Category Archives: Branding Thoughts

My little dopamine spritz #twittermakesyoustupid

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Last week, Bill Keller (@nytkeller) Executive Editor, The New York Times tweeted out: “#TwitterMakesYouStupid. discuss.” And I wrote a blog post that was a half tongue-in-cheek job application and half… naw, it was a job application. I suspected his tweet … Continue reading →

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Is this thing on?

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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In a word, yes. This thing is always on. The photo to the right was tweeted out by Jim Long who is a “veteran, Washington, DC based, network news cameraman currently working for one of the original three broadcasters” (@newmediajim) … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Subaru

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Hey, look what Subaru sent Charlie and Sallie each. It was too small for Charlie and Sallie was not in the mood to get all dolled up, so this is Zoey, our intern, modeling the most fashionable accessory of the … Continue reading →

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I’m a picker, I’m a grinner, I’m a lover and I’m a sinner… but mostly I’m a plumber who writes poetry and works as a barista on the weekends

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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This photo got a fair amount of ribbing on Twitter all last week by the interior design community, architects and some other folks who will remain unnamed. It was a good bit of fun as we poked at how this … Continue reading →

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Cool your jets – a #letsblogoff post

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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When I was offered a job with Huffy that moved me from Minneapolis to Dayton, I was a young, ambitious, go-getter. Go, go, go. I supposed that is why they wanted me; lots of energy, lots of ideas, gonna change … Continue reading →

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You wish you were Charlie Sheen

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Admit it. You wish you were Charlie Sheen. While you are shaking your head violently from side to side and stomping up and down disagreeing with me, just hear me out for a few seconds. Then you can go back … Continue reading →

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What is legacy – a #letsblogoff post

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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At some point in my pursuit of an English degree at the University of Minnesota (it was the only college that let dogs in), I read the book The Ties that Bound: Peasant Families in Medieval England. It changed my … Continue reading →

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