November 1st, 2014… a day that will live in infamy (on the internet). The biggest news stories were: A judge in Maine rejected a strict Ebola quarantine for nurse Kaci Hickox Political unrest in Burkina Faso A hit-and-run incident in Santa Ana, California killed three 13-year-old girls The release of retired U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew…
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This time of year, the two weeks around Christmas and New Year's, always seem like a blur. It's hard to remember what day today is, especially when both holidays fall in the middle of a week. Business generally grinds to a halt with people and companies taking vacations. TV is filled with retrospectives of the…
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Back in the 1980s, I worked for Ma Bell, better known as AT&T or Western Electric. It was the only game in town and a total monopoly. In 1984, it was broken up with AT&T owning the long-distance game and the Baby Bells owning local service. Those nine new companies lacked the resources to upgrade…
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I have a problem. “Hi… my name is Brian… and I am addicted to tabs.” I normally have four Chrome browser windows open with 20 to 30 tabs open in each—that's over 100 tabs. Granted, it's my main window and three clients' project work windows open, but I use all four windows all day long.…
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A Little Perspective I have been in marketing for almost 50 years. In my day, we walked to school uphill in the snow, even in the summer. On the way, we delivered newspapers while listening to our portable radios and reading every billboard along the road. It's no joke that I have seen and experienced…
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One big difference between Chicago and Raleigh is traffic. Chicago has basic north-south east-west routes and a lake that stops you from going east at one point. Raleigh has roads that can go east-west-north-south within a few miles, and you cannot live without a GPS. Also, Chicago has many 8-12 lane roads while Raleigh has…
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