From the monthly archives:

August 2008

*Amazing photo by gotreadgo|fotographie
The Barnum & Bailey circus has come to Austin and that excites me because I LOVE circuses! When you think about it the circus is the ultimate PR spectacle and Barnum is a big reason behind that. P.T. Barnum was one of the greatest showmen of all time because he knew how [...]

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Sponsorships! How to attract them & keep them

by Jon Ray on August 14, 2008

While working out of Conjunctured today, we got into a brief conversation about sponsorships and the best way to go about attracting them. Here’s how I would attract sponsorships and keep them. But first:
Why do companies give?
It seems to me that their are several reasons that it would benefit a large organization to give to [...]

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YouTube to offer HD video?

by Jon Ray on August 12, 2008

YouTube has been talking about improving its video quality for some time now, but it appears they might be moving in the direction of offering higher quality encoding for certain clips already.
According to VideoHelp.com by adding &fmt=6 or &fmt=18 to the end of a YouTube video link you will view a H.264 encoded clip at [...]

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*Find out how I used SummerMash Austin to get more business OR Learn how to network in the real world.
DJ Coffman is a cartoonist who will draw anything for $2.00. I first heard about him through Seth Godin’s post entitled, “Little Bits.” For a mere $2.00 fee, DJ will draw anything you can fit into [...]

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20 Free eBooks about Social Media

by Jon Ray on August 9, 2008

If you’re not a regular reader of Chris Brogan’s blog, then you probably didn’t see his post with links to 20 free e.books about social media. I don’t usually re-post things on this blog, but it is such a great list of free resources that I have made an exception. Anyhow, if you’re not a [...]

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