Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Posted by Marc on 11:19 AM
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Vintage Law Firm TV Commercial from 1980: Larry H Parker



I love vintage ads as much as modern ones and frequently check out the AdFreak blog on AdWeek: http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/ just for kicks.

While doing some research just now I got a good chuckle from one of Larry's very first TV commercials from 1980.  The office decor and the production quality of the video make it seem like this was made more than 30 years ago, lol

But for some of us old-timers memories of the 80's are still vivid and my wardrobe still has holdovers from then. Well at least Larry has kept up with the times, now he is on facebook, youtube, twitter and blawgging here and here.

Nice work Larry!


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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Posted by Marc on 11:07 AM
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Charging Money for FREE News????

I hope it works, but I have been saying for years that its way too outdated a concept to for for NYT and most other media outlets. In specific cases it has applications, like industry specific data, research only useful to small groups, etc...

Also, all of the buzz around the topic should have swayed them in the other direction so I am really interested to see how this pans out. There are soo many alternative news sources out there these days that nothing stays exclusive for more than a few hours.

Good Luck NYT, Yall are Gonna Need It!

in reference to: New York Times to Charge Frequent Readers of Web Site - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Posted by Marc on 6:51 AM
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Google Ends Censorship in China....

Because of targeted cyber attacks BUT WHAT ABOUT MURDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS!!!!

Google's (GOOG) old motto, "Dont Be Evil," must have just been a joke because nothing is more evil than supporting the genocide and ethnic cleansing the Chinese government is blatantly doing to the people of Tibet. And the human rights violations dont end there, the Chinese government is notorious for killing dissidents and activists.

I guess the billions of dollars of prospective income Google hoped to make off the Chinese people outweighed the value of human life.

in reference to:

"Targeted cyber attacks"
- Google Ends Censorship In China -- InformationWeek (view on Google Sidewiki)

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Posted by Marc on 11:25 AM
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Discussing the New York State Bar Exam

NYC: New York Supreme Court, Appellate DivisionImage by wallyg via Flickr
Recently we sat down with James Pantelopoulos to discuss online marketing but a very interesting side discussion about the the New York State Bar exam arose.  James, who is also an attorney, is consulting the NYC construction accident attorneys of Edelman & Edelman with their online marketing efforts.  And naturally we went off on a tangent when we found out he was also a lawyer, here are some of his thoughts on the bar exam;

"The New York State bar is one of the hardest tests around, not only do you have to know multi-state laws, you have to know New York State specific laws." 

QUESTION: What advice would you give law students about passing the exam?
"Passing the bar is about the thinking process of passing a test more than knowledge of the law.  You have to know the issue, the rule, the application (how you apply the rule to the issue) and then you conclude." 

Stay tuned for the rest of the interview but in the meantime tell us what you think about the NY State bar exam....

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Posted by Marc on 6:47 AM
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Bloggers can help the people of Haiti

The reports coming from Haiti are horrible and hard to watch. The people there were really suffering even before this earthquake happened with poverty and poor economic conditions.

My family and I will be doing everything we can to help and we have the Haitian people in our prayers.

If you are able to help, check out this article from Andrew at blogherald.com: What Can Bloggers Do to Help Haiti? http://www.blogherald.com/2010/01/13/what-can-bloggers-do-to-help-haiti/

in reference to:

"What Can Bloggers Do to Help Haiti?"
- What Can Bloggers Do to Help Haiti? | The Blog Herald (view on Google Sidewiki)

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Posted by Marc on 11:42 AM
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My Ulcer May Love This!

Image representing Twitter as depicted in Crun...Image via CrunchBase

As a technologist I recite this mantra to all my clients and friends, "Back Ups, Back Ups, Back Ups!" Make sure to have some "on-site" (in your home or office) and make sure to have some "off-site." Do it regularly and disaster recovery becomes much less frustrating. And there are many many reasons you may be disaster recovery mode so take it from me before you learn the hard way.

I am very eager to test this service out NOW!

in reference to: Backupify :: Secure Online Backup and Archiving for Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, and Wordpress (view on Google Sidewiki)
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