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The Roundup September 26 & 27 Madmen really are mad

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Who not to invite to your Windows 7 party.

It’s been a pretty sad week in marketing, from the “AIDS is like sleeping with Hitler” commercial in Germany to Carly Fiorina comparing herself to a dog in, well, Carlyfornia. So, in honor of all the hard-working marketers and ad-men who daily struggle against looking like complete [...]

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The Roundup September 22

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Just in time, it seems, for our Shoestring Venture Apps Business Bible
Intel, hoping to emulate the success of Apple’s App Store, is leading an initiative that would encourage developers to sell applications for netbooks, PCs and other devices powered by its chips. . . .
Mr Otellini said Intel’s goal was for developers to be able [...]

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The Roundup September 21

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Netflix’ recommendation engine says, “People who liked Hostel also really liked The Great Chipmunk Adventure!”

Netflix shows the world how crowdsourcing is REALLY done.
Netflix, the movie rental company, announced on Monday that a seven-man team was the winner of its closely watched three-year contest to improve its Web site’s movie recommendation system. That was expected, but [...]

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