– Debbie Laskey and Ward Schendel
We all learn a great deal from DuetsBlog and the legal and marketing community assembled by Steve Baird and his team. As guest bloggers on DuetsBlog, we, Debbie Laskey and Ward Schendel, recently had a conversation about the importance of strategic planning and decided to collaborate on a joint
—Laura Toledo, Account & Marketing Manager at Tenrec
I grew up in a very small town (graduated with less than 40 kids). Our class’s makeup consisted of maybe 15 girls and all the rest boys. We had a love-hate relationship (mostly hate). When the girls decided we wanted something, the boys would always out-vote us
—Debbie Laskey, MBA
By now, everyone with a television, radio, computer, smartphone, tablet, newspaper, or a few friends has heard that Facebook went public. The company’s initial public offering raised an insane amount of money as well as support from countless new investors. But Facebook has something more valuable to share: five lessons
Several months ago, I remarked that the social networking industry is a fertile ground for trademark battles. See “Two Degrees Of Separation From Justin Timberlake.” In my prior post, I discussed the fact that Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) had sued Teachbook.com LLC alleging various claims including federal trademark infringement, dilution, false designation of origin and others. Last
Most of you hate it, if I can venture a guess. Change is hard for most of us, and this is one of the biggest changes yet to the platform that everyone and their brother is on. And to think—there are more changes coming.
Even if you hate the new Facebook, what can you do
This billboard ad has been running in the Twin Cities for a while now, promoting a local car dealership who is very proud of its website:
Does anyone seriously believe that Mark Zuckerberg — the twenty-seven year old president, chief executive officer, and co-creator of the Facebook social networking site — is jealous of the morries.com
Justin Timberlake was featured in recent movies about Facebook (i.e., Oscar nominated The Social Network) and a movie about teachers who may use Teachbook (i.e., Bad Teacher with former girlfriend Cameron Diaz). Ironically, he is therefore somewhat connected to both parties in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Illinois (closer than the six
—Jesse de Agustin, Strategist (follow Jesse on Twitter: @JdeAgustin)
Imagine: I am struck by an 18-wheeler on the New Jersey Turnpike and fall to my unfortunate death. While I’d be dead, pressing legal – and philosophical questions remain. Does “Jesse” continue to “persist” across time through his online profiles? Do they turn
–Dan Kelly, Attorney
About two years ago (I’m having difficulty coming to grips with the fact that it has, in fact, been two years), I blogged about my frustrations with the social networking sites of FaceBook, MySpace, and Twitter. Along with my posted content, I, admittedly a bit baitingly (if that is a word),
In a few short years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, or the UFC, has become a sports powerhouse. The league seems to have it all—a booming business, a solid philosophy and a great presence on social media that engages their fans. Why does this matter to you? Because your business can learn a few things