Entries Categorized as 'Be Bold'

Be Bold: Mark Malkoff

Date July 25, 2007

There are 171 Starbucks stores in Manhattan. Mark Malkoff made it his mission to visit all of them within a 24 hours. This makes one heck of a viral video.
To pull of a 10 minute online video, it better be freakin’ awesome. This vid kept me glued from start to finish. There’s humor, adventure, and […]

Be Bold: Borders and Walmart

Date July 23, 2007

I’ve had a crazy, long, non-stop day. So I have two short snippets about companies being bold.
The first is Borders. About six months ago, they announced they were partnering with social media network Gather.com. They caught a lot of flack for that.
Sales have increased. Take that, detractors!
A combo package of social media and e-newsletters has […]

Be Bold: DC Comics Gets It

Date July 20, 2007

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I should probably let my husband write this post since his geek score is much higher than mine and he is currently producing an internet podcast about superheroes. But I’ll do my best.
DC Comics recently announced the creation of ZudaComics.com, their official foray into online custom publishing. The […]

Be Bold: Staples Robots Videos

Date July 17, 2007

Our name is Bold for a reason: if you don’t stand out, you’ll get left behind. From time to time, we’ll look at bold efforts taken by companies and individuals.
We start with Staples. They have embraced robotic technology from Kiva Systems to streamline operations in their order fulfillment warehouses. But words don’t do this […]