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Mike's Blog

By Michael Cornnell

About Michael

Michael Cornnell is Associate Editor for Promo Marketing Magazine.

 

Test Drive

Charles Plyter
Is it Tee Time Yet?
Mar 10, 2010

I know it's only March 10th, but I'm starting to feel it—golf season is near. In my dinning room is...



Editor's Notes

Nichole Stella
Whiplash
Feb 15, 2010

» My only regret in life is that I didn’t drink enough champagne.«
John Maynard Keynes, economist (1883-1946)...



From the Pub

Matthew Barnes
Don’t Wait for the Snow
Feb 15, 2010

It’s a Monday and they’re calling for snow on Friday. There’s a tangible excitement in the city. The office hallways...



Inseams

Who's Up Next
In a Recession, Dress Up To Cheer Up
Jan 20, 2010

A few weeks ago, I had dinner with Executive Apparel's president and its director of product development in Orlando, Florida....



Sleuthing with Google Alerts

Well hey everybody, welcome to week two of "Mike talking about handy computer programs." If you missed it last week, I explained that for the next few weeks [link] I'll be using my semi-substantial nerd powers to dig up some Web tools that you might find useful. This week, we're going to cover Google Alerts.  Read More >>

RSS For Success

For the next few weeks, I thought I'd highlight a few Web applications that some of you might find useful. Not that I'm any great-and-powerful computer wizard or anything, but I do like to get my nerd on now and again. As a result of said nerdiness, I've picked up a few good tricks that those not permanently tethered to a computer screen like myself might not know. This week we're going to cover one of the basics--RSS readers.  Read More >>

Annual Gift Day and Nostalgia Marketing

My apologies for the brief absence in posting. I think we can all agree though that besides being the season of jolly happy funtime lala sugarplum land, the holidays are also a time of insane, soul-stomping busyness, workaholism and casual explorations of stress-induced illnesses like hyperventilation, migraines and stomach ulcers.  Read More >>

A glimpse into Mike's Favorites Folder

It's been a while since I've done this, so I thought I would take some time to share some of the sites that have been dominating my favorites bar lately. This week we're going to stick with blogs because, um, November has a "B" in it? Seems like rock-solid reasoning to me. Ready? Here we go!  Read More >>

Nerrrddd!

Internet confession time: I'm pretty nerdy. This may not come as a surprise to those of you for who have been following this blog for a while, but for new readers, let me bring you up to speed.

I just recently moved, and I had to pack up about 1,500 comic books*. One of the  best gifts my girlfriend has given me is an Xbox 360, which I don't use to play sports games or shooters, but usually old Genesis games like Altered Beast and Shining Force. And maybe most tellingly, when my girlfriend...  Read More >>