Christien Louviere

I love the scene below from Boiler Room (viewer discretion advised) in which Ben Affleck delivers his “Act As If…” speech. The point is that if you’re going to sell, then you have to look the part. It doesn’t matter if you’re in sales or not, you need to dress for the position you want [...]

A view on how mobile internet devices will affect the future of mobile content distribution.

Aki Spicer, of Fallon, discusses the trends in social media.

So this weekend I had to go without the Internet at my complex. There are times where I will purposely not use the Internet, so I can focus on other things. I had to play host to two special guests, so I didn’t have much time to really worry about it; but it always interests [...]

Declining use of email?
Research suggests that teens rarely use email to communicate. They prefer to send text messages to each other. Considering that they are more likely to be in contact with each other during the day by phone than computer, that makes sense.
But do you think this will continue once they enter the workforce?
In [...]

I was a huge Michael Jordan fan when I was young. I used to try, notice the italics, to imitate him as a kid. I watched the training videos, read the Bios and scraped together what I could on the young Internet. Jordan and Nike have always put together wonderful commercials. [...]

Earlier this year, Howard Schultz decided to return to his vision at Starbucks (SBUX), and everyone is anxious to see if he can turn around the coffee bean behemoth. Hopefully, he can “pull a Steve Jobs.” About a year ago, I gave my McStarbucks theory about Starbucks starting to serve breakfast. Two months ago they [...]

I tend to relate life through sports. I’ve been in some sort of organized sport since I was 5, so athletics have always proved good metaphors for me when I’m trying to bring things into perspective. They teach so many lessons that are transferable through life.
It doesn’t matter if your pinnacle was [...]

“I have failed as a role model.”
On taking time off to do community service, “I’ve decided to do this to give myself an opportunity to heal myself and to search my soul.”
Can you imagine if these words came out of the mouths of Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan, or how about the NFL’s Adam “Pacman” [...]

I’d like to take a different look at the 2008 Presidential Election. Yes, the issues (Iraq, Immigration, Taxes, etc.) are all fascinating; but, in elections, I’m always interested in seeing how candidates present themselves and attack the campaign trail. As of today, it seems as though Barack Obama has the momentum on the Democratic side, [...]

Beta vs. VHS…Laser Disc vs. DVD…HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray…
Winners: Sony, Blu-ray Content Providers, Us (Consumers)
Losers: Toshiba, Apple Microsoft, Anyone Else Trying to Win the Living Room
These are some expensive battles that take place. Sony is always a high stakes player. I keep wondering when they’re going to learn their lesson; but after all their [...]

I can’t take credit for coining the term praise inflation
seen in the title. The credit goes to Mr. Jeffrey Zaslow of the
WSJ. Having said that, I did pick up (AKA click to) the article read it
and ‘borrow’ the title…so can I please have my damn cookie now? I’ll be
out to lunch in [...]