• Archive for October, 2008

    Early Review of (Unfinished) ‘Up’

    by Matt • October 28, 2008 • 1 Comment

    As long as I’m on a Pixar theme, there’s this: A guy named Larry and his wife were part of a small group who saw an early screening of the next Pixar film, Up. Larry shared his thoughts about the movie: Both my wife and I welled up at a few scenes and there is [...]

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    Wall-E for Best Picture

    by Matt • October 28, 2008 • 0 Comments

    According to the New York Times, the Disney/Pixar folks are planning to push Wall-E as a candidate for Best Picture at next year’s Academy Awards. Sweet! I made my position on this perfectly clear this summer: Wall-E deserves a shot at Best Picture, and if I had a vote, it would be my choice. It’s [...]

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    One Reason We Love the Tri-Cities

    by Matt • October 26, 2008 • 0 Comments

    Since leaving my last company job in mid-September to work for myself, I’ve been contacted by search marketing companies on both coasts wanting to know if I’d consider relocating the family and coming to work for them. In one case, I had to think about it a bit; in another case, it was a quick, [...]

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    This Week’s Blogging

    by Matt • October 24, 2008 • 0 Comments

    So, my U2 book is now in stores in the UK and available on Amazon UK. Early reviews are superb. I’ve read stories about first-time authors who get addicted to viewing their book’s sales page on Amazon to see where it ranks on the sales charts. I always thought those people needed to get a [...]

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    How NOT to Market on Mixx

    by Matt • October 19, 2008 • 2 Comments

    We all know that a lot of people and companies are using social media for brand exposure, traffic, links, etc. Marketing is there, and always will be, but the smart companies and people do a great job of not being obvious about it. They work to fit in, to blend in and become part of [...]

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