Real World

I’m hooked on Mad Men. And I’m in NYC a half dozen times yearly.

And I’m going to hit as many of these spots as possible.

Welcome to the Mad Men Map, courtesy of WNYC. [click here to continue…]

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Testing…testing….

by Cinda Baxter on May 2, 2012

in Real World

We’re testing API bugs today, so there may be a few “nothin’s there” tweets and posts. Thanks for your patience as we work toward a solution!

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For the most part, I like the new Timeline layout on Facebook Pages (with the glaring exception of their “no promotions or ads on your Cover” rule that’s just plain absurd). Today, however, I hit a new twist that has me practically levitating: The overhauled Events set up is a train wreck of a mess.  [click here to continue…]

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The true weight of Walmart

by Cinda Baxter on March 8, 2012

in Big boxes, Real World

Here’s an interesting graphic that tells the story of how much weight Walmart levels on not only local economies, but our lives in general. Thanks to Janet DePreter (owner, The Mercantile in Lancaster CA, and member of The 3/50 Project’s LinkedIn Group) for the heads up.

As for Walmart’s tag line, “Live better”…by whose definition? After reading the info below, you’ll be asking yourself the same thing (if you weren’t already).

To see the graphic —>   [click here to continue…]

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Weird Facebook ad? Alert? Scam?

by Cinda Baxter on February 27, 2012

in Facebook, internet, Real World

Anyone seeing this on their Facebook pages? A couple of people have emailed to ask me if I know whether or not it’s legit, but to be completely honest, I don’t have a clue. I’m not seeing it.

Who knows what this is about?

(Definitive answers only, please—we don’t want to send someone down the wrong path if it turns out to be fraudulent.)

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This lights me UP, folks. If one man can have this kind of impact, imagine what thousands of independent brick and mortar businesses could accomplish working together. I say we find a way for Supporters of The 3/50 Project to get behind this, in a big, big way. Ideas, anyone…?

If the video window doesn’t appear for you, please try a different browser (especially if you’re using Chrome, which is particularly twitchy).

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We all screw up. I have. You have. And we’ll do it again…and again…and again. It happens.

What we do with a screw up, however, determines whether or not we walk alone moving forward.

I’m a big fan of MyEmma email marketing. Truth be told, I’m a big fan of them all the way around, having rarely found a company with such high standards for customer service. Well, on Monday, they bobbled…and they bobbled massively.

And, given the way they handled it, I’m an even bigger fan today.  [click here to continue…]

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Yes, sticker placement IS important.

by Cinda Baxter on January 20, 2012

in Real World

Pretty sure this ISN’T what Laura had in mind….

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