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Pet Peeves; we all have them

Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008, by Arve Overland

This post has nothing to do with web development, online strategy or online campaigning. This is about bicycle commuting. I'm a bicycle commuter – year round come rain or shine, and as many of you know, we get a little rain in beautiful Portland, OR. No I'm not going to rant ....

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2008 Was The First Social Media Election

Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008, by Arve Overland

I don’t know about you, but my Facebook friends were very active leading up to election night posting YouTube videos, signing up with groups, online election night rallies and more. Most were very open about who they were voting for and urging their friends to get out and vote. It will ....

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Microsoft gets on worst ad list again

Posted on Sunday, October 26, 2008, by Arve Overland

Flipping through this week's New York Sunday Times Magazine, the ad I have referenced below for Microsoft Office made my wife gag. Worse, it prompted her to write wall posts on her mother group's Facebook pages. This is the negative viral activity that Microsoft seems to crave.

Here's the headline: ....

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