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Cake: Short Skirt, Long Jacket, Short Memory, Long Time

Unless you are from Sacremento, it’s hard to imagine that the band, “Cake,” has been around since the early 1990’s. Yet there stands John McCrea in his worn gimme cap talksinging the words to one of the hottest songs on … Continue reading

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Glue #5: Glurus

Apple, ever the font of Glue, has been confounding analysts and critics alike for years with Macs, G4s and iPods and iTunes and iPhones and amazing customer service and the genius Genius Bar in their retail stores. By the way, … Continue reading

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iMazing

Like every other writer in the country, I had to throw some verbs and nouns at this one. It’s the most astounding thing since air. It’s bigger than Donald Trump’s anger at Rosie O’Donnell. It’s cooler than Barak Obama and … Continue reading

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Your Best Defense May Be Your Last Ad Or, How To Brand Your Way Out Of A Crisis

Bad things happen to good companies. Remember the Tylenol scare years ago? Good things happen to bad companies. Remember Enron’s success? Bad things happen to bad companies. Enron again. And good things happen to good companies. Apple, Starbucks, Nike, Washington … Continue reading

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