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5 Instagram tactics for brands

5 Instagram Tactics for Brands via ClickZ 

No surprise these early adopters are those brands/publishers/individuals that have been active in other social media platforms. Besides news networks such as ABC, National Geographic, NPR, and NBC, fashion brands such as Burberry, Club Monaco, Gucci, KateSpadeNY, Levi’s, and Marc Jacobs are already sharing photos religiously. – Rudi Leung, ClickZ 

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Elements of the perfect banner ad

Great infographic from BuySellAds on the elements that make up the perfect banner ads. Give  a copy of this to your designers. It’s your job as a marketers though to make sure the banner is placed in front of the optimal audience. Click for a larger view.

Designing the perfect banner ad via BuySellAds.com

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We think too much, feel too little

Charlie Chaplin in The Great Dictator

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Never turn down $6 billion

The daily deals website, which is expected to fetch a $20 billion valuation upon its stock-market debut, canceled its investor roadshow and is reevaluating plans for an initial public offering in the face of stock-market volatility, said a person familiar with the matter
Shayndi Rice - Wall Street Journal

So, is it really stock-market volatility or could it be that investors don’t believe Groupon’s business model can hold water in the long-term? Let’s not even consider their crazy CEO or shady accounting practices.

My wife and I have one rule: If someone offers you $6 billion, you take it.

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I slept on an old dog bed stuffed with wigs

Tracey Morgan on what its like to grow up in the ghetto. Priceless humor via Alligator Sunglasses.

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Who wants Hulu?

Rumors have it that Dish Network, Yahoo, Amazon and Google are in the running to acquire Hulu.

My prediction is that Amazon pulls it off.

Throw in a new Kindle tablet, a push for digital goods (over their traditional physical ones) and you’ve got one mean competitor to the giants of multiple industries.