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I’m currently planning a trip to Japan and seem to be spending an alarming amount of time on TripAdvisor. As any TripAdvisor addict will attest, trying to choose between hotels can soon result in a state of analysis paralysis.
Everyone has their own criteria when it comes to choosing hotels (a pillow menu isn’t really a [...]

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When much of the internet seems dedicated to earnest posts detailing ‘10 ways to double your blog traffic in five minutes’, it’s refreshing to hear an example of someone whose online popularity was completely accidental.
Gregory Levey’s article on The Nervous Breakdown (thanks to Big C for this) explains how he created a Facebook group to [...]

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What Matters Now

If you haven’t already done so, it’s worth checking out Seth Godin’s eBook What Matters Now.
Available as a free download from Seth’s blog, the eBook brings together ideas, predictions and a healthy dose of navel-gazing from 70-odd top bloggers, marketers and entrepreneurial types.
My favourite entry so far is a reality check from Howard Mann. Reactionary? [...]

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UPDATE 18/12/09: Get your free Flavors.me invite code here:
Just go to flavors.me/signup and enter invite code ‘nextlevelideas’ to try it out for yourself.

In the spirit of seamless segues, I’m kicking off the new blog design by mentioning a forthcoming social media enterprise that is also all about the content - Flavors.me.
Currently in beta, Flavors.me is [...]

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Vegemite’s decision to name its new variant ‘iSnack 2.0′ has stimulated a lot of debate on Twitter and Australian marketing blogs in recent days, culminating in Kraft’s decision to axe the name just four days after it was unveiled.

‘iSnack’ bombed because the name has no relevance to the product, coming across as an opportunistic attempt to jump on the Apple / web 2.0 bandwaggon.

One company that has a better record in this area is Ford…

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The Web 2.0 Builder

23 September, 2009

Building contractors aren’t renowned for embracing technology, or delivering what you’d describe as a great customer experience.

But one enterprising Canadian homebuilder is trying to change that, using web 2.0 tools to reassure his customers that their build won’t turn out like a reality TV nightmare…

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