Worth Reading - Burn The Ships and Hail Mary’s…
Just read this great blog post.Burn The Ships and Hail Mary’s…"Unless you’ve got the basics of food and shelter sorted and a break from the relentless calls of the credit card companies that gave you...
View ArticleInformation Overload - Ecommerce
I came across this study on information overload recently and wanted to highlight a few points from it.SOLVING THE INFORMATION OVERLOAD PROBLEM: THE ROLE OF UNCONSCIOUS THOUGHT IN ENHANCING ONLINE...
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I have been going through this study/slide presentation that Susan Weinschenk created. Its got a lot of great info on the psychology of why people do certain things and how it should affect your web...
View ArticleVirante Link Analysis Tool
Came across a very interesting article today by Russ Jones, the CEO of Virante. The article illustrates a possible example of how Google could be analyzing your link profile.The Wikipedia ModelThe...
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Website Compatibily Fail
I came across a website the other day that gave me this warning. If this is your website you have failed and need to develop a website that is compatible with all major browsers. I was using Firefox,...
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Priority Tasking Not Multitasking
Multitasking. I don't believe in it. You can't do two things at once. Its impossible. I wise person once said: "The man who chases two rabbits, catches neither", Confucius. You can't chase two...
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Don't confuse Buzz with Marketing
Just because people are talking about something, or interested in something, or buzzing about something doesn't mean they are willing to part with their money and buy what you are selling. Marketing is...
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Life is like a box of Legos...
....You never know what you are going to build next. As a kid, I always loved playing with Legos. They were one of my favorite toys. Sure, there were step by step instructions, but I didn't like...
View ArticleWorldviews, Daydreams and Goals
People see the world the way they want to see it. Its called their worldview. It may not be the way the world actually is. It usually isn't. It is influenced by their ambitions, desires, hopes and...
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Nuggets from Hugh
I am a big fan of Hugh MacLeod of Gapingvoid. I came across these artworks of his and thought I would share. Enough said.
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How to fix the Postal Service
The US Postal Service is in trouble and if it doesn't fix it, it will soon be bankrupt.The Problem USPS is trying, and failing, to compete with the big boys in the shipping and mailing business. FedEx...
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Free Marketing and Free Cats
There is no such thing as a free cat and there is no such thing as free marketing. Both require something. Someone might give you a cat for free, but then you realize that you have to pay to take it...
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Improving the iPad
More and more people at the office have been carrying around iPads. But they don't like typing on them, so they also carry around this nice little keyboard. You also have to carry around the little...
View ArticleOnline Checkout - In Real Life
This is just a great video for anyone who has ever bought something online.
View ArticleZe Frank is my Hero
The guy is a creative genius. These are a bit old, but here are both of the TED talks he has given. TED 2044 2010 When I grow up, I want to be like Ze.
View ArticleAgencies: How to land new business.
As a marketing manager, I am the gate keeper. The person that holds the keys to the budget and the person who decides what campaigns we run. As the gate keeper, everyone wants to talk to me. I'm a...
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Brick Website
I have had this blog for a long time, but haven't had anything on www.ljjones.com as an actual site. So I decided to build something. Its inspired by LEGOs and the idea that you can build or create...
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Math With Friends
I have never been very good with word based games like Scrabble, so I came up with a game that is a little more my speed and one I can beat my wife at. I call it Math With Friends. It's more fun than...
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When I was a kid......
When I was a kid.... .... vital Nintendo knowledge, like how to beat a boss or a cool cheat code, was passed from one kid to another at school. You couldn't look it up on the internet when you got...
View ArticleTopher Grace, Seth Green and Mark Hamill kidnap George Lucas.
Movie Idea. Need Help. The movie takes place at Comicon in San Diego, where George Lucas is the headline attraction/speaker. Upset by StarWars 1,2 and 3, Topher Grace, Seth Green and Mark Hamill kidnap...
View ArticleNancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks
This is a wonderful talk by Nancy Duarte on using stories to present an idea.
View ArticleEntrepreneurial Blindness and Bad Origami
Have you ever watch the show Shark Tank? Entrepreneurs present their ideas to a panel of successful investors. Often the ideas appear to have at least some potential. But occasionally, the ideas are...
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The Value of a Good Story
Can a good story make something more valuable? Consider diamonds. Man-made, "synthetic" diamond are produced in a lab by either high pressure and heat or a chemical process. It takes about a week or...
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Why the White/Gold (No, Blue/Black) Dress Went Viral
Why in less that 24 hours has this dress gone viral, nearly melting the internet in an attempt to determine if its white/gold or blue/black? There are two reasons. Its polarizing.Everyone has an...
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5 Videos Every Entrepreneur Must Watch
As an entrepreneur, sometimes I get stuck and am not sure what to work on or where to go next. I hit a wall and get the entrepreneur equivalent writer's block. One of the best ways that I have found...
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