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The Politics of Tea in a Digital Age
By Sahana Jayaraman for Pepperdigital, Peppercom’s digital blog Over the centuries, tea trade has shaped culture and significantly influenced power and politics in both the East and the West. Therefore, it should be no surprise that, in today’s digital world, … Continue reading
Mine, All Mine, says Toyota, as Time Inc. Pilots Customizable Magazine
But what does this mean for “you”? My guest post for Peppercom’s Pepperdigital blog According to an Associated Press article that appeared in USA Today, “Made-to-order magazine lets readers choose.” Time Inc. is pilot testing a customized magazine that combines reader-selected … Continue reading
SlumDogs of America
This is a post I’ve been wanting to write about for several weeks, but I just have not had time to get it up. At this point it’s just a brain dump so take it for what its worth. After … Continue reading
Confessions Of A Shopaholic In A Not So Forgiving Marketplace
Guest post by Sahana Jayaraman for Peppercom’s Digital blog, PepperDigital If you are a girl (or have a girl in your life) that loves chick flicks you might have heard excitement over Confessions of a Shopaholic., Walt Disney Co.’s upcoming … Continue reading
Poll: Holiday Parties in a Recession
On Wednesday we had our company holiday dinner at a restaurant called Circa, a San Francisco hot spot and home of last year’s Top Chef contestant Erik Hopfinger. We in fact met him which was very cool. A few folks … Continue reading
“Digged” Up By Surprise on Google
It has been awhile since i’ve blogged, but I was compelled to today as I was surprised by Google’s new SearchWiki tools [I say "new" lightly - it launched in Nov.] At any rate, you might have noticed that if … Continue reading
Election 08′ Internet Wars – Search, Social Media and Web Traffic
Clickz.com has been reporting on Obama and McCain’s search campaign trends. In a recent report it was noted that Obama has blanketed keywords, such as “Joe the Plumber” in every state mirroring his national TV ad campaign. McCain on the … Continue reading
What’s your Dunbar number?
In 1998, the anthropologist Robin Dunbar argued that each human has a hard-wired upper limit on the number of people he or she can personally know at one time…. Sure enough, psychological studies have confirmed that human groupings naturally tail … Continue reading
Facebook: Another Inconvenient Truth
Facebook may be a good company for now, but if you ask Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, he’d likely say it will never be a great company. Many companies are good and able to sustain themselves through hard times, … Continue reading
Digital Couture
I came across this post on The Cyle. Its neat that a fashion designer has taken social media by the reins. And, it speaks volumes that we are starting to see the fashion sector dip into social technology. They are … Continue reading
