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Financially insecure turn to blog therapy

Colin Henderson

More on the  blog therapy to control credit card and spending problems.  UK newspaper, but topic is US based. Dozens of “debt blogs” are springing up in America, diaries in which the financially-challenged detail their struggles against spiralling credit card bills. Source: Financially insecure turn to blog therapy | International News | News | Telegraph   Technorati tags: blog+therapy, credit+counselling Continue reading Financially insecure turn to blog therapy

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links for 2007-02-19

Colin Henderson

Building an Relationship Economy | Linux Journal “All markets work at three levels”, he said. “Transactions, conversations and relationships”. (tags: VRM cluetrain relationships) Vandana Shiva’s Closing Address to the Soil Association Conference. » Transition Culture We are using 10 times more calories in production of food than we get out as food. (tags: sustainability environment) The Fourth Turning The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy, by William Strauss and Neil Howe. (tags: politics world) HP Photosmart C6100 All-in-One series overview – HP Products & Services Products Printer, scanner, fax, photo printer (tags: printer HP) STAPLES Business Depot | BUREAU EN GROS … Continue reading links for 2007-02-19

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Debtors Search for Discipline via Blogs – New York Times

Colin Henderson

New York Times reports how people are using blogs to provide self help debt management for themselves, and to help others.  The new perspective is that they are willing to tell about intimate financial issues online, even though they wouldn’t tell friends or family. A blog called Poorer Than You (kgazette.blogspot.com) describes the financial doings of a 20 year old film school dropout. (Typical post: Yesterday we ate lunch at Subway for a total of $8.00, and went grocery shopping … with a list!  And didn’t buy anything that wasn’t on it! ) On saveleighann.blogspot.com, Leigh Ann Fraley, 37, provides … Continue reading Debtors Search for Discipline via Blogs – New York Times

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links for 2007-02-18

Colin Henderson

The Real story about Iraq – Video about things on the ground in Iraq! « Hardliner Blog British documentary about the real situation on the ground in Iraq. Families reduced to vigiante guarding of their neighbourhoods. (tags: iraq war politics) Entrepreneur magazine | Join2Grow.biz What are three major internet business trends to watch in 2007? (tags: 2007 future internet+evolution) Continue reading links for 2007-02-18

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Pew Research Center: What Americans Pay For – and How

Colin Henderson

An interesting piece of research on the American budget profile from the always topical PEW.  A sizable minority of adults do most of their transactions online. A sizable majority pays for one or more of the “big three” information age consumer staples each month!  Internet connection, cell phone service and cable or satellite television service. And at the same time that they are carrying the cost of these new technologies, Americans are also paying off record levels of credit card debt each month. Source: Pew Research Center: What Americans Pay For – and How One of the many things that … Continue reading Pew Research Center: What Americans Pay For – and How

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About – Dell Ideastorm

Colin Henderson

Here is something that amazes me no mainstream Bank has tried.  Product development engaging customers.  This is a start towards the Cluetrain approach.  Right now its customer -> customer.  Real Cluetrain would be employee -> employee and employee -> customer. Hat tip Jeremiah. It is with this mindset that we created Ideastorm. The name is a take-off on the word brainstorm and it is our way of building an online community that brings all of us closer to the creative side of technology by allowing you to share ideas and interact with other customers and Dell experts. You can suggest new … Continue reading About – Dell Ideastorm

Pinkomarketing

What’s the worst that can happen?

Colin Henderson

 This post from Chris Kenton talks about the evolution of branding from Agency work to customer interaction.  It does it in a nice fluid way that aligns with how it should work.  Worth the read. What if instead of all these carefully controlled studies and crafted messages, businesses just talked to customers and let them tell their own stories? What’s the worst that can happen? Source: The Marketing Consortium : Brand Positioning in the Age of Social Media   Technorati tags: pinkomarketing, marketing Continue reading What’s the worst that can happen?

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Control vs. Communication – (37signals)

Colin Henderson

I really appreciate the 37 Signals philosophy. I was discussing with a colleague today, about how to embed social interaction/ advice/ communication into an application.  The colleague was (rightly) pointing out the risks and as noted here it can result in less communication. When we set out to build Basecamp we decided that it was going to be about communication, not control. It is our belief that when you collaborate with trusted parties it’s important for people to be able to communicate any way they see fit. Preventing someone from saying or doing something often breaks these free flowing communication channels and … Continue reading Control vs. Communication – (37signals)