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About markkolier

Futurist, entrepreneur, left lane driver, baseball lover

Thanksgiving is the best holiday

I posted this three years ago and rarely do my sentiments remain exactly the same when it comes to past posts – this one is an exception!   Happy Thanksgiving 2013 style! Of all the holidays in the United States … Continue reading

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Yelp and Foursquare should go to the altar together

Being on the road again in mostly unfamiliar cities I have been using Yelp – http://www.yelp.com more and more. Enabled with GPS technology on my smartphone, Yelp allows me to search out the nearest coffee shops, wine bars, restaurants and … Continue reading

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California Dreamin’ – Why I am attending the Governor’s Global Climate Summit

Not that I have any problem coming to the Golden State in mid-November, (although it figures that I missed a gorgeous mid-fall weather weekend in Connecticut with temperatures way above normal) , but my interest in helping Chinese companies bring … Continue reading

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Airlines – they can’t get away with this – can they?

Actually I am convinced that airlines can and will try to get away with everything they can. For instance I am traveling on American to the west coast next week and decided to change my flight from the redeye on … Continue reading

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Where have all the great advertising tag lines gone?

Even before I was firmly entrenched in the advertising and marketing business I always admired a good tag line. – 7up – The Uncola – Coke – It’s the real thing – DeBeers – A diamond is forever – United … Continue reading

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LinkedIn should be your first resource for learning about business people

Many people I talk to remark that they see me all over LinkedIn. I am always posting blogs, recommending people, making comments, asking and answering questions, etc. I find the time because using LinkedIn has become one of my most … Continue reading

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Have you pre-ordered your own personal drone?

Articles this week in the Wall Street Journal http://on.wsj.com/aMR2bD and the New York Times http://nyti.ms/bLeAiA both covered the emergence of new technology that could be very useful while (to me) being extremely frightening at the same time. You can now … Continue reading

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Cablevision and Time-Warner – When Monopoly is no fun at all

When I was a kid playing Monopoly was one of my favorite board games. It was fun to try to dominate the competition. The cable companies apparently paid close attention. Many people feel the American economy relies so much on … Continue reading

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AOL’s finally making some big changes – but is it just whistling while walking through the internet graveyard?

An interesting story in this past Saturday’s NY Times – http://nyti.ms/b2RQFQ discussed the revamping of AOL’s website to give a greater emphasis to news created by AOL’s staff as well as original video clips. This appears to me that it … Continue reading

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Do you sleep with your PDA or smartphone under your pillow?

Maybe you sleep with your mobile device right next to your bed? I’m continually impressed when I find out that many people I know keep their iPhone, Blackberry or Droid on their nightstand when they go to bed at night. … Continue reading

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