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Seth Godin’s talk at Google on “All Marketers are Liars”

Post author By M3 Sweatt
Post date 30/07/2007
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Earlier this year, Seth Godin spoke at part of the Authors@Google series, talking about his book “All Marketers are Liars”.

It’s worth viewing, downloadable from Google Video as an .avi file.

There are a number of memorable moments and thoughtful quotes to consider. One of teh ones that sticks with me is his view on the misconception of many companies, that “technology is going to solve every problem, [and] the marketing will take care of itself.”

That and his experience wearing a Google t-shirt in Manhattan.

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Marc Benioff says “The enemy of my enemy is my friend. That makes Google my best friend.”

Post author By M3 Sweatt
Post date 29/07/2007
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An article of interest on CRM Buyer.com from Rich Tehrani of Customer Interaction Solutions. He asked Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com “what he thought about all of the consolidation in the market…”

Marc Benioff said that “organic growth is slowing in the client-server space and these companies must consolidate to survive.”

And that “The enemy of my enemy is my friend. That makes Google my best friend.”

Watching parts of “The Godfather” trilogy this morning whilst making the family breakfast, I thought of the Michael Coreleone’s line, when talking about maintaining the appearance of a close friendship with someone who actually isn’t: “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”

Makes you think. 😉

Off to the Bellevue Art Fair today — have a great Sunday.

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Article: PC World on Best Products for Streaming Audio and Video

Post author By M3 Sweatt
Post date 29/07/2007
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In MSN Tech & Gadgets (love that subsite) there’s an informative post from by PC World columnist Lincoln Spector on the “Best Products for Streaming Audio and Video With Ease.”

“Want to watch your movies in the bedroom or listen to your albums in the kitchen? We identify which devices do the best job of streaming PC-based video and audio all over your home.

“It’s easier than ever to liberate your collection of audio, video, and photo files from the confines of a PC–so you can enjoy it at the level of comfort and quality that your home theater setup provides. Streaming media players, also known as digital media receivers, connect to your TV and surround-sound speakers and, via an interface on your television, let you stream multimedia files from networked PCs, hard disks, and (in some cases) the Internet.”

PC World evaluates seven current digital media adapters: