tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:12:28 +0000Thoughts, analysis and observation on quantitative online marketing, social media, advertising, food, wine and more.http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)Blogger20412540.776099-73.982856tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-8091851038692569812Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:42:00 +00002009-06-14T14:48:14.917-04:00FoodChelseaNYCMy friend Shakti and I went for a little impromptu food walk from Chelsea market to Penn Station yesterday. For posterity, here are the results:View West Chelsea Food Walk in a larger mapI highly recommend the sweet snacks at Three Tarts - try the blood orange goat cheese Panna Cotta. And to wrap it up - make sure you visit the new Highline park for some excellent views of the city and a glimpsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/uXkPwvlAmPw/food-walk-on-west-side-of-chelsea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=uXkPwvlAmPw:WqpKewMnz8w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=uXkPwvlAmPw:WqpKewMnz8w:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=uXkPwvlAmPw:WqpKewMnz8w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=uXkPwvlAmPw:WqpKewMnz8w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=uXkPwvlAmPw:WqpKewMnz8w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2009/06/food-walk-on-west-side-of-chelsea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-1517531848190651522Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:29:00 +00002009-04-04T20:31:00.118-04:00TEDFlyingImage by ~jjjohn~ via FlickrGreat Ted Talk by Ueli Gegenschatz - enjoy the flight (if you're impatient, go to minute 5:50 to only see the flying action. It's a nice gesture by Ted to release the videos for free this year. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/UXJcvdfljiI/get-your-wingsuit-and-go-for-flight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=UXJcvdfljiI:96DW1ZwUUEk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=UXJcvdfljiI:96DW1ZwUUEk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=UXJcvdfljiI:96DW1ZwUUEk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=UXJcvdfljiI:96DW1ZwUUEk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=UXJcvdfljiI:96DW1ZwUUEk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2009/04/get-your-wingsuit-and-go-for-flight.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-2299502091521541243Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:20:00 +00002009-01-24T15:27:37.492-05:00Social NetworkingTakkleFacebook ConnectThis is a good overview about some aspects of the future of social networks by Charlene Li. I enjoyed the part on the open stack vs. facebook connect but thought the part about revenue was a bit weak - no real groundbreaking thinking there. Having just implemented Facebook Connect at Takkle (free registration required), I agree that it's going to be a key piece of any 2009 content/social site - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/eQNqZH2uUWI/future-of-social-networks-presentation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=eQNqZH2uUWI:RZvgvx15GEc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=eQNqZH2uUWI:RZvgvx15GEc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=eQNqZH2uUWI:RZvgvx15GEc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=eQNqZH2uUWI:RZvgvx15GEc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=eQNqZH2uUWI:RZvgvx15GEc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2009/01/future-of-social-networks-presentation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-1523313633391871953Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:43:00 +00002009-01-24T15:30:09.364-05:00ObamaYoutubeImage via WikipediaWhat a pleasure to see that President Obama is continuing his open approach and transparency drive. The speech is a little too condensed for my taste as he addresses every imaginable initiative in 5 minutes, but at least it gives you a flavor of his thinking. Related articles by ZemantaPut your own Photo in Barack Obama's 'Hope' Posterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/qm3USPBWBus/012409-president-obama-weekly-address.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=qm3USPBWBus:hIM1vlarp8U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=qm3USPBWBus:hIM1vlarp8U:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=qm3USPBWBus:hIM1vlarp8U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=qm3USPBWBus:hIM1vlarp8U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=qm3USPBWBus:hIM1vlarp8U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2009/01/012409-president-obama-weekly-address.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-4027492438778142756Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:25:00 +00002009-01-13T10:28:18.473-05:00TakkleRecruitingI recently did an interview with Russell Scibetti about the new the best way to get discovered by college coaches - the new Takkle Recruiting. The interview is here and i'm thankful for your comments. Thanks Russell!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/yCpFU2YPSc8/check-out-my-interview-with-russell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=yCpFU2YPSc8:KAPNVboMX-g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=yCpFU2YPSc8:KAPNVboMX-g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=yCpFU2YPSc8:KAPNVboMX-g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=yCpFU2YPSc8:KAPNVboMX-g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=yCpFU2YPSc8:KAPNVboMX-g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2009/01/check-out-my-interview-with-russell.