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How Accurate is "Mad Men?" Let's Ask An Ad Veteran (My Father)
"In this first installment, he reflects on elitism in the advertising industry, drinking culture, how concepts and ideas really came to fruition, and the nature of agency-client interaction -- all themes right smack in the center center of AMC's Mad Men."
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Bob Keefe is not Fake Steve Jobs. But he is the "Intel Sticker Guy."
"The man who took the road less traveled by and, in a moment where he had the unprecedented chance to ask Steve Jobs any question ever, asked him about why Apple doesn’t put Intel stickers on Macs."
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"In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatle fanatic named Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape deck, snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto and convinced John to do an interview."
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"As we started to explore and experiment with communications planning, we decided that that was an appropriate answer for what had been missing."
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How to hire the best people you've ever worked with
Some tips on how to hire for startups.
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Ratatouille Star Patton Oswalt on Geeks vs. Nerds
"A lot of nerds aren't aware they're nerds. A geek has thrown his hands up to the universe and gone, "I speak Klingon  who am I fooling? You win! I'm just gonna openly like what I like." Geeks tend to be a little happier with themselves."
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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Highlight Reel
"A selection of rip-roaring laughs and jokes from the joint interview between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at the D5 conference."
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Branded Utility: Interview With Johnny Vulkan of Anomaly
"Brands being genuinely useful to their customers, employees, suppliers and the people they touch."
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Why The Luxury Market Continues To Roar
"The biggest trend of all, and the one I should have mentioned first, in addition to the search for the memorable, the unique and services that have high value, is what I call the rise of connoisseurship and the hunger to know."
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"And we think the way we have structured this Oral-B thing will make it easier to do that [make a difference in people's lives]. Because it puts everyone at the table at the same time, working together on the biggest and best ideas for the business."
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David Lynch on Product Placement
Tell us how you really feel David.
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Bochco enters the online world
"I used to have friends that would call me on the phone constantly and say, "Listen to this one ... ." It was a culture of storytelling -- joke telling -- because that's a kind of community, and people don't do that anymore."
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Powells.com Interviews Steven Johnson
"That's the natural mode that my brain seems to work in. When I see a problem, I think, How does this connect up and down? That pushes you into other disciplines."
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Advertising is Dead - Interview with Tom Himpe
"I caught up with Tom Himpe, the author of Advertising is Dead, Long Live Advertising and chatted with him about his book, advertising and Brussels…"
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Wallstrip Interview: Seth Goldstein
"Lindsay sits down with Seth Goldstein, one of the internet’s foremost thinkers on the concept of 'attention'"
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"An interview with the Likemind meet-up founders."
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Video of the Day: Engagement by Engagement
My video interview on engagement is today's Revver video of the day.
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"Adam Gayner is the chief strategist at thread. Thread is a multi-disciplinary, idea driven New York ad agency, oriented toward Gen. X and Y."
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"Review these typical interview questions and think about how you would answer them. Read the questions listed; you will also find some strategy suggestions with it."
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"In an exclusive e-mail exchange with our editors, the reclusive vowel talks about what he’s been doing since the year 2000, his investment strategy, and his thoughts on whether we’ve entered a new technology bubble."
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A Conversation with Steven Johnson, Part 1
"All other things being equal, a person who is used to making active choices while consuming media is going to be more receptive to complex media, even if the medium is a passive one, like television."
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Hacking Netflix Interviews Netflix CEO Reed Hastings
Really interesting interview with the CEO of Netflix. I especially like what he says in response to a question about a referral program. Turns out when offered a financial benefit, no one really referred any more than normal.
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"Design Matters" with Debbie Millman Content Library
Download old shows with some of the most interesting designers on the planet.
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WOMBAT2: TRIP HUNTER, RENEGADE MKTG.
"Trip is in charge of guerrilla marketing at Renegade in NYC. We discussed their recently launched Panasonic/Oxyride "Neuter Your Bunny" campaign, and asked him how Renegade works when going into a new business pitch."
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Top Designer Says World Cup Design "Just Embarrassing"
Erik Spiekermann, one of Germany's most respected designers, has been openly critical of the design concept for the 2006 World Cup, from the mascot to the logo. He told DW-WORLD.DE why it hasn't been successful.
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A leading atheist says people must embrace rationalism, not faith -- or they will never overcome their differences.
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Where Visual Design Meets Usability
An Interview with Luke Wroblewski, Part 1
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Architecture and interaction design, via adaptation and hackability
Dan Hill talks about hackability and architecture.
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Romanian site that has some interesting interviews with Planners.
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Esther Dyson on the Evolution of Marketing, and Attention vs. Intention
"People go on the Web in search of attention; they don't want to give it as much as get it."
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"But at the end of the day Google is still a modern answer to a postmodern question: it is a massive, centralized hub enlisted to parse and catalog the universe of human endeavor."
