Looks like this might be worth reading. One (arguable) example of effective "framing": pro-life instead of anti-abortionists.

Quoted: In Don't Think of an Elephant Lakoff describes the funded think tanks that republicans use to generate a steady stream of white papers trying out ways of communicating that will trick Americans into voting regardless of their self interest.

This is great. It neatly captures what we've intuitively been trying to do with Blue Dot / Faves from day one. Having said that, we don't close the "3+1 loops" nearly as well as we should/could.

I think it also helps explain why Twitter can and do Facebook coexist.

Quoted: 3 + 1 + You
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Feedback loops contribute greatly to a user’s sense of Audience within a service. I talked about four such loops here. What other loops exist? What else builds and supports a sense of Audience?

Sounds like a great idea. Haven't tried it out myself.

Quoted: Download Edison, an easy-to-use energy-monitoring application, absolutely free. Edison puts you in control of your PC energy usage by letting you...

Yet another entertaining series by Mojo on Hulu. The guy travels around the world to master the local drinking customs.

Quoted: Three Sheets video details: Can you say 'I'm buying' in 12 languages? Embark on this international drinking tour with comedian Zane Lamprey who takes you around the world to master the local drinking customs. | Watch Three Sheets online for free at Hulu.com.

Another interesting-sounding series by Mojo on Hulu. Will watch after I am done with Wall Street Warriors ( http://faves.com/users/mohit/dot/123666762028 ).

Quoted: Bobby G: Adventure Capitalist video details: With a lust for life and a knack for making major money, intrepid entrepreneur Bobby Genovese is the globetrotting, scuba diving, polo-playing savant behind BG Capital, with business ventures that take him from Aspen to the Bahamas, New York to Nicaragua. Each week, you'll get a glimpse of Bobby and his team, at work and at play, to see how thinking big can lead to living large. | Watch Bobby G: Adventure Capitalist online for free at Hulu.com.

A summary of the book, The McKinsey Way. Some helpful techniques in here, even if you're not in consulting.

Quoted: One of the most fundamental tenants of McKinsey problem solving is the concept of MECE, mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive. MECE can be used when developing and listing issues related to the problem at hand. First, the associate must ensure that the list is mutually exclusive, or that every item is separate and distinct. Then, she must check that it is collectively exhaustive, that it includes every issue relevant to the problem. This approach prevents overlap and confusion.

A great list of essays, especially if you are involved in anything in the consumer Web space.

On an unrelated note, I like how he includes his name and Twitter id in the blog title.

Quoted: I finally decided to make a page listing all the reasonable essays I've written over the last 2 years on one page, which you can find here.

Looks like a great Google Analytics blog. Also, I didn't realize that Google has an Enterprise Partner program.

Quoted: A little bit about me, Justin Cutroni… I have been working in the IT field for 10 years now. I started out as a consultant with Accenture and then spent some time as an independent programmer. Now I work for a company called EpikOne. We are a Google Enterprise Partner and Google Analytics Authorized Consultants. I spend lots of time working with Google products including Urchin Software, Google Analytics, the Google Search Appliance and the Google Mini.

Quoted: Also a Carnegie Mellon alumnus, Pausch co-founded the Entertainment Technology Center and led researchers who created Alice, a revolutionary way to teach computer programming. He was widely respected in academic circles for a unique interdisciplinary approach, bringing together artists, dramatists and designers to break new ground by working in collaboration with computer scientists.