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Image via WikipediaQ1 - North Korea: According to a recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey, a majority of Americans think the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's pursuit of ballistic missile technology and weapons of mass destruction poses the biggest threat to...

Dahlia Lithwick on Sarah Palin: Lost in Translation Indeed

Image by smiteme via FlickrAbsolutely. Yes. Actually, this about sums its up: Decidedly and definitely, doubtless, easily, exactly, for sure, on the nose and positively correct. Check that... this is much better: Precisely, truly, unconditionally, unquestionably, categorically, come hell or...

Four For Friday

Image via WikipediaQ1 - Conversion: What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a Jewish rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists? A Turkish television station hopes the answer is a boost in...

Four For Friday

Image via WikipediaQ1 - Legacy: Three famous people passed away this week. Former Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon died on June 23rd after fighting pneumonia, bone cancer, and other medical problems. Farrah Fawcett, best known for her stint on television's...

Four For Friday

Image of Goofy via WikipediaQ1 - Damage Control: If you damaged someone else's car in an accident and agree to give them money to repair the damage, would you be upset if you learned they used the money pay for...

Play Dead Dog

How long before this dog shows up as a gag in a Will Ferrell or Judd Apatow movie... Shout-out to the good folks up at Portland, Oregon's very own Green Dog Pet Supply for the tip about the video (which...

Four For Friday

Image via WikipediaQ1 - Movies: As a rule, when you go out to watch a movie, do you try to make it to the theater in time to watch all of the previews? Related: Do you ever stay all the...

Four For Friday

Image via WikipediaQ1 - Lost & Found: If you found a wallet or purse in a Starbucks or other public location, that was stuffed full of cash (we're talking lots of cash here, people) along with its owner's contact information,...

Four For Friday

Image via WikipediaQ1 - Free Time: How much time do you have on a daily or weekly basis that you would classify as "free time," and what do you tend to do most during that time? Q2 - Campus Clubs:...

Four For Friday

Q1 - Pillow Talk: Over a quarter of UK employees are so work obsessed they can't resist using a mobile device such as a laptop in bed before they go to sleep, according to a survey released this week by...

Bad Words of Mouth

Feedback I just provided to the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA): Dear Word of Mouth Marketing Association, Thank you for sponsoring yesterday's webinar, "Best Practices on Facebook: How & Why All Companies, Brands & Non-Profits Should be Engaging with...

Southern California Edison Toll-Free Numbers Do Not Work

Despite the fact that area codes have become ubiquitous, some businesses continue to refuse to accept incoming calls (to their Customer Service departments, mind you) on their published toll-free lines from area codes outside their service area. Case in point:...

Four For Friday

Image via WikipediaQ1 - Handling Disagreement: President Barack Obama will receive an honorary degree Sunday when he delivers the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame du Lac in South Bend, Indiana. The President's scheduled appearance, as well as...

Facebook and Twitter for Online Retailers

Online retailers can and should tap the full potential of Facebook and Twitter, but be careful because your efforts might take a while to pay off.

I Now Write for Entrepreneur Magazine

Unless you've received an email message from me lately and happen to be the only person to actually read my email signature/bio, you may not have known that I'm now writing a column for Entrepreneur magazine. The "Build a Website"...