Archive for 2008

“Follow The Money” – Advice and an Urban Legend

by: George Bounacos December 30, 2008

Deep Throat never said FOLLOW THE MONEY to Woodward and Bernstein, but here is why you should.

Oprah Gets Burned By Angels at the Fence – Verifying Facts in a Digital World

by: George Bounacos December 29, 2008

Angels at the Fence, a book about a man and woman who meet in a concentration camp, was picked by Oprah for her book club before it was discovered the events didn’t happen.

5 Ways To Generate Productivity on Pseudo-Holidays

by: George Bounacos December 23, 2008

What’s a pseudo-holiday? It’s that day before a holiday where no one wants to seem to work. Here are 5 important things you can be doing on slow days in the office.

Official Airport Delays and Closings – Fast Friday Fact

by: George Bounacos December 19, 2008

The FAA’s free and constantly updating flight delay map is a traveler’s best friend.

Google Finally Gets AdWords Editor Interface

by: George Bounacos December 17, 2008

Google’s Adwords Editor program finally fixes an annoying problem with Windows Vista. If Google misses on Microsoft, do you have plans in place to check the pain points your customers experience?

Palindrome Goes Viral – Fast Friday Fact

by: George Bounacos December 12, 2008

Ever wonder how some phrases, pictures or videos go viral? Your online marketing agency knows. Consider using one if you don’t, and consider changing yours, if you’re not staying relevant every day or even several times each day.

Free Search Tools Underscore Understanding Gap

by: George Bounacos December 10, 2008

With so much unvetted information easily accessible to untrained consumers, an understanding gap develops.

Bright Automotive Poised To Be Household Name

by: George Bounacos December 9, 2008

By asking for federal funds when the world was watching US lawmakers consider an auto bailout, Bright Automotive did a fantastic job of creating awareness.

Slow Down Downloading Vista SP2 – Fast Friday Fact

by: George Bounacos December 5, 2008

Even Microsoft says it’s still too early for most consumers to use Vista’s Service Pack 2. That’s good enough for us.

Disrupting Amazon and the Publishing Industry

by: George Bounacos December 3, 2008

Paperbacks (and sometimes hardbacks) for swapping your own books is only part of the story. The execution is brilliant.