Democrats and Republicans (5)
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Peggy Noonan's entire column is worth reading (as usual), but this section stood out to me:Democrats in the end speak most of, and seem to hold the most sympathy for, the beset-upon single mother without medical coverage for her children, and the soldier back from the war who needs more help with post-traumatic stress disorder. They express the most sympathy for the needy, the yearning, the marginalized and unwell. For those, in short, who need ...
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Dustin DeKoekkoek said:
"Neither party ever gets it quite right, the balance between the taxed and the needy, the suffering of one sort and the suffering of another. You might say that in this both parties are equally cold and equally warm, only to two different classes of citizens." I don't need help from the government, I'm not a single mother and I'm not a disabled veteran. But I also don't mind getting taxed to help pay for thos who do need the help.
The Order of Worship as a Pattern for Participation (2)
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Posted by James GrantFrom the Prologue to the The Worship Sourcebook: Scripture does not mandate a specific order of worship. And having a certain order of worship does not ensure that worship will be authentic, biblical, honest, and alive. That said, a thoughtful pattern or order of worship is one of the most important things a congregation can have to ensure that the norms of worship are faithfully practiced. A well-thought-out order of worship ensures ...
In Memory of Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1)
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You've probably heard by now that Aleksander (Alexander) Solzhenitsyn passed away this weekend. A couple of western journalists noted his passing this way:Widely viewed as Russia's greatest contemporary writer,he will be best remembered for works that depicted the harsh underbelly ofSoviet society under dictator Joseph Stalin. But his books, including severalworks of nonfiction, suggest the far more ambitious goals of seeking toreappraise Russian history. The author may have been speaking for himself whenhe had a ...
Essential Downloads for Vista (5)
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The MakeUseOf blog has recently put up a nice article listing the essential downloads for Windows Vista. These are the things which they think everyone should go and download after purchasing a new…
The web doesn't care _Seth's Blog (93)
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When I first started talking about Permission Marketing ten years ago, marketers asked, "sure, but how does this help us?" A decade later, marketers look at Wikipedia or social media or the long tail or whatever trend is finally hitting them in the face and ask the same question. Here's the essential truth: This is the first mass marketing medium ever that isn't supported by ads. If a newspaper, a radio station or a TV ...
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Maria Reyes-McDavis said:
Amazingly simple break down of what social media comes down to.
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Boris said:
so true. the new web is for the users. viva la revolution
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Jeff A Coon said:
I love this. Our question as a marketer must be "How can we help our potential customers meet their goals."
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Graham English said:
This is obviously happening to Twitter in a big way right now. New people are getting turned on to Twitter because they think there's something in it for them. "I'm an internet marketer (along with millions of other people) and I can get rich using Twitter. Maybe I'll even write an ebook about how I got rich using Twitter and sell it." Ugh.I'm much more apt to befriend a dad who likes parasailing or a college student studying medicine than I am an "internet marketing guru."
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Doctor Setebos said:
"It's entirely possible it could be used that way, but it doesn't owe you anything. The question to ask isn't, "but how does this help me?" as if you have some sort of say in the matter. You don't get a vote on whether Google succeeds or whether your customers erect spam filters.The question to ask is, "how are people (the people I need to reach, interact with and tell stories to) going to use this new power and how can I help them achieve their goals?""
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bigstrings said:
Liked this: The question to ask isn't, "but how does this help me?" as if you have some sort of say in the matter... The question to ask is, "how are people (the people I need to reach, interact with and tell stories to) going to use this new power and how can I help them achieve their goals?"
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Daniel said:
The Web Doesn't care: Seth explains why companies need to drop their sense of entitlement and realize that the web is a different media animal because it isn't advertising supported.
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exactaBob said:
Billion dollar question, at the end of Seth's excellent post, that all marketers should ask themselves.
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Gavin Rehkemper said:
The question to ask is, "how are people (the people I need to reach, interact with and tell stories to) going to use this new power and how can I help them achieve their goals?"
