Media in the New Millennium

Commentary on media and communications — and the occasional rant! — from Metzger’s New Media Practice Group

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Only My Friends Need Apply

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s a great column by Adweek’s Alan Wolk reminding advertisers not to simply invade spaces in social media. Alan draws the comparison to a salesman interrupting a conversation among friends at a malt shop — it’s an unwelcome advance, and not only won’t it work, it could backfire.
He’s right on.
For a generation or more, commericial [...]

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Tags: Communication Strategies

Garmin Nuvi — very cool!

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

At the risk of turning this into a gadget blog, I can’t resist writing a bit about the Garmin Nuvi, and really great gadget I’m playing with during my stay in Kansas City this week.
The Nuvi is a small (not much bigger than my iPhone) GPS device. You enter the address you’d like to visit, [...]

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Tags: Gadgets