Scrantonicity ~ “The Chump”

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Published May 18, 2010 at 10:41 a.m.

The latest Office episode, “The Chump” has provided the Scranton Chamber Of Commerce with a memorable slogan that just might catch on: “The Paris of northeastern Pennysylvania.” I can see how this will grow in popularity, finally reaching a point where the city of Paris begins to refer to itself as… the “Scranton of [ ... ] ...

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Craig Robinson on The Marriage Ref

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Published May 14, 2010 at 8:10 a.m.

Our Office peeps are popping up everywhere these days. I don’t know if anyone has gotten into this new show, spearheaded by the great Jerry Seinfeld, but it’s shaping up to be one of the funniest ‘reality’ shows on TV; touting along some serious star power. Last night our favorite Warehouse Manager joins OCD Game [ ... ] ...

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Ellie Kemper on The Tonight Show

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Published May 14, 2010 at 7:42 a.m.

What would The Office be if our quirky receptionist had gone with her initial career choice? ... Last night Ellie tells Jay Leno her alternate choice ... I’m glad she decided to go into show business instead. I can’t imagine a better replacement for Pam. Turns out she’s just as quirky in real [ ... ] ...

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Leadership Training Seminar Service: Meet The Giants!

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Published May 11, 2010 at 9:18 p.m.

MeetTheGiants provides a leadership training seminar service that delivers ... Their leadership seminar style and approach is second to none. Develop good leadership skills and more ...

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The Fast Rise and Fall of the Nexus One, the Tragic "GooglePhone"

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Published May 10, 2010 at 11:33 p.m.
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The history of the Google Nexus One is a lesson in hype, in marketing, and how one mistake can doom an otherwise solid phone. The news prompting this retrospection? Sprint has announced that it will not sell the troubled handset, dooming it to a life on perennial fourth-place network T-Mobile (and AT&T, sort of). But what happened? Wasn't the "GooglePhone" supposed to dethrone the iPhone and change the way we buy smartphones? ... Rumors of the mythical GooglePhone have been around for years. The

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Day Two at the World Economic Forum on Africa

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Published May 10, 2010 at 6:25 p.m.
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How do information and communication technologies influence innovation in Africa? Robert Fabricant's third report from World Economic Forum ... The second day of the World Economic Forum on Africa was packed, with one head of state after another marching through with their entourage. The big showdown was Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe's appearance on a panel with Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe's current prime minister, to discuss Zimbabwe's future. Everyone was eager to see if he would put on a

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New York Scanned by Airborne Sharks With Fricking Lasers! (Minus the Sharks)

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Published May 10, 2010 at 5:20 p.m.
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Airborne lasers shooting at the streets of New York. I know: Putting those phrases together in a sentence makes it sound like a plot for an Austin Powers movie, but take a chill pill--it's for your safety and convenience, New York ... From April 14th to April 30th this year, an aircraft patrolled Manhattan at a height of 3,500 feet, sinisterly tracking back and forth in the sky and firing laser beams at the city. Fricking laser beams! From space! But alas, there were no spacecraft or even sharks

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How Technology Thwarts the Real-Life Nurse Jackie

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Published May 10, 2010 at 4:46 p.m.
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Randy Lipps, CEO of Omnicell, knew his medical surveillance technology was working when a certain hospital group (kept anonymous because of medical privacy concerns) reported a sharp spike in actions taken against staff for swiping drugs ... Nearly 7 million Americans are abusing prescription drugs according to the DEA, more than the number abusing cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy, and inhalants, combined -- an 80% increase over 2000. Some of that is average folks and their kids taking

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Almost Genius: Teague's Radioball Lets You Rock and Roll from Station to Station

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Published May 10, 2010 at 4:44 p.m.
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Touchscreens are boring to play with, but clever haptic interfaces like this one can restore some magic to our gadget interactions ... The brilliant interaction designers at Teague have unveiled their newest experiment: The Radio Ball, a geodesic sphere that offers a new way of exploring radio channels. [vimeo 11368501] ... Designed by Benoit Collette and Adam Kumpf, the Radio Ball attempts to add some haptic novelty to the process of finding a radio station. Each facet of the ball corresponds

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“Daddy, What’s a Brand?” and 9 More Awkward Questions for Uncertain Times

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Published May 10, 2010 at 4:29 p.m.
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Naked, without its logo ... 1. "Daddy, what's a brand?" Chiquita, Victoria's Secret, The GOP, Amnesty International. They all use marketing and invite trust in a distinct belief system. They're all, to one degree or another, brands. For a brand, nirvana is when your good name is so widely endorsed that it enters the language. "Pass the Kleenex." "Google it." But that's the top of a long and slippery slope--look at Toyota and Tiger Woods. A healthy brand drives up your stock, and vice versa.

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