The Real Blind Influence

Magical thinking can kill you. Now it’s been proven. After James Arthur Ray, self proclaimed ’self help expert’ and one of the stars of the book and movie The Secret charged 70 participants $9,933 each to attend a sweat lodge event, two died, 19 went to the hospital and the ‘law of attraction‘ [...]

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We have definitely hit the age of participatory media.  Old mass media is very sick and broadcast methods of interruption marketing have gone from annoying to impotent, but I don’t agree with the idea that mass media will die.  It will be re-engineered like all industries must in this time of change.
According to the loud [...]

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I just read a London Telegraph article mistitled “The Social Media Revolution is Going Nowhere.” It included statements like
No wonder the company has yet to make any money, while Facebook, too, has yet to deliver on its financial potential. None of this is to say, of course, that the internet hasn’t had a profound [...]

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Socialnomics has put together a video driving home the reality of how social media is fundamentally shifting how we communicate, connect and consume culture in the 21st century.  Share it with anyone who tells you that social media is a fad, technology is isolating people rather than facilitating face-to-face meetings, or that Twitter is stupid.
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Sexy time.  It’s not always at the same habitual time like breakfast or teeth brushing time, right?  Or is it?
Researchers at the University of Texas did a study in 2007 with 2,000 participants that revealed 237 reasons why people have sex.  (Really, they couldn’t stretch it to 250 to get a good round number?)  But, [...]

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This video of The Young Turks helps to point out how political pundits lie to the public while kissing up to the most powerful politicians until they begin to lose power.  Then, like magic, the truth that everyone knew all along comes out of their mouths for the first time …years after it could have [...]

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The topics of the day covered by the mainstream media are usually about 5 steps behind what’s really going on.  For instance, focusing on who will be the president or will be your next Senator distracts you from the fact that these “representatives” represent heavily monied interests, not you for the most part.
Simply review the [...]

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Have you watched your local nightly news lately?  Probably not if you’re like most Americans under the age of 61, but you’ll still get my point.  I’m guessing you’ve watched more financial news in the last month than usual in reaction to fear around money, stocks and the economy in general.
I accidentally saw the first [...]

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Tonight is the night of the second presidential debate.  This seems like as good a day as any to launch a blog on how you are marketed to by advertisers, politicians, experts, media, and sometimes even your friends. If you think you might hear at least one lie, fabrication or stretching of the truth by [...]

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