Can Another Redesign Resurrect Digg?
An interesting video on Betaworks’ 6 week rebuild of Digg.com – the news aggregator giant that destroyed their user base due to a redesign back in 2010. Will one more redesign bring it back to life? (NSFW audio) …
The Oldest Company in the World
This article about the Edmonton based construction company PCL got me interested in the longevity of companies, and the world’s oldest business. Kongo Gumi, a temple builder, existed for 14 centuries but closed about 6 years ago in Japan. The company says …
Job Posting: Business Development
Position Type: Full or Part Time Location: Vancouver, BC Position Overview We are looking for someone to join our team to build new business relationships and ensure these relationships are fostered. Your Responsibilities Building new business. Managing relationships and …
The Original Most Interesting Man in The World
The Dos Equis hype is long over now, but this ad is fantastic. Ogilvy & Mather developed the Commander Whitehead character for Schweppes in the 1950’s and it turns out Commander (Edward) Whitehead was a real guy. Try watching and not impersonating him. …
The Most Important Factor in Email Marketing
I’ve never regarded the From field as the most important field in email marketing until I received an email from someone named Newsletter: I instinctively wanted to delete it because it looked like spam and/or it’s irrelevant. You have to …
Sunny, magic, Status Bureau
Just tried the Slogan Maker and boy, does it ever work. …
Some Neat Facebook Numbers
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The New Vancouver Office!
We’ve officially had a few weeks to break in the new office on the edge of Gastown (or Crosstown) in Vancouver! We were previously working out of a space in North Vancouver . We’re right down the hall from the …
