1. From FanHouse, Nike is still battling the fallout from a campaign for basketball shoes that it just killed – at least part of it. Giving new, controversial meaning to the term “in your face.”
2. The SEC has banned its government employees from accessing YouTube at work. That means they can’t watch some videos that have to do with the SEC. What makes sense about that? (Chip Griffin)
3. Speaking of YouTube, I got a good laugh out of this video depicting an all too real scenario in the corporate world. I can relate, unfortunately:
4. There are bad pitches to bloggers, and there are bad pitches. This one from The Bad Pitch Blog, of course, will baffle you. And I love the blogger’s response back.
5. The death of Randy ”The Last Lecture” Pausch, There are numerous posts marking his death – and life. The Creating a Better Life blog includes links to the video of his last lecture and a transcript. Here’s one of my favorite quotes from Pausch:
“It’s not about how to achieve your dreams. It’s about how to lead your life. If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself. The dreams will come to you.”
Well said.
