http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog on naming, healthcare, biotechnology, trend-hunting, music and whatever is interesting today Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:58:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Steve at Micropersuasion takes a look at how Timothy Ferris reached #1 best seller status not only on Amazon, but on the NYTimes and Wall Street Journal - simultaneously (go Tim!). Steve suggests the following lessons: Go where bloggers go Be there with a message and a story that will appeal to their ... http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2007/08/14/steve-rubel-dissects-4-hour-work-week-success/ A nice little download that I found while searching for quotations on the idea of "home." Macleod's quote: The bars of West Hollywood and New York are awash with people throwing their lives away in the desperate hope of finding a shortcut, any shortcut. And a lot of them aren't even young ... http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2007/07/22/guy-k-points-to-hugh-macleods-how-to-be-creative/ To the right of these posts, you can see our Voki avatar speaking in Karl's voice. A few months back, we had the privilege of partnering with Oddcast to name one of their new products. The product, a talking, customizable avatar, like all of Oddcast's products, is on the leading edge ... http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2007/07/18/voki-launches-alpha/ It's been a while since we've posted. It's true, we've been exceptionally busy. But we know we should post and we know we should do it more often as a way of connecting with you our visitors. Since we haven't posted in a while, we'd like to ask you: What would ... http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2007/07/11/revising-our-blog/ I got to Timothy Ferris through a post that was on Reddit.com called “From Geek to Freak: How I Gained 34 Lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks.” While at his blog, I saw that he had written a book called “The Four Hour Work Week.”Intrigued, I downloaded the Audible.com file, ... http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2007/06/05/is-the-four-hour-work-week-possible/ I recently got back into using LinkedIn. I'd been using the site professionally for about 2 years, but it wasn't until a friend suggested I start taking my network seriously that I really started using it. To more effectively use LinkedIn, he suggested I check out Christian Mayaud's brilliant Sacred Cow ... http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2007/03/18/linkedin-cheaters-guide/ WriteRoom - Distraction free writing. http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2006/12/03/links-for-2006-12-04/ This was news a few months ago. Well, now apparently, The International Astronomers Union is porposing a new definition for planet. I would say, probably to clear up the controversy they created when they said Pluto wasn't. According to The Useless Tree, this follows a very Confucian (sp?) idea that ... http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2006/11/17/what-plutos-not-a-planet/ The folks over at Strategic Name Development explore the naming of premium and "whole" foods in response to two other blog posts. Two trends of note: 1) Foods that are named the same as the company that manufactures and markets them. 2) Popular snack foods are investing heavily in the concept of ... http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2006/11/17/strategic-name-development-branding-foods-new-trends/ How to Change the World Create something worth executing.You're going to get tired of my obsession with great products but pitching, demoing, bootstrapping, and executing are a lot easier if you've created something meaning-full. It's hard to stay motivated and excited about exe (tags: personal_blogs entrepreneurs, visionaries, startups) http://www.messaginglab.com/m-lablog/2006/11/16/links-for-2006-11-17/