Monthly Archives: March 2012

What a difference a decade of freedom makes 2

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What a difference a decade of freedom makes

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What 10 years of capitalism will do to a formerly communist country.

Soon after the Berlin Wall fell, photographer Stefan Koppelkamm took a bunch of pictures in East Germany. He returned 10 years later to find out what capitalism would do to those buildings and neighborhoods.

Fascinating.

http://izismile.com/2012/03/15/astonishing_east_german_renovation_36_pics.html

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Having lived in the greater Ann Arbor area for more than twenty years now, I've…

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Having lived in the greater Ann Arbor area for more than twenty years now, I've definitely come to appreciate the Zingerman's family of businesses. The key lesson to take away from the success of the company is to take care of the customers and make sure they always leave happy.

If you provide great service and high quality products, they will be willing to spend more (often much more at Zingerman's) and that will eventually lead to a profitable enterprise. Obviously you need to watch expenses, but it shouldn't be the top priority in the business. This philosophy can be applied successfully to any enterprise and Ari Weinzweig has even built a business that focuses on teaching other companies how to treat customers right.

#zingermans #annarbor

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10 Leadership Tips From America's Most Famous Gourmet Deli Owner – Forbes
VideoThirty years ago today, two former University of Michigan students who had met in jobs at a restaurant opened the doors of a gamble. Zingerman's Deli was meant to replicate a great New York deli,…

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This is how not to run a social media campaign no matter what product your company… 2

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This is how not to run a social media campaign no matter what product your company makes. Whoever at Honda or one of their agencies greenlit this program will surely have their head handed to them on a platter before long.

#socialmedia #marketing #pr

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How Honda Pays Bloggers To Write About Their Cars
The new Honda Civic is so boring you'd probably have to pay me to write something positive about it, which is exactly what Honda attempted to do via a third-party European company.

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The next time a kid asks you what use all of that algebra and geometry has in the…

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The next time a kid asks you what use all of that algebra and geometry has in the real world, just point them at this new video from +Ford Motor Company. No modern car could work without a hell of a lot of math.

#ford #piday #math

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At least there is a little bit of justice in the world today

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At least there is a little bit of justice in the world today

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Judge orders failed copyright troll to forfeit "all" copyrights
Copyright-troll firm Righthaven was dealt a blow from a Nevada judge, who ruled that the company had to forfeit all of its intellectual property to settle its debts.

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Audacity is one of the best open source apps I've ever used and I'll definitely… 4

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Audacity is one of the best open source apps I've ever used and I'll definitely be grabbing this new version.

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Audacity 2 is out!

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Audacity: Free Audio Editor and Recorder
Audacity is available for Windows®, Mac®, GNU/Linux®, and other operating systems. Learn more about Audacity… Also check our Wiki and Forum for more information. The current release of Audacity is 2…

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My friend +Mark Maynard has applied for one of three scholarships to the Netroots…

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My friend +Mark Maynard has applied for one of three scholarships to the Netroots Nation Conference in Providence Rhode Island. Mark is a great guy that has been actively involved in agitating in our community for many years now and deserves a chance to go to this conference.

Among the many worthy projects Mark has organized locally are mayoral candidate debates, forums on how help and promote local business, the Shadow Art Fair http://www.shadowartfair.com/, the annual Krampus Ball and just generally getting people talking about what is going on through his blog at http://markmaynard.com/.

Take a moment and vote for Mark at the conference site linked below.

#markmaynard #netrootsnation

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I voted in DFA's Netroots Nation Scholarship Competition
I just voted for Mark Maynard in Democracy for America's Netroots Nation Scholarship Competition. The winners receive an all access pass to the biggest progressive conference of the year!

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