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Bidness
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Friday, 10 October 2008 |
In terms of corporate culture, Google is known to be a pretty freewheeling place. I did some contract work in the Ann Arbor office a few years ago, and was suitably impressed. The atmosphere is very laid-back indeed, and creativity is encouraged. I particularly enjoyed the Extremely Casual Fridays tradition, in which employees work the whole day in their underwear. Well, I did, anyway. Come to think if it, that was more of a personal tradition than an office policy.
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Monday, 06 October 2008 |
It feels like I’ve been writing about this story for 10 years. Wait a sec, let me check my notes. Hmm. Actually, I have. The cutting edge tech guys have been presaging the death of ink and paper since at least 1994. According to these reports, filed over the last decade, newspapers and magazines will be supplanted by the Internet, and portable devices, and eventually by crazy sci-fi devices like foldable electronic displays.
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
So I was on the MENSA online forums the other day, discussing my recent wish list item regarding iPods and satellite radio. This sparked a whole conversation about radio, and the perennial, greatly exaggerated reports of its impending demise. Ever since the dotcom boom, pundits have been predicting the death of old media like radio, newspapers and books. And yet these institutions have proven remarkably tenacious.
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Written by Dr. Samuel Centralia, Ph.D., D.D.S., Esq.
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 |
Marketing professionals are funny. In an effort to push their product, they're often given to a kind of lateral thinking that is, frankly, quite enviable. Think of the various examples of viral marketing and covert advertising in the last few years. In fact, I dated a marketing major once in college. Nice girl -- definitely a lateral thinker -- and a natural talent. By the time we split up I'd bought a timeshare in Florida.
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