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Mashable fails it hard; Twitter is not THAT important.

I honestly don’t know why I subject myself to Mashable’s content in a set of regular RSS subscriptions; I may have to unsubscribe from it just to prevent a blown vessel. I’ve briefly mentioned the site before in a similar vein, but today’s insipid read was a simply delightful piece about how brands belong on Twitter.
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Jons Zune Review Part 2

This post continues my Microsoft Zune review, courtesy of the Matchstick and Chatthreads viral marketing campaign. The first part of my review dealt with the installation process and Zune jukebox software. This installment will finish up the software review. Previous posts in this series can be found at:

Jons Zune Review Part 1
iTunes to Zune Playlist [...]

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Jon’s Zune Review – Part 1

Introduction:

Regular readers of this weblog will already know that some time ago, Jake was contacted by the Matchstick marketing company and asked to review a Microsoft Zune, seeing as he’s all important and stuff on the internets. He received his device and has since written three parts of his overall review, available here, here and [...]

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The only big thing Rogers is launching July 11th

His Holiness Steve Jobs announced the iPhone 3G today, and it’s finally official: the sparkling device will be available for Canadians to purchase from Rogers or Fido on July 11th. In this post, I’ll prepare you for the possible scenarios when the Christ Phone becomes available to mere mortals – and then discuss their likeliness. [...]

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Writing “see ID” on your credit card is worse than useless

Over at the Consumerist, there’s a recent piece debunking a Boston Globe article on writing “See ID” or some variation of the phrase on the back of credit cards. I admire what popular consumer advocacy site has done for the average person who’s gotten screwed by a large company, but some of their posts definitely [...]

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