My name is Jon Hickey
and I’m interested in how modern communication models are disrupting markets -
both public and private.

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MacBook Wheel

I know this came out about a year ago, but it still never gets old to me.  Well done, The Onion.  Well done.

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My Worries About the New York Times Possible Paywall

My Worries About the New York Times Possible Paywall

Mashable reports that the New York Times might start charging for their web content.  I’m skeptical this model will actually work, since there are so many other options for news.  However, I also wonder what the impact of big news sources like the New York Times closing off their service will be for quality discussion [...]

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YongoPal has a Landing Page!

YongoPal has a Landing Page!

While we don’t quite have the scheduling app live yet (we plan to start our closed beta-testing in February), we have decided to replace the YongoPal blog with a landing page so we can begin to do some marketing in Korea.  Darien is heading over to Korea next week, so we need something a little [...]

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Social Media and NCAA Football

Social Media and NCAA Football

At this time each year, college football fans excitedly watch the AT&T Cotton Bowl, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, the Citi BCS National Championship game, as well as many other corporate sponsored Bowl events.  During games viewers are bombarded with corporate sponsored half times, game breaks, and players of the game.  With all the money being [...]

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