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October 2008

DevelopmentMarketing

Psst!—Do you have your 2009 Website Plan Complete?

Elections are just around the corner and everyone is feeling the pinch of economic downturns, but that is no excuse to stop planning and being creative. Keep in mind what marketing guru Peter Drucker says, “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” He also said, “The computer is a moron” and “unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes... but no plans.” So let’s talk about planning—is your 2009 website plan complete? Do you…
October 30, 2008
Marketing

Social Status 2.5 : r u as Kewl as u Think u r?

Connecting to your friends and family is becoming more and more virtual every day. If you are not one of the many hundreds of millions of people racing to position themselves as the next big thing online then you may be missing out. How many people visited your blog last month? How many friends do you have in MySpace? How many videos have you posted to YouTube? Is your information in Facebook? What is your rank and level in World…
October 30, 2008
Marketing

Cause For Drinks: Thursday Nov 6, 5-8 PM, @ the Whistlestop

Yes, if the Ninthlink blog is not about promoting/cultivating great ideas, then I don't know what it is for. And if a Cause For Drinks is not a great idea, well, then, I should probably go home... Anyways, in preparation on the day before Ninthlink's Alex Smith and the rest of The Modlins rock the Whistlestop, there is more to bring you to Southpark ((insert theme song to South Park here...)) : its The Cause For Drinks! And what is…
October 30, 2008
Design

Tomorrow’s Technology: What Role Does Your Brand Play?

A recent TV commercial has the new CEO of Sprint holding up the latest cell and saying one simple and true line, “It’s amazing we still call them phones.” It's a black and white ad, set in the Empire Diner in New York City. He then says that technology is useless if you don't know if it is there or know how to use it. This is an excellent product commercial and points out something so obvious that many of…
October 30, 2008
Design

Matt Stallings in Subtext’s MIAO & MOUSUBI

Oh yes, I should really make him write more about it, but he is off to the Bay Area for a very spooky Bay Area Halloween, or something. Anyways, he and many many more (49 other) awesome artists will be particing in the first ever custom MIAO & MOUSUBI-Show @ the Subtext Gallery here in San Diego. The show opens November 14th, running until December 7th, and we are psyched. (more…)
October 30, 2008