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Will It Blend? Will It Sell?

By jted | Published: October 13, 2007
A few years ago I presented a forward thinking proposal to a very large company. In this proposal we explained how, if the company created compelling enough content, our ‘advertising’ could actually generate revenue, or at least help pay for itself. We were called naive, and scoffed out of the room. I’ll never forget that presentation. [...]
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Is it a Boy or a GURL?

By jted | Published: October 9, 2005
Soon it will be commonplace for parents to do a quick domain name search before settling on a name for their children. If the name is not available, they may tweak the name slightly: William Smith suddenly becomes Willyum Smith because WillyumSmith.com is available. More kids will be named after ‘nic’s, like jted72, or james007. [...]
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