I finally got a Skype account set up. Seriously, it was crazy easy to get going on both a Mac and a PC (I hooked up Kristi's computer as well), so you have no excuses for not getting an account.
Once you have everything set up, add me as a contact...my username is jomdahl, or just type in Jomdahl. C'mon, free calls and video chat? No brainer.
So what are you waiting for? Get Skype!
Today I noticed something funny about the BBC Video player. I'm not sure who created the player, but it looks like whoever created it was a Spinal Tap fan. Here's a shot of the player (check the bottom right of the screenshot):
And for those of you who are unfamiliar with the significance of 11, I give you this clip from the movie Spinal Tap...
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, knows a thing or two about innovation. Maybe a thing or three.
With Jeff pushing to open up Amazon's computing "cloud" to anyone who is willing to pay a little money for it, he has not only created an innovative product, but enabled anyone with an innovative idea the computing power to make they idea a reality.
In BusinessWeek's most recent innovation issues, Jeff is interviewed about innovation and how it manifests itself at Amazon.
Read the article here, and think of what Amazon's approach to innovation could do for you and your business.
So imagine you are the head of a car company and a cargo ship carrying 4,703 of your brand new vehicles tips over at sea. The cars are all strapped down, so there is little damage, but you're not so sure what the effects of having your cars sitting at a 60-degree angle will be. You could very well put the $100 million worth of vehicles on the road and hope for the best, or you could write them off, taking a huge loss in the process.
What would you do?
To hear what Mazda decided to do, check out the story of the Cougar Ace from the Wall Street Journal...pretty amazing story.
[Via Autoblog - Photo via this person.]
Well heck. It's been a long time, hasn't it?
The reason for my absence from Marketing Punk has not been for a lack of things to post...just the total lack of time/ability to post.
Let me explain.
In the past three weeks I have:
Quite eventful, eh?
Now I am:
This weekend was truly the first time I've had a full nights sleep in about a month...hopefully that will be the norm going forward.
Needless to say this is an exciting time for both Kristi and I. I'm sure there will be many more fun posts coming at more regular intervals. But for now, a photo from Spain...
Oh yeah. And in case you are wondering, that's Kristi and my little yellow car in the background.
People mentioned in this video:
Robert Scoble
Hugh McLeod
Loren Feldman
Shel Israel
Fake Shel Israel
Alright, so the Loren Feldman - Shel Israel spat might be a little out of hand, but you've got to admit, Loren is making some entertaining videos. This one really cracked me up.
HA-CHA-CHA-CHA-CHA!
Welcome to Marketing Punk. I’m James Omdahl and I am a Denver, Colorado based online marketer and blogger. This blog is a compilation of the things that interest me online and offline. Topics will vary from blogging to search marketing to finding passion in your life to art to pretty much anything else that interests me. Thanks for visiting, come back often, and please take the time to leave a comment and let me know what you think about my posts.
