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Kurt's blog:

Friending Gone Berserk

Friends are good to have. Facebook is a fun way to connect with friends. "Social media" is an excellent channel for brands to communicate with their customers.

But sometimes is enough enough? On my way to work this morning in Chicago, there was a poster at the "el" stop for a local bakery, Turano, that primarily serves the food service industry. (I guess some of the...

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May 22-26 Music Matters: Singapore
June 4-5 Radio Ink Convergence: Santa Clara
June 14-15 Music Hackday: Barcelona
July 18-20 The Conclave: Minneapolis
July 20 RAIN Summit Midwest*: Minneapolis
Sept. 18 RAIN Summit Dallas*: Dallas
Sept. 19 NAB/RAB Radio Show: Dallas
Sept. 29 IBS Columbia College Conf.: Chicago
Oct. 5 RAIN Summit Europe*: Berlin, Germany
Oct. 9 SF MusicTech Summit: San Francisco
Oct. 20 IBS East Coast Conf: Boston
Oct. 27 IBS CUNY Kingborough College Conf: New York
Dec. 1 IBS West Coast Conf: Los Angeles

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