Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 7/15/11

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Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 7/15/11

I have a Bengal cat.  I was told that Bengals are high energy and fun, the kind of pet that would negate what I always considered cats to be: lethargic, antisocial sociopaths of the domesticated pet world.  Looking back, I was told all this by the same people who say clowns aren’t terrifying. It goes

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Dean Martin’s Burger Recipe

It’s the middle of summer, and nothing says hamburgers quite like this time of the year.  So, from 1967’s The Celebrity Cookbook comes this recipe for Dean Martin’s ‘Martin Burgers’: Bourbon and a TV tray.  Nice touches. (Via kottke) ### More links: MIPRO Consulting main website. MIPRO on Twitter and Facebook. About this blog.

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The Grand Rapids Lip Dub

Shot right here in Michigan in the city of Grand Rapids, Roger Ebert calls this ‘the greatest music video ever made’. That’s called starting your week right. (Via Daring Fireball) ### More links: MIPRO Consulting main website. MIPRO on Twitter and Facebook. About this blog.

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Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 7/8/11

When I tell people I do web/social media marketing work, that basically I’m a full-on web nerd, they look at me funny.  Like, “Oh, how long have you been unemployed?” funny.  After we get past that initial awkwardness, they invariably ask two things: (1) Can social media help my business? And (2) What is your

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Jim Ray on How to Grill the Perfect Burger

Here in the U.S., we’re coming off the 4th of July holiday weekend, and it’s really the perfect holiday: grilling, warm weather, beer, no gift-giving, no pressurized obligation to see your extended family unless you want to. Along the grilling lines, if you’re like me and you think there’s really nothing better than a perfectly

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Now, Where Did I Put My Assets?

Oracle has begun to offer ‘Feature Packs’ between planned major releases to deliver new capabilities and value to customers. If you’re not aware of this (and you should be), here’s the information about the Oracle Feature Pack program. With the release of the PeopleSoft 9.1 Feature Pack in Spring 2011, Oracle now offers “significant new

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QUOTE: On Work vs. Taking Credit

“My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.” — Indira Gandhi So simple, yet so difficult.  In fact, management and workplace guru  Bob Sutton

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Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 6/24/11

Recently, Conan O’Brien gave the commencement address to Dartmouth’s 2011 graduating class.  Way up in Internet fame already sit Steve Job’s classic address to Stanford, and David Foster Wallace’s speech to Kenyon College. Both of those are smart speeches, steeped in wisdom, bearing heartfelt reflections of difficult roads, personal letdowns and victories.  This one…this one

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QUOTE: On Commitment and Boldness

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would

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