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FORWARD: Lessons from Silicon Valley Journalists

A couple weeks ago, I went to the Silicon Valley PRSA blockbuster lunch and took notes. From these notes, I wrote a post for the FORWARD blog, the student-run Website and blog, for students.

Mark Cuban's Lessons for Revolutionaries

Regulars here know that I am a huge Mark Cuban fan.

Good Nighttime Media and Other Fun Discoveries

Indie music by the Los Shoegazers (that's Valerie Landau's son Camilio - I know Valerie through NextNow, a group of intellectuals who hang out with Douglas Englebart, among other smart people).

5 Lessons in Expertise - A Blogger's Evolution

I always wanted to be an expert in something. After six years of college and two degrees, I thought I was a political expert.

Apple Offers Podcast Lessons

Apple has launched a video podcast (iTunes link) that demonstrates how to use the new iLife suite to make one.

RyanAir Success Has Strong Web Lessons

Despite record fuel prices, Ryanair makes record profits. Its no-frills website has helped this no-frills airline achieve such phenomenal success.

Berklee Finds Free Lessons Hit A Rich Note

Free music lessons from the Berklee College of Music have helped the school see growth in its paid programs.

Lessons from the Mark Jen Episode

John Foley at InformationWeek interviewed fired Google blogger Mark Jen and summed up the episode into five takeaways for corporate bloggers...

Website Usability Lessons Still To Learn

Via Boing Boing, I came across an interesting report on how people react to advertising when visiting websites. No prizes for guessing the most hated advertising technique - pop-up ads.

Marketing Lessons from Santa

If a nonexistent man can change the world and millions of people with a message of joy then his marketing plan surely works. Right? Then what has Santa been doing right all these years that we can learn from?