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A chat with the science-savvy writers behind "The Simpsons" and "Futurama"
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The International Symbol for Man Tells All
A conversation with the symbol that represents man on bathrooms across the country and numerous other signs.
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Lindon Leader, he of FedEx logo design fame and fortunre.
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Curious Guy: Malcolm Gladwell (Part 2)
The conversation between Bill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell continues . . .
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On athletes: We believe "that players need supportive environments in order to flourish. It would be nice if we were as generous and as patient with the rest of society's underachievers."
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A Speak Up interview with Dutch design Stuart Bailey.
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Nando Costa: Brasil Inspired graphics
"Nando Costa created Brasil Inspired by Die Gestalten in 2003: a richly illustrated book featuring work from local and internationally renowned graphic artists about Brazil."
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He talks about touring, whistling and a bunch of other stuff.
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"Adrian Shaughnessy’s first book “How to Be a Graphic Designer, Without Losing Your Soul� takes readers through the pitfalls of client pitches to the hazards of portfolio preparation."
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Passion of the Spaghetti Monster
A Wired interview with Bobby Henderson, creator of Pastafarianism.
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Five questions on the role of the CMO and the future of marketing, as answered by Howard Handler, chief marketing officer for Virgin Mobile USA.
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Erik Spiekermann - typography and design today
"Erik Spiekermann calls himself an information architect. He is equally comfortable and prolific as a writer, graphic and typeface designer."
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An interview with Rex Sorgatz of fimoculous -- king of all lists
"First off, we live in a culture where events fly by so fast that history never has time to establish itself. (VH1's "Best Week Ever" is the personification of this -- a week is as far back as we can see)."
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Negroponte: Laptop for Every Kid
An interview about the $100 laptop program.
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With an enviable track record in newspapers, books, TV and film, the News Corp. chief pushes his chips toward his latest passion: the Internet.
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"That’s really what interests me the most: making dense and complicated information applications usable and pleasing for real people; it’s how I define the term “design.�"
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We assembled some of the smartest people we know to identify the trends that are most likely to affect our future. What we got was a fascinating discussion about religion, technology and politics and why no one's golf scores seem to be getting any better.
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Thinking Sideways: Exploring pattern recognition acceleration
An interview with Malcolm Gladwell about Blink and the topics within.
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"Jon Stewart is very funny and on his cult US television show he's a rare scourge of the rich and powerful, especially Bush and his court. Gary Younge puts it to him, is he really angry with America, or is he a man on a mission for the next joke?"
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The designer behind the I Love New York logo amongst other iconic designs
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Interview with Paul "Scrivs" Scrivens of 9rules
"Paul "Scrivs" Scrivens is barely 25 years old and already has a productive entrepreneurial effort underway building a loose network of high quality blogs under his "9rules" banner."
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Interview with Jason Fried of 37Signals
"The best marketing in the world is to give people products they love. Give them things they want to tell others about."
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Digital Web Magazine interview with Dan Cederholm
"Ethan Marcotte gives us an interview with Dan Cederholm about his new book, Bulletproof Web Design, and much more."
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GUIdebook: "Welcome to the interview with John Gruber, author of Daring Fireball Link points to external site and long-time critic and observer of Mac OS X interface."
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An interview with flickr's eric costello
Jesse James Garrett interviews Eric Costello, the Client Development Lead for Flickr and a prominent web developer.
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Interview With Niku Banaie, Director Of Innovation At Naked
"Over the course of a 2 part interview IF discusses with Niku Banaie, the director of innovations, about advertising, Naked and their approach to creativity."
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"Klosterman sat down with SPIN.com to talk about New York, the state of rock criticism, and -- what else -- Foghat."
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Interview > Mark The Cobra Snake!
"The now famous 'party photographer' took some time out of his busy schedule to tell us all about his baby, LA Weekly, hot girls, his truck jewelry, and eventually traveling to outer space."
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Jerry Yang co-founded Yahoo, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year
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Interview with Eric von Hippel: "I mean that product and service users-both individuals and firms-are increasingly able to innovate for themselves."
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Indie-rock hero Frank Black goes one-on-one with his literary hero, the indomitable Ray Bradbury.
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Tom Peters interviews Jason Fried, president and founder of 37signals
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Inside Odeo with Evan Williams
Another interview with Evan Williams on Odeo
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How did Mad Hot Ballroom survive the copyright cartel?
"Answer: by limiting music that played in classrooms, haggling over clearance fees, and cutting out a scene."
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"Recently I was lucky enough to grab the attention of the venerable Quicksilver developer, Alcor, and ask him some questions about the OS X-altering program he conceived."
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Can woman live on Mickey D’s alone?
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Interview With Josh Rubin, Mr. Cool Hunter
IF decided to ask the Cool Hunter a few questions about the site and the consultancy he offers brands.
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Exclusive: interview with Mr. Sun about the OS X Weather Dashboard widget
Kottke interviews the sun????
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The Man Who Keeps Nintendo Cool
Wired interview with Shigeru Miyamoto the man behind Mario and pretty much every other important Nintendo game.
