Loic Le Meur Blog: Seesmic future team interview by Robert Scoble

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Book of Lines Available Now « HOOPERS ELECTRIC

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No Superfluous Flummery: An Interview With Bob Roberts

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Fetch your reading glasses and check out this awesome interview with Tattoo Legend Bob Roberts. Bob answers every question put to him by Jordan Ginsberg with great down to earth, in the real world, f**king old school honesty!

Burberry – Art of the Trench

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Burberry has launched a new site aimed at promoting the wearing of the trench coat.

What stands out is the way Burberry has understood the new technologies available on the internet today and implemented them into a real market leading site.

Burberry is making the most of the crowdsourcing revolution that is up on us by asking trench wearers and photographers to post their photos of trench wearers in action. Hoping to show that the trench is again a cool fashion garment. Add to this facebook connect, a laid back sound track and an in depth story of the trench, I think I may just get me a trench this weekend!

Thought crowdsourcing was just for geeky software companies?

Think again!

Running a Facebook Fan Page? Inspiration Alert

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By James Glick on November 9, 2009

CustomFacebookPage.com is a site dedicated to promoting the most

inspirational and successful Facebook Fan Pages from some of the largest and most influential brands that reside on the site.

Facebook Fan Pages have become a key arm in many a social media strategy, with the ability to reach out and communicate to the consumers that are attached to your companies values, products and wider market. With Facebook doubling it’s active user base from 150 million in January 2009 to 300 million in September, it’s prominence within both advertising and social media campaigns is rising continually.

The site showcases the pages that have caught the eye of the public and are innovating the way we use Facebook’s community features, some of which I just couldn’t help but promote further…

The site organizes the pages into auto, 1m+ fans, consumer goods, media, non profit, retail and tech categories.

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Just as James has done on thenextweb (please do follow the link above to the original source) I think it would be useful, and I encourage you to, go through some of the most successful Facebook pages listed, and do a short review on each to help you understand what makes an interesting and popular Facebook page. Then apply this new found insight to your own efforts.

I know I will be!

Probably The Best Body Suits I’ve Ever Seen… Check It Out!

If you have never heard of Horiyoshi III, your about to be amazed.

Still reserved in the main for Mafia members in Japan (Yakuza, Tattoos really are a way of life. Horiyoshi is considered by many to be the greatest living master of the Japanese hand-tapped tattoo.

Not convinced?

Check out his work for your self on the link above. Or, as I did, head over to http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/yokohama.htm and explore the world of tattoos with Thomas Lockhart.

 

Bombardier YouRail Designcontest

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Built on the awesome HYVE Innovation platform, YouRail gives you the chance to turn your design skills to interior design. But not just any interior design, you could be showing the way for the future of trains!

Design a TatSkinz iPhone cover for a chance to Win a 13″ MacBook

This Terms of Use Agreement (this “Agreement”) is a legal agreement between you (“Designer”) and NLU Products that governs your use of this website and your contest submission. Designer acknowledges that he or she has read, understood, and agrees to comply with the terms and conditions stated within this Agreement. Proprietary Rights All materials contained in this website are copyrighted except where explicitly noted otherwise. OCTOBER 1, 2009, NLU PRODUCTS. All rights reserved. Designer may not copy, reproduce, distribute or create derivative works from the content of this website or use it other than as expressly authorized by this Agreement without NLU Products’ prior express authorization. All submissions in the contest become the sole property of NLU Products, which property will include all personal property rights, copyrights, moral rights, and all other intellectual property rights in the submission. Submissions will not be returned to the Designer. Designers will not create derivative works of their submissions or use their submissions outside of this contest. Eligibility As of date of entry participants must be at least 18 years of age. Officers, directors, and employees of NLU Products and Alpaytac Inc , and immediate families thereof are not eligible to participate in this Contest. By submitting a design, Designer acknowledges that he or she has read, understood and accepted the rules of this design contest. Designer further promises and verifies that the design(s) submitted are his or her own original work and do not contain any unauthorized copyrighted material or infringe on any copyrighted, trademarked, or otherwise proprietary information, images or text.

Limitation of Liabililty

DESIGNER EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT NLU PRODUCTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE (DIRECT OR INDIRECT, PUNATIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPT OR OTHERWISE) RESULTING FROM ANY USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, OR RESULTING FROM ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE, REGARDLESS OF THE BASIS UPON WHICH LIABILITY IS CLAIMED, EVEN IF NLU PRODUCTS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE. NLU PRODUCTS, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, CONSULTANTS, AGENCIES AND EMPLOYEES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INCORRECT, INACCURAE OR INCOMPLETE SUBMISSION OF ENTRY INFORMATION; DESTRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF ENTRIES; UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO ENTRIES; HUMAN ERROR, TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION, DELAY IN DELIVERY OR LOST DATA.

NLU Products reserves the right to interpret contest rules as needed, and reserve the right to cancel, terminate or suspend the contest at our sole discretion.

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Bang!!!

Another retailer realizes the power of crowd sourcing design work!

Love it, well done TatSkinz

Startups: How To Build A Barrier To Entry With Inbound Marketing

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A great post from the author of the newly released title: Inbound Marketing …

In this post Dharmesh points to 5 key points when considering how you will create a barrier to entry. Inbound marketing is soooo good at helping you do this as kinda bi-product.

Now I’m off to Amazon to get me a copy of Dharmesh’s book

Code Tattoos: For Geeks Only

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In to binary? Or just wanna carry your cheat sheet with you at all times? Get your self some geek ink. Too cool (in a geeky way of course)!