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"Hey Matt, Thanks for your comment - our first on the blog! It's similar to Groupon, but one of the big differences is that the company was started by New Yorkers for New Yorkers. We have group buying in our DNA. Sites like Scoop St. and Groupon (at least, as I see it) are great for all parties involved - consumers end up getting their pick of awesome deals, businesses get to reach a new customer base and the site's get to showcase great content for their audiences. Again, thanks for the comment. Did you have any other suggestion or thoughts?" - David Ambrose

I'm watching this from Switzeland. Guess which player people are supporting... Pour Del Potro... - Iron Mauro from fftogo

wow. that must be awesome. are you with a big crowd? - David Ambrose from email

"mark is in salescoop! zomg!" - David Ambrose

"Please post video! :)" - David Ambrose

"placing the comment copy onto the homepage, one post at a time" - David Ambrose

"totally agree." - David Ambrose

"gonna try under my name now" - David Ambrose

"looking forward to to the launch date" - David Ambrose

classic! - David

Love this movie. Just the helmet music is enough to make my day. Didn't like it the first time I saw it, mainly because of the superfluous CGI acquatic creatures and Kate Blanchett's ridiculous voice. But it really grew on me upon repeat viewing. Still hate the CGI creatures. - Dan MacTough

Ha! Well, I guess that didn't work. - David Ambrose

Happy Birthday :) - Soudeh

Happy Birthday! - Thomas Hawk

"Congratulations guys and job well done! I wish you the best of luck. Great meeting you last night Drew." - David Ambrose

"Congratulations guys and job well done! I wish you the best of luck. Great meeting you last night Drew." - David Ambrose

"As a general tip, keep in mind that any data looks better as a wheel of Gouda." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

Look at this trending. Ouch. - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

"Ambrose thinks that stagnation has caused a neglect in the development of young leaders, saying that “this industry’s thought leaders of tomorrow (I would even argue, today) are under our noses but…many professionals play the game of bureaucratic diplomacy, erring always on the side of caution.” He continues on to say, “The time is ripe for agencies to take risks, investing in young, smart and eager social capital to help drive innovation (and if they are lucky, strategy) for years to come.”" - quoted in a post by Amybeth about young social capital in PR. - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

"The rising cost of gasoline has become a problem for many people who drive to work every day, or even drive in general, for that matter. Everyone talks about doing something about it, but is it actually having an effect on people? In order to find out, the top fifty public transportation website domains were taken from the “Bus and Train” category, sites such as amtrak.com, greyhound.com, and the ever-popular fungwahbus.com, where you can book a Chinatown bus from Boston to New York for only fifteen dollars. The number of weekly unique visitors (UVs) to these sites were found for the first 27 full weeks of 2008, from January 6th to July 12th, and compared to the average gas price in the United States for each week." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

Holy smokes! I had no idea how many brands were actively participating on Twitter. Plus I am hearing this list isn't even complete. Wow. Wow. Wow. - Christopher Sacca from Bookmarklet

Awesome! - David Ambrose

"Here’s an interesting one, which may at first seem counterintuitive: in this extremely consumerist society – where per capita incomes now average in excess of $37,000, where shopping malls have replaced town squares and where brands like Armani and Gucci are omnipresent – Emiratis, and especially younger and female ones, are increasingly saving their money for a rainy day." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

"Americans bought more than $127 billion worth of goods and services in 2007 from huge online retailers such as Amazon, Staples and Dell Computer as well as a host of smaller ones offering everything from dating services (eHarmony) to virtual pets (Marapets). In fact, consumers piled so much into online shopping carts that they spent about 25% more than they did in 2006, according to data from the U.S. Department of Commerce. But that figure still represents less than four percent of overall U.S. retail sales." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

"According to TNS Media Intelligence, traditional media ad spending rose a miniscule 0.6% overall in the first quarter of 2008, with anemic performances from television (1.7% increase), magazines (up 0.8%) and outdoor advertising (a 2.5% gain). Newspaper ad buys were down 5.2% and radio saw ad sales fall by 4.5%. Meanwhile, the Internet, for which TNS included only display ads, leaped ahead 8%, about $2 billion, for the quarter. John Swallen, a senior vice president for research firm TNS, chalked up the offline results to a dour U.S. economy and offered little hope of things looking up in the near future: "Early figures from the second quarter indicate little immediate or sustained improvement in the core ad economy," he said in a statement accompanying the numbers." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

"Chances are that as you were growing up your best friend lived in your neighborhood. As you got older and became more mobile (bicycle, car, etc.), you probably found new friends with whom you shared more in common. Maybe your neighborhood friends went to different schools now or, due to a slight age difference, were in different grades. Whatever the reason, it is likely that your closest circle of friends changed and many of them lived much further away (relatively speaking)." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

"Anyway, there is a scene in the movie that got me thinking about game theory, and that is what I want to talk about. Beware, if you haven't seen the film, this discussion includes some big spoilers." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

"So, if you're in the market for a 10,000-calorie meal, definitely stop into RUB. The service is good, the beer is better and the fries and wings are the best. You won't be disappointed." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

"That is exactly the sort of information many people share on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. According to a new University of Florida study, many medical students are sharing far too much." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

apparently it is going to take a while for people to get the hang of the concept lol - Marco(aureliusmaximus)

My sister graduates from college in August with a Communications degree and hubby and I had to tell her to take down all her incriminating pictures on Facebook. People should realize that the google is out there. - Michelle Martinez

You can't pay for advertising this good. - felix from Bookmarklet

Couldn't agree more felix. Serious passion here! - David Ambrose

coffee hands down. - Alan Le

Mountain Dew - Aaron B. Hockley

"Great points Ginger." - David Ambrose

"he marketing community, already dealing with a slumping economy and an increasingly consumer-controlled media marketplace, must confront another new reality: The face of the American consumer is changing dramatically." - David Ambrose from Bookmarklet

"Hopefully David and team will add that functionality soon to the rest of the Tumblogs. I do believe that this may be included in the pro feature set slated for release this summer." - David Ambrose