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-4303045611267675449Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:30:00 +00002008-12-25T15:33:34.234-05:00Holiday greetings2009Viral videoHere's the list of the best viral videos for 2008. Let's not forget that millions of videos never even surpassed the 10,000 view mark, so these here are truly special. And here is my favorite viral video from the 2008 selection:Let's hope that "We can" in 2009 and that the US government manages to bring the country back on track. Happy Holidays everybody!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/_qC01TvdOog/best-viral-videos-from-2008-silicon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=_qC01TvdOog:ChUgHZ4qte8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=_qC01TvdOog:ChUgHZ4qte8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=_qC01TvdOog:ChUgHZ4qte8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=_qC01TvdOog:ChUgHZ4qte8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=_qC01TvdOog:ChUgHZ4qte8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/12/best-viral-videos-from-2008-silicon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-3576572243634450975Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:52:00 +00002008-12-15T11:56:13.237-05:00promotionViral videoViral MarketingMarketingsherpa has done a useful survey of the best promotional tactics to get your viral video/ widget/ other campaigns off the ground. Contrary to some myths, it's definitely worthwhile spending $ on getting your viral promotion going, unless of course you already have massive distribution. In my experience, a strong Youtube channel is a key part of any viral video campaign.Here's the chart:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/a55EGmTW7xM/how-to-get-your-viral-marketing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=a55EGmTW7xM:iLDlL8D4D-g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=a55EGmTW7xM:iLDlL8D4D-g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=a55EGmTW7xM:iLDlL8D4D-g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=a55EGmTW7xM:iLDlL8D4D-g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=a55EGmTW7xM:iLDlL8D4D-g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-get-your-viral-marketing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-3313677984335243628Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:11:00 +00002008-12-12T01:11:45.937-05:00Might be time to finally make the move to Tumblr - they just raised money so will be around for a few years and is just an easier blog engine to use...Blogger Finally Allows Imports and Exportshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/WtTzhktgLpU/blogger-finally-allows-imports-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=WtTzhktgLpU:q2bhb7iWlo4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=WtTzhktgLpU:q2bhb7iWlo4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=WtTzhktgLpU:q2bhb7iWlo4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=WtTzhktgLpU:q2bhb7iWlo4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=WtTzhktgLpU:q2bhb7iWlo4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/12/blogger-finally-allows-imports-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-7614861762221170790Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:48:00 +00002008-12-09T17:52:55.337-05:00mashableEntrepeneurshipguykawasakiGuy Kawasaki is one of my favorite entrepreneur/VC bloggers and I also highly recommend his latest book. This list of 7 things are a must read for every entrepreneurial type out there right now and I highly recommend them. If I may, I'll add a #8 to the list: don't reinvent - if someone already built it (e.g. wordpress, a CMS, video serving, analytics), don't try to build it yourself - just use http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/DavQQxvI2K0/7-great-reality-checks-from-guy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=DavQQxvI2K0:vGMe__6IQs4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=DavQQxvI2K0:vGMe__6IQs4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=DavQQxvI2K0:vGMe__6IQs4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=DavQQxvI2K0:vGMe__6IQs4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=DavQQxvI2K0:vGMe__6IQs4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/12/7-great-reality-checks-from-guy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-6636080648942866874Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:29:00 +00002008-12-09T17:29:39.782-05:00Reblogging this from the Takkle blog:Do you want to play sports in college? Are you looking for an athletic scholarship? Whether you play football, basketball, soccer, baseball or you are a cheerleader or runner (or participate in any of our other 40+ sports), Takkle is here to help you get discovered! A lot of our users have been asking for help with college recruiting so we have built the best http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/wi66gGTVNpk/takkle-is-largest-high-school-sports.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=wi66gGTVNpk:hQFakxoUlLw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=wi66gGTVNpk:hQFakxoUlLw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=wi66gGTVNpk:hQFakxoUlLw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=wi66gGTVNpk:hQFakxoUlLw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=wi66gGTVNpk:hQFakxoUlLw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/12/takkle-is-largest-high-school-sports.