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10:34 AM PDT, July 12, 2008
Interesting guy and marketing guru Ben Mack decided to interview me in a webcast, and we ended up talking about why I call it statistical semiotics and not memetics, what the difference is between a meme and a semiotic replicator, why the idea of memetics exerts such a fatal fascination to advertising, marcom, and marketing types, and, oh, lots of stuff. Somewhere along the way we mentioned Edward Bernays, problems in monotheism, direct mail marketing, and even a tiny bit about science fiction here and there. I'm not sure how long the replay will remain available, but for the moment, it's here. Happy listening.
4:22 PM PDT, July 4, 2008
As I've said before, usually news about a guy typing in a basement office is not exactly news, but there are some odds and ends, so:
New installment in my column, "The Well-Bitten Hand," is up at | |