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Dollar Bill Business Cards: A New Way to Think About “Social Capital” & “Viral Marketing”

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When I was first starting out post-jobby-job, Chief Amusement Designer was a kernel of an idea (b. 11/20/08). And I was just me trying to find meaningful work without working within an organization. Back then I had a lot of clients–doing odds and ends–writing speeches and city proclamations, marketing, creating internet strategy, SEO-work, making fun [...]

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Let’s Play CAD Libs: And Bonus Playful Way to Introduce Strangers Who You Think Should Know Each Other

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Hi There. Want to play? Down and to the right, on the sidebar it says, “Let’s Play CAD Libs”. It’s like Mad Libs – only you’re playing with me. Here. How it works: You give me a noun, a verb, an adjective, or an adverb. And I use it in my next post. So, for [...]

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Meaning Scales: Story, Meaning and Connection is the Currency on Which Social Media Runs.

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1. Story, meaning, and connection is the currency on which social media runs. You have that in spades. 2. On Time – Building relationships and providing real engagement take an investment of time and energy. Be intentional always. 3. Local is the new frontier of the internet. People can find each other by semantic/ideological locality [...]

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Softest Launch Ever.

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Welcome. It’s Chief Amusement Designer. And it’s not done–it’ll never be done. And my ideas can’t breathe behind the coming soon sign–and I’m not following my own advice that products and processes are one and the same. And I’m not having much fun playing alone, so I’m just launching Chief Amusement Designer with you watching. [...]

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DIY Dating: Creative Dating Ideas Like the Chinese Menu Date — Not My Shu Pork = Bowling

Ever go trolling around online for dating ideas and end up on creative dating idea sites like this? It doesn’t have to be this way. Here is something you can try at home for someone you like. A lot. Or already love. I don’t advise doing this with someone you’re just sort of into. This [...]

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