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-2837694058062208967Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:09:00 +00002008-11-24T16:09:36.252-05:00AdvertisingMarketingInteresting article from one of my favorite marketing news source - Marketingcharts.com - the Direct Response industry will outpace traditional spend again in 2009. What's more interesting is the breakdown by channel (source: DMA, 2008)The overall lead by DM is really caused by Direct Mail (not surprising as branding Direct Mail is notoriously expensive and inefficient) and by new media spending.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/dOXL8OPmIqY/direct-marketing-spending-to-outpace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=dOXL8OPmIqY:J9bSoT7d3pk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=dOXL8OPmIqY:J9bSoT7d3pk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=dOXL8OPmIqY:J9bSoT7d3pk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=dOXL8OPmIqY:J9bSoT7d3pk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=dOXL8OPmIqY:J9bSoT7d3pk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/11/direct-marketing-spending-to-outpace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-6543034902441034638Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:49:00 +00002008-11-10T09:50:33.037-05:00Water resourcesDesalinationEntrepeneurshipwaterImage via WikipediaFascinating article about how entrepreneurs are addressing the looming global water shortages. Addresses storage, distribution, desalination, purification and some other interesting twists.read more | digg storyRelated articles by ZemantaWater Crisis? What Water Crisis?6 Steps to Take to Preserve Water [Features]Some scary water stats from an experthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/qjNVq80em3Y/we-running-out-of-water-what.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=qjNVq80em3Y:2TDcphztOHk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=qjNVq80em3Y:2TDcphztOHk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=qjNVq80em3Y:2TDcphztOHk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=qjNVq80em3Y:2TDcphztOHk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=qjNVq80em3Y:2TDcphztOHk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/11/we-running-out-of-water-what.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-8393192943310626133Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:17:00 +00002008-11-09T22:22:06.595-05:00email marketingSpamflixsterpermission marketingThis morning when I looked at my gmail, I found about 30 emails from Flixster, a site that I once signed up to in order to test their Facebook Connect implementation. When I signed up, they asked me to import my Gmail contacts, which is fairly common practice right now. Once that was done, the spamming started: they preselected all of my gmail contacts for an "invitation" - consequently, I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/NWt9HlFSZko/flixster-is-spamming-me-how-not-to-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=NWt9HlFSZko:_qq2bhSm1Mw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=NWt9HlFSZko:_qq2bhSm1Mw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=NWt9HlFSZko:_qq2bhSm1Mw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=NWt9HlFSZko:_qq2bhSm1Mw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=NWt9HlFSZko:_qq2bhSm1Mw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/11/flixster-is-spamming-me-how-not-to-do.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-9087692989990805801Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:49:00 +00002008-11-09T22:14:34.221-05:00ObamaLast Tuesday night was a wonderful time to be on Times Square. Exuberant people celebrated the victory of Barack Obama. The mood was festive yet peaceful and there was definitely hope in the air. Let's all do our share to make sure the hope becomes reality! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/h4UPrttlNEI/president-elect-obama-victory-at-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=h4UPrttlNEI:NqwZBvhG_4Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=h4UPrttlNEI:NqwZBvhG_4Q:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=h4UPrttlNEI:NqwZBvhG_4Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=h4UPrttlNEI:NqwZBvhG_4Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=h4UPrttlNEI:NqwZBvhG_4Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/11/president-elect-obama-victory-at-times.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-5450272406215459853Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:38:00 +00002008-11-06T17:38:52.110-05:00Gotta love Tracy Morgan from 30Rock!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/Gp5wpjAxCgE/werewolf-bar-mitzvah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=Gp5wpjAxCgE:5uTCik90nrI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=Gp5wpjAxCgE:5uTCik90nrI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=Gp5wpjAxCgE:5uTCik90nrI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=Gp5wpjAxCgE:5uTCik90nrI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=Gp5wpjAxCgE:5uTCik90nrI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/11/werewolf-bar-mitzvah.