Robert Scoble

Google Tabs happened, now marketers must step up their game

Marketing is always most effective when it is delivered with something else of value. If you open your postal mailbox and its nothing but ads, you tend to throw the whole bunch away. But, if one offer comes along with other interesting pieces of mail or if it includes something valuable like a gift card or a coupon, you tend to give it more attention.

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Disruptions: As Society Changes, a Brighter Future for Devices on Planes

Marty Katz for The New York Times You know the scene in a movie when a character trails off into the past and is reminded of the moment it all began? I had one of those this week.

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Now the government shutdown is causing blood shortages

Here's how the government shutdown may literally be killing people: by causing blood shortages. For all the scorn heaped on government employees, some people forget that the faceless bureaucrats who populate Washington are often, in fact, a bunch of do-gooders-people who genuinely believe in the notion of public service.

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5 Ways Cities Are Using Big Data

New York City released more than 200 high-value data sets to the public on Monday - a way, in part, to provide more content for open-sourced mapping projects like OpenStreetMap. It's one of the many releases since the Local Law 11 of 2012 passed in February, which calls for more transparency of the city government's collected data.

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DRIVING FORCES David Koch of Americans for Prosperity, Michael A. Needham of Heritage Action and former Attorney General Edwin Meese III played roles in the health law fight.

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A Federal Budget Crisis Months in the Planning

WASHINGTON - Shortly after President Obama started his second term, a loose-knit coalition of conservative activists led by former Attorney General Edwin Meese III gathered in the capital to plot strategy. Their push to repeal Mr. Obama's health care law was going nowhere, and they desperately needed a new plan.

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The Future Of Mobile Taps And On-Demand Services

One of the hottest trends in "mobile consumer tech" is the idea where one can simply just tap their phone and receive a range of services in the form of on-demand labor. While many services are in this crowded space, there is one which exemplifies the trend: Uber.

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