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Interview: Odeo founder Evan Williams
Playlist: "Williams’ newest venture is called Odeo, a one-stop shop to help people record, edit, publish, find, subscribe, categorize, and download podcasts."
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Huffington Post interview with Errol Morris where he gives a shoutout to Banksy
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What I've Learned: The Collected Wisdom
A collection of Esquire Magazine articles with famous people telling the world what they've learned
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All Consuming: An Interview with Rob Walker
Rob Walker examines consumer behavior in his weekly column, "CONSUMED," for The New York Times Magazine. While demurring at the label "design critic" . . .
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With the Swedish furniture chain in expansion mode, design exec Lena Simonsson-Berge discusses how it views the U.S. market
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Yoko Ono has long been defined by her status first as John Lennon's wife and then his widow. But now, at 72, she says she is brimming with a newfound love for life - kinda thing
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"He's away from his desk" is something that's now true of New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell.
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An Icon interview with architect Rem Koolhaas
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Jonah Peretti, Director of R&D at Eyebeam
"Hipster designers and viral marketing firms almost always fail when they try to recreate the magic of these serendipitous projects."
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A new book from industrial design expert Craig Vogel says companies must continually adapt their products if they are to compete.
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Flash Mobs: an experiment in social networking
Who'd have thought a single email designed to mock New York scenesters would have turned into an international craze?
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In a new interview series, NEWSWEEK talks to a leading ecological architect whose goal is nothing less than eliminating waste and pollution.
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On the Beach With Dave Chappelle
In South Africa, TIME's Simon Robinson talks with the comic about his sudden disappearance from Chappelle's Show
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Welcome to the real David Gensler and what he really thinks about everything. Co-Founder and President of the KDU and considered by many to be the top youth culture strategist in the world,
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SPIEGEL Interview with Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg
Actor Tom Cruise talks about his 20-year membership in the Church of Scientology as he and Director Steven Spielberg discuss the filming of the soon-to-be-released "War of the Worlds."
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Designer and budding mogul Marc Ecko says the business of culture is regional
Marc Ecko: "Convergence. Blurring lines. Brands existing dynamically in real time in multiple places. And being more purposeful and meaningful than just being a commodity."
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43F Interview: Alcor, Developer of Quicksilver
"Our first 43 Folders interview is with Alcor, the developer behind our favorite productivity app, the mighty Quicksilver."
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Tic and Tac, Street Performers
Gothamist: "On any sunny afternoon in Washington Square Park, you'll find a large crowd of awed passersby encircling the recessed fountain that serves as a stage for the highflying antics of Tic and Tac, a break-dancing, acrobatic, comedy duo."
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Stonyfield Farm's Blog Culture
The yogurt-maker's CEO Gary Hirshberg and Chief Blogger Christine Halverson on how the Web journals connect them to customers
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Interview: 43Folders' Merlin Mann
Lifehacker: "After writer Danny O’Brien coined the term “life hacks,� productivity guru Merlin Mann brought it to life with real-world examples."
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Kasparov on Business and Chess
Brand Autopsy: "The interview explores the rich territory of chess as an analogy for business strategy/competition. It is a way worthy read for all and below you’ll find a scalpel/suture of my key takeaways from the interview."
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David Byrne launches internet radio station
Boing Boing: "There's value in being exposed to things you didn't know you want. When you walk down the street, you have experiences that are unplanned and accidental that may expose you to new ideas, new things... it isn't just a matter of running an err
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An interview with a guy who got an RFID chip implanted in his hand
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How did you get your f*&%ing awesome job?
An interview with Incredibles' director Brad Bird
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Index: "Legendary musician, producer, and artist Brian Eno would much rather talk about urbanism, new computer applications, or emergence theory than something as pedestrian as EQ levels or his own brilliant musical history."
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Guardian: Tom Coates is a BBC web producer and is behind www.Plasticbag.org, which just won Best British Weblog award at the SXSW Festival
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Just another urban legend: The final interview with Ol' Dirty Bastard
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A Night Out With: Keren Ann: Shore Leave in Home Port
NYTimes: "Places where you can get lost, where there are people everywhere but you're used to isolation, to being on your own, they suit people like me."
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Interview with Blake Ross of Firefox-Part I
Red Couch interview that especially focuses on the use of blogs to help Firefox grow
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Interview: father of "life hacks" Danny O'Brien
"Geeks are able to memorise almost any trivial fact, apart from the trivia of their own lives. So, the trick is, tell a nearby geek the trivia of your life, and they’ll remember it better than you do. And vice-versa."
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Interview: Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales: "I was recently on a panel with the head of USAToday.com. He said they have 300 million pageviews a month. I said that's good; we have 400 million."
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'Maybe I'll be a feminist in my old age'
She quit London for New York after being hounded by the press. Five years later, Björk has a new relationship and a new baby. But, she confesses, she's still homesick for the British sense of humour
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