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-4430090425743478590Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:19:00 +00002008-10-20T13:19:50.997-04:00"The carbon footprint - so hot right now!"Calculate your carbon footprint in seconds—and find out what you can do to REDUCE your impact and save energy.View >>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/cjP_u4TzPpA/what-your-impact-on-planet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=cjP_u4TzPpA:yEUs1a8KSiA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=cjP_u4TzPpA:yEUs1a8KSiA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=cjP_u4TzPpA:yEUs1a8KSiA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=cjP_u4TzPpA:yEUs1a8KSiA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=cjP_u4TzPpA:yEUs1a8KSiA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-your-impact-on-planet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-694130688678620020Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:35:00 +00002008-10-15T10:46:41.901-04:00blogactiondayKivaImage via WikipediaThis is the second time I'm participating in Blog Action Day; this year's topic is poverty. The idea of blog action day is to use the power of social media to increase awareness for the issue of poverty and to encourage a discussion. I'll use this post to promote Kiva, one of my favorite financial websites. Kiva supports entrepreneurs (mostly women) in emerging economies by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/pg285x1Ryjc/blog-action-day-2008-is-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=pg285x1Ryjc:g_noagE3WnI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=pg285x1Ryjc:g_noagE3WnI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=pg285x1Ryjc:g_noagE3WnI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=pg285x1Ryjc:g_noagE3WnI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=pg285x1Ryjc:g_noagE3WnI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/10/blog-action-day-2008-is-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-8289817489332414644Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:43:00 +00002008-10-06T10:45:11.800-04:00MarketingCopywritingI just came across this beautiful little Spanish video (it's subtitled) explaining the value of appealing to emotions rather than the analytical mind.Make sure you read the analysis here at FutureNow.As a Marketer, appealing to emotions can be highly beneficial, but as Jeff Sexton points out, it's hard to do without a great copywriter. I've had the pleasure to work with several good copywriters http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/GtoZVFZjPJc/power-of-emotion-in-communicating-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=GtoZVFZjPJc:UdIlpjYbM1U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=GtoZVFZjPJc:UdIlpjYbM1U:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=GtoZVFZjPJc:UdIlpjYbM1U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=GtoZVFZjPJc:UdIlpjYbM1U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=GtoZVFZjPJc:UdIlpjYbM1U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/10/power-of-emotion-in-communicating-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-1747490144329645614Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:40:00 +00002008-09-26T10:51:40.503-04:00FinanceWashington MutualJPMorgan ChaseFederal Deposit Insurance CorporationSeems like the designer at Washington Mutual was up all night - when you go to their homepage, you're already welcomed to JP Morgan Chase! I'm not sure what the Whoo hoo(TM) is but the employees must definitely have felt it after this overnight takeover/ liquidation of the company.Washington Mutual, JP Morgan Chase, Finance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/RfU5rQWptIM/wamu-is-already-jp-morgan-chase.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=RfU5rQWptIM:Tm2vJjGk-B4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=RfU5rQWptIM:Tm2vJjGk-B4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=RfU5rQWptIM:Tm2vJjGk-B4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=RfU5rQWptIM:Tm2vJjGk-B4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=RfU5rQWptIM:Tm2vJjGk-B4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/09/wamu-is-already-jp-morgan-chase.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-4021928241915240540Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:27:00 +00002008-09-25T18:27:57.162-04:00InnovationWhat a great idea by Paksense of Boise, Idaho. These new labels can be attached to a case of wine that is being shipped and tell the buyer right away whether the wine has been maintained at the correct temperature. I could imagine this going into pharmaceutical shipments as well - and even things like steak or oysters. Here's the full story. innovation wine packaginghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/-FZPL4xnIZI/smart-labels-keep-your-wine-or-other.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=-FZPL4xnIZI:09c7Gg5EJmc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=-FZPL4xnIZI:09c7Gg5EJmc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=-FZPL4xnIZI:09c7Gg5EJmc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=-FZPL4xnIZI:09c7Gg5EJmc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=-FZPL4xnIZI:09c7Gg5EJmc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/09/smart-labels-keep-your-wine-or-other.