From the monthly archives:

December 2009

How M&M Mars Stole Christmas

December 22, 2009
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Lately, I have been feeling very skeptical about the future of Twitter and the importance of Facebook for brands, but the story I just shared is a case where M&Ms and Mars have failed because they lack an effective and reliable online presence. Neither M&Ms nor Mars has a Twitter account.

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Bullies Bolster Media Bias

December 21, 2009
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Before the 2008 Presidential Election, I was an intern at a print magazine in Washington, DC. I never ate lunch with my editors and coworkers because lunch was loaded (I’m not talking about sandwiches oozing with mayonnaise). Instead, lunch was a half-hour long review of The New York Times at the company conference table. This review included unanimous praise about anything regarding Barack Obama.

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If You Think Too Shy Twenty Ten Is “Puzzling”

December 17, 2009
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If I could, I would help every struggling arts organization. I can think of two or three in New Jersey that would be delighted to receive a small contribution too! However, Too Shy to Stop’s readers and contributors are from all over the country and have many different interests in the arts.

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Storytelling Online and Georges-Pierre Seurat

December 16, 2009
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Bryan Macintyre’s “The internet is killing storytelling” was published by The Times over a month ago, but I haven’t yet forgotten it. Macintyre believes that the byte-sized information we consume online is ruining our interest in narratives, which are vital to the human experience. I do not agree.

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Seeking Submissions for Too Shy Twenty Ten

December 15, 2009
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In honor of 2010 and the first anniversary of the Too Shy to Stop website launch, my writers and I are raising money for the National Endowment for the Arts, “a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education”.

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