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Every Other Thursday
Monday, February 8, 2010
9:00AM

Open Letter to the City of Revere

Dear City,

I have lived here for seven years. For the most part, it has been uneventful, which is how I like it.

In recent years, there has been a rash of criminal incidents in the general vicinity. Now, I realize that you can't keep all crime out and that it's the general nature of society. But I just don't see anything being done by the city, other than answering 911 calls.

I'm ranting on this because last week, someone tried to break in next door. My neighbors tell me they aren't getting any information from the cops or the city and that it's pretty much been swept under the rug. I'm not sure what the story is there, but who really knows.

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DateFeb 8, 2010 at 9:00 AM AuthorDon Martelli | CommentPost a Comment |
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
10:51PM

Undercover Management TV Show

I watched the show Undercover Management right after the Super Bowl and had some initial thoughts as it relates to all the business environments I've been in.

First off, upper management will never, ever, have the pulse on a company. No matter how much the CEO and the lead dog walks the hallway, how often will that executive get to know the guy that takes out the trash? 

If those executives exist, they are rare.

At the end of the day, it's all about the numbers. Whether it's billable hours, volume or clock punching, business is all about numbers and the top executives are in charge of the numbers -- nothing else really matters because they, themselves are held accountable for the numbers.

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DateFeb 7, 2010 at 10:51 PM AuthorDon Martelli | CommentPost a Comment |
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9:55PM

Drew Brees and His Son

Just finished watching the Superbowl. First off, congrats to the Saints for taking home their first ever world championship.

While the game was fantastic, the best scene I saw tonight (and arguably ever in professional sports) was when the cameras cut away to Drew Brees holding his son with tears in his eyes.

Not that I'll ever be in Brees shoes, but I know exactly how he feels. 

Accomplishing anything in life isn't worth a dime unless you can share it with your family. All the work you put in doing what you love to do is all for them. When times are tough, they are there to support you and get you through it. When things are great, they are there to pat you on the back and give you a congratulations hug.

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DateFeb 7, 2010 at 9:55 PM AuthorDon Martelli | CommentPost a Comment | Reference1 Reference |
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
7:36PM

Facebook's Webmail Project: Titan

Techcrunch is reporting that Facebook is in the trenches and just about to attack the messaging beach front, a move that will be debated as a Gmail killer.

I don't think it'll happen and here's why.

First off, Gmail has taken over the email world. Due to it's funcationality, accessibility and all around smartness, Gmail quickly squashed Hotmal and Yahoo mail (and others). Users are widely embedded with the service, me included.

While Facebook is the online gateway to information for 350 million plus users, Gmail still has a strong following in my opinion -- so much so that users won't take the initiative to move over to Facebook. Now, if somehow Gmail will be able to work inside of Facebook, that'll be a game-changer. However, I highly doubt that will happen.

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DateFeb 6, 2010 at 7:36 PM AuthorDon Martelli | CommentPost a Comment |
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7:27PM

Tech Super Bowl Ads

Computerworld has a good piece about the top 10 Super Bowl tech ads. I've seen a lot of top 10 lists around the big game, but I can't remember one like this -- not to say that it hasn't been done before.

My favorite out of the bunch:

I will admit though, the cat herder one is pretty damn funny.

DateFeb 6, 2010 at 7:27 PM AuthorDon Martelli | CommentPost a Comment |
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7:25PM

iPad Sizzle Fizzles

Apple's most anticipated announcement in years has had some people jumping in joy with excitement, and others saying ho-hum. In fact, a recent survey of 1,000 consumers showed that while buyers were pumped before the announcement of the iPad was made, their excitement fizzled after learning the product details.

The survey, conducted by Retrevo, an online marketplace for consumer electronics, may indicate that not only did Apple fail to convince new buyers, it may have lost many potential ones in the lack-luster announcement.

In a blog post, the company explained that their polls showed that the number of respondents saying they had heard about the tablet rose from 37% shortly before the announcement to over 80% after the media frenzy on January 27th.

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DateFeb 6, 2010 at 7:25 PM AuthorDon Martelli | CommentPost a Comment |
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Friday, January 29, 2010
12:15PM

Video: Inside Journalism

Being that I've been in the news business for about 15 plus years now -- some as a reporter, some as a PR guy for two educational institutions pitching stories and the rest in the agency world developing media strategies -- I always get a kick out of pieces that make fun of the news business.

The industry is not the same as it used to be. However, the way stories are created and how news is developed, reported and delivered (to a certain extend) is pretty much the same.

All the games that PR people and journalists play with each other and against each other still play. If you've ever watched the evening news, especially the national news casts, the pieces always go something like this:

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DateJan 29, 2010 at 12:15 PM AuthorDon Martelli | CommentPost a Comment |
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