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What Does Kierkegaard Have to do with Blogging?

I don't know. At least not yet. But digging around the old Salon interwebs I discovered Hubert L. Dreyfus' Kierkegaard on the Internet: Anonymity vrs. Commitment in the Present Age. 

Kierkegaard thought that the Public Sphere, as implemented in the Press, promoted risk-free anonymity and idle curiosity that undermined responsibility and commitment. This, in turn, leveled all qualitative distinctions and led to nihilism, he held.

(Via hmmm. I actually can't remember how I got there. Damn you, hypertext. I guess I'll have to look around my history.) 

Are You Being Misunderstood?

After a recent incident of miscommunication, I was cheered up by a friend telling me that this video made him think of me.

Lessons for marketers:

• Clarity and enunciation are important. Eddie Vedder can get away with mumbling, you probably can't.
• It you don't communicate clearly, someone with a lot of time and a better sense of humor will create a YouTube video and mock you.

 (Make sure you stick around until the guitar solo at the 2 minute mark. "Make me fries." )

Star Wars Retold

A long, tangential evening has encouraged me to re-re-re-blog the Star Wars Retold by Someone Who Hasn't Seen It.


Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.

(Thanks, tiff. )

Communicating a Creative Vision

I've been told that this is what creative meetings with me sound like. This is a compliment, right?

(Via Jennifer.)

A Simple Social Media Plan

I think this might be a little too simple. By the way, if you want help with your social media plan, leave a comment and let me know.  I know some folks who can help. :) 

(Awesome photo via the ever brilliant Andy Wibbels.)

 

Thank you, Onion. The Sports Authority Stock Watch

A great Onion Stockwatch.

 

 

"Shares of this athletic supplies retailer dropped as today's young people continued to lose respect for all forms of authority."