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-4535744385462514836Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:55:00 +00002008-09-09T17:55:19.591-04:00Anastasia over at Ypulse just wrote about Yoursphere, a new social network targeted at teens that just launched. The "interesting" twist about it is that it's actually not free but $4.95 a month! In exchange, kids can enjoy "no creepers", contests and rewards on the site (the rewards are for surfing the site and probably completing tasks. This sounds like a total flop to me as the kids will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/4mfiOS7-6Vk/yourspherecom-launches-as-paid-social.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=4mfiOS7-6Vk:1a4LdEbfWk8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=4mfiOS7-6Vk:1a4LdEbfWk8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=4mfiOS7-6Vk:1a4LdEbfWk8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=4mfiOS7-6Vk:1a4LdEbfWk8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=4mfiOS7-6Vk:1a4LdEbfWk8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/09/yourspherecom-launches-as-paid-social.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-6657825786887087742Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:49:00 +00002008-08-15T08:57:17.462-04:00blogactiondayThis morning I got an email about blog action day 2008; I participated in this great initiative last year and decided to do so again. The idea is to use blogging as a means to highlight good causes. I will highlight two financial-related websites that I participate in: Prosper and Kiva. Whereas Prosper allows people with low credit scores in the US to solicit loans from others, Kiva enables microhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/5IzrXJpPnKM/blog-action-day-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=5IzrXJpPnKM:9Iq-GWRvEpQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=5IzrXJpPnKM:9Iq-GWRvEpQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=5IzrXJpPnKM:9Iq-GWRvEpQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=5IzrXJpPnKM:9Iq-GWRvEpQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=5IzrXJpPnKM:9Iq-GWRvEpQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-action-day-2008.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-8022073588797187382Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:05:00 +00002008-08-07T12:12:07.067-04:00McCainLinkedin Election2008When I logged into Linkedin this morning I found this featured question by John McCain - Campaign '08 (a second degree contact of mine!): The question was posted 23 hours ago and has already received 825 answers as of right now. This seems like a smart campaign by the McCain camp and will certainly engage a group of educated, active Linkedin users. It's the first good example of social networkinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/vcGUBQvzCxk/john-mccain-asks-his-linkedin-network.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=vcGUBQvzCxk:OA8JdPO-7mo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=vcGUBQvzCxk:OA8JdPO-7mo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=vcGUBQvzCxk:OA8JdPO-7mo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=vcGUBQvzCxk:OA8JdPO-7mo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=vcGUBQvzCxk:OA8JdPO-7mo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/08/john-mccain-asks-his-linkedin-network.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-20106449712729938Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:27:00 +00002008-08-01T17:27:28.599-04:00Fun<a href="http://graphjam.com/2008/06/16/song-chart-memes-fingers-used-in-anger/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1774" src="http://graphjam.wordpress.com/files/2008/06/funny-graphs-middle-finger.gif" alt="song chart memes" /></a><br />more <a href="http://graphjam.com">graph humor and song chart memes</a>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/VOT_ZUiIIOA/latest-research-reveals-fingers-used-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=VOT_ZUiIIOA:pToZk8wTg7A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=VOT_ZUiIIOA:pToZk8wTg7A:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=VOT_ZUiIIOA:pToZk8wTg7A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=VOT_ZUiIIOA:pToZk8wTg7A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=VOT_ZUiIIOA:pToZk8wTg7A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/08/latest-research-reveals-fingers-used-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38144728.post-9122912697004747839Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:29:00 +00002008-08-01T16:30:38.781-04:00FacebookFunEither Slide got bored with Fun Wall, or Adonomics doesn't really check its listings - according to their site, Fun Wall can be had for only $1,000,000! Here's the link. In case someone bought it for less than the estimated value of $9MM (I wonder how Adonomics comes up with that), here's a screenshot:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/christianbusch/~3/lGc31ENXkwM/fun-wall-facebook-app-for-sale-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christian Busch)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=lGc31ENXkwM:zeIzRQzavcw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=lGc31ENXkwM:zeIzRQzavcw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=lGc31ENXkwM:zeIzRQzavcw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?i=lGc31ENXkwM:zeIzRQzavcw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?a=lGc31ENXkwM:zeIzRQzavcw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/christianbusch?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://christianbusch.blogspot.com/2008/08/fun-wall-facebook-app-for-sale-on.html