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Andrew Swenson

Andrew Swenson

Marketing strategist. Communication specialist. Believer of youth in biz. Lover of indie rock. Writer, listener, news junkie. My posts are my own.
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I hate “quality” “products” (and so should you) - http://wordpost.org/2011...
We’re not all marketers now - http://wordpost.org/2011...
I just scheduled an email newsletter for our HS juniors, "the Justin Bieber Guide to picking a college." Our copywriter is going to flip. :)
I believe in stories. Not so much in narrative theory, just stories.
RT @DanielleLaPorte Saturday Soapbox: Why you shouldn't release an ebook. http://www.minimalistadventures.com/2011... (by @dustiarab )
Sitting on my porch in shorts, listening to @kcrw, writing a post, drinking a 1554 (http://www.newbelgium.com/beer... ). Doesn't get much more relaxing.
Talk about eclectic... @kcrw goes from "Hell Ain't a Bad Place to Be" (AC/DC; guest DJ Marc Maron) to "Mr. Tambourine Man" (The Byrds)
RT @shanemacsays [Video Blog Post] STOP LOOKING FOR THE NEXT BIG IDEA! http://www.thesquab.com/2010... #business #startups
Today we all have the chance to make someone's life better. But not if you act like this: http://www.npr.org/blogs...
I'm going to do another lecture on Internet marketing today for a college class. Dear Twitter friends, what one thing should I tell them?
Has all the juice been sucked out of "start-up"? - http://www.stoweboyd.com/post... //via @stoweboyd
Today is officially #highfivefriday – so go on, celebrate! //cc @tmcantwell
No one else in my office shares my love for late 80s music. You can't get much better than The Smiths, Depeche Mode, The Pixes, New Order...
RT @thescottbishop Amazon strikes back against the IL "we tax the hell out of residents because we overspend" tax http://online.wsj.com/article...
...and I just had one of my all-noise-blocking earphone covers stuck in my ear. Freakout ensued. What a horrible feeling (all's good now).
Programming an email for every major we offer. Thanks @MailChimp for not flinching at something like 3,000 lines of HTML.
I seem to be using the word "relationship" far more than "social" lately.
"They say money is to blame, but it's only paper " -@ozomatli (it's how we act that's to blame)
.@thescottbishop But I think the traditional practice of branding is ridiculous too. Should be more relational, more expressive of identity
Agree. RT @thescottbishop I think personal branding is a ridiculous concept.
Massive Attack, Grizzly Bear, Other Lives...this is why I love @kcrw (and why my iPod is pretty much a KCRW doppelganger)
Super. RT @EconEconomics The rising value of petroleum imports was a big contributor to the deficit increase. This will continue in Feb, Mar
"Facebook Is AOLifying the Internet—and That Sucks" - http://gizmodo.com/#!5779867 //ht @stoweboyd
.@davewiner on "The limits of Twitter and Facebook, the bubble" - http://scripting.com/stories...
Interesting. And annoying, considering it's really about ads. RT @RWW Adobe Releases Flash to HTML5 Conversion Tool http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive...
An important read for anyone thinking about social business by @Jmichele "Towards a new metaphor for business" - http://www.opposableplanets.com/insight...
"Self-destructing ebooks: paper’s fragility is a bug, not a feature" http://craphound.com/?p=3351 //via @doctorow
Seriously, "capture"? Social should use relationship metahpors, not war. "Using Facebook to Capture Customers" - http://blogs.hbr.org/cs...
RT @wisdomatwork Tracking the Voices of Protest - http://crowdvoice.org/ looks like a pwrful convergence zone and place to check for updates
Here's a guy who gives more than he takes—RT @MartijnLinssen - My 25 page PDF on #socbiz: Social Business Revolution http://www.martijnlinssen.com/2011...
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