time and school drop-off being 8:30am, I’ll either be very, very…

    posted by Stephen Landau

    thinking about… Events

  5. September 15th, 2008

    Logobama, Week 28

    “Actually, this is pretty cool: http://logobama.com/” – PetCobra (via the Logobama.com Twitter search) Some major milestones from Logobama.com in the 28th week of existence… $1,000+ in donations 16,700+ Logobamas created 47,000+ site visitors Besides that, we’re less than two months away from Election Day, and things are heating up, politically speaking. Will this be reflected in Logobama subject matter? Visitors per Week / Logobamas Created per…

    posted by Stephen Landau

    thinking about… News

  6. September 8th, 2008

    Logobama, Week 27

    Above: Speeches by Obama (left) and McCain (right) from their respective conventions, as viewed by Wordle. And now we’re done with the Republican National Convention. Speeches have been spoken, flags have been waved, and political parties have been political. In listening to the speeches by Obama and McCain, I wonder how many people are truly listening, or just voting the party…

    posted by Stephen Landau

    thinking about… News

  7. September 2nd, 2008

    Logobama, Week 26

    As the focus shifts from Denver to St. Paul, Logobama.com enters Week 26. Apparently people were inspired enough by the Democratic Convention to donate $90 over the last week. Also last week, McCain chose Governor Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate, so lots going on from a political standpoint. What will be interesting over the next 2 months before…

    posted by Stephen Landau

    thinking about… News