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Motrin Messes with Mommy-Bloggers and Loses

This morning, Annie told me about a Motrin ad that a bunch of mom-bloggers were angry about because it was critical of babywearing. She was really upset about it, and convinced that it was an intentional slam on mothers. Since I work in marketing, and Annie majored in Sociology, we tend to have conversations like [...]


I was Accosted by Derek Powazek!

Derek Powazek is what my coworker Dave would call “micro-famous” — He’s well-known in web designer circles, but you’ve probably never heard of him. You’ve almost certainly seen his work, though. In the mid-90s, he worked at HotWired and WebMonkey, before starting Fray.com. He did all the branding, including the logo, for Blogger.com, and then [...]