March, 2008

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Mar 08

Declaration of Independence on Display in St. Paul

“An original copy of the Declaration of Independence will be part of a display at the Minnesota History Center near downtown St. Paul May 6-18, coinciding with Minnesota Statehood Week, commemorating the 150th birthday of Minnesota. It is one of only 25 remaining original copies of the Declaration printed on the evening of July 4, 1776, and the only one that travels for exhibition.” [via Explore Minnesota]

I’m sure you know plenty about this historic document already, but if you’d like a refresher, check here or jump straight into the annotated text.


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Mar 08

More Apple Goodness

Survey says Apple brand has biggest consumer impact

According to a survey conducted by brandchannel.com, “the Apple brand has the biggest impact on the world’s consumers,” reports Rachel Sanderson (reuters.com). Asked “to identify the brands with the greatest impact on their lives,” respondents named Apple [the] overwhelming winner. The creator of the iPod and Mac computer triumphed in six categories including most inspiring brand and the one readers cannot live without.” [via Apple Hot News]


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Mar 08

David Reber The Hammer

For those of you that don’t know, Mr. Reber of Kansas City is a fellow personal blogger within our fine organization. You can find him online with his Hammer Report at davidreber.com. He always has engaging reads on your personal brand, productivity, leadership, and networking. If web pages isn’t your thing, he is also running The Weekly Hammer email. Check it out!

So, I’m curious to know – do we have any other bloggers out there?


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Mar 08

Sometimes Red Sometimes Blue

http://www.sometimesredsometimesblue.com/ is a great web site. A perfect web site really.

The site delivers precisely and exactly what you expect. No more, no less. No over-promises. No expectation-padding. It is fully self contained and not dependent on any other web site. Works in every browser on every computer (except perhaps the Lynx text-only web browser for you geeks out there). But I really like it. It is simple.

Sometimes it is red, and sometimes it is blue. But it has never been any other color. Nice.


For more Single Serving Sites, check out Kottke’s list.


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Mar 08

Data without Purpose is Noise

37 Signals suggests you question your work and always focus on adding value:

  1. Why are we doing this?
  2. What problem are we solving?
  3. Is this actually useful?
  4. Are we adding value?
  5. Will this change behavior?
  6. Is there an easier way?
  7. What’s the opportunity cost?
  8. Is it really worth it?

More on this here.


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