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• Yo Yo Yo… Could it be possible to tweet just by “thinking”? It’s coming. Check this out: http://tinyurl.com/cgojly #
• Top 12 Brands Likely To Disappear. Wow! http://tinyurl.com/clk4oc #
• Remember “Where The Wild Things Are”? I’m glad it didn’t happen till now. Technology hadn’t come far enough yet: http://tinyurl.com/c5tr6v #
• Just finished mapping out my “Preferred Lifestyle Design Plan” for the next 12 months. Super inspired. Go RainMaker Forum! #

• This is RAD. Chiggety Check This: http://ping.fm/uKywH “No Follow”. Classic. Thanks @tferriss #
• Very cool info: RT @ryandeiss 10 Most Extraordinary Twitter Updates http://tinyurl.com/dk524d #
• Concluded debut event w/ newly formed Mastermind group. 6 incredibly passionate & powerful people. Love synergy. Big things to come. #
• RT @Trikaya “when we observe how others R living/choosing & call it “wrong” or wish it were different-WE suffer & NObody wins.” LOVE IT! #

• Rockin out to @BT IMA album. “This Binary Universe” is my fav, but IMA is classic! Wonder what’s coming next and when? What’s cookin BT? #
• Check. Check. Day 2 (Plyometrics) of P90X is done. 88 more days to go! Really glad I started this thing. Version 2.0 here I come #fb #
• P90X Day 1 complete (at 4:26am). At least I kept my commitment to start today eh? Doubt I’ll be able to move much tomorrow Pushed hard. #
• RT @ByronKatie All Wrong is Right — http://tinyurl.com/cbqyrc Katie you are SPOT ON!!! Thank You! #
• Attention Small Business Owners: This transformed my entire business: http://tinyurl.com/dary7v #
• umm.. been sleeping in till past noon a LOT lately. Wonder what that means? Guess I’m no longer a part of the 5′oclock club anymore #
• Loving How Much Opportunity There Is To Help People And Make Money In This *Interesting* Economy! #
• Ok, it’s on. P90X baby! Got sucked into the infomercial (but bought it on Ebay) Here is the short version: http://tinyurl.com/cbva36 #
• Check out the GM “Puma”. I’m so down! http://tinyurl.com/chtxon #fb #
• War in downtown San Diego Real Estate. Developers slashing prices 30% (no joke). We are at the bottom of the market no doubt. Buy NOW #fb #

*Time Sensitive Notice*

If you are anything like me, you’ve realized the complexity of managing a small business.  

Dealing with product development, people management, attracting new clients, fulfillment and customer service issues, managing vendor and partner relations, continually attempting to keep up with the increasing complexity of technology, the economy, new tools and methods of online promotion… the list could go on forever.

The one area of skill that allows each of us who are making money in this economy to continue to thrive while our competition crashes and burns is the mastery of MARKETING.

Getting our stuff out there in front of the audience who is ALREADY looking for what we’ve got and being able to develop a relationship with our list and continually survey them and create products to meet their needs is no doubt the magic bullet of longevity and success.

One of my mentors who I’ve been studying for about 2 years is releasing some very interesting case studies on doing “Product Launches” that will completely shift your perspective on how you do your marketing.  

If you’ve not seen this yet (the link will expire very soon fyi) then I’d suggest you hop on and check out some of these case studies.  

I can tell you from personal experience that this guy knows his stuff and what he’s taught me personally has TRANSFORMED my life, my bank account and my business model forever.

Get clued in here: http://tinyurl.com/dary7v

Yahoo Japan to Serve Ads to Passersby Based on Age, Gender

Yahoo Japan Corp. will begin distributing targeted content via electronic billboards in train stations and other facilities, based on who is walking past. The company is teaming with Comel Co., which installs and operates electronic billboards. Cameras mounted on Comel’s billboards will photograph passersby. Characteristics such as sex and age will be determined using facial analysis technology from NEC Soft Ltd., according to the companies (via MediaBuyerPlanner). Yahoo Japan will begin the campaign with 500 billboards in train stations and shopping malls in Southern Japan, displaying content like news, weather and ads. Yahoo will then expand the service to Tokyo and Osaka, doubling the number of the billboards, writes CrunchGear. Last summer, an article in The New York Times about billboards with facial-recognition capabilities caused a tempest over privacy issues. One company offering such technology, TruMedia Technologies, sent a letter to the paper explaining that the company would never record or store any video from the billboards. The technology behind the billboards only analyzes the images its cameras take. No individually identifiable info is ever stored, the letter stated (via Engadget). TruMedia’s camera-equipped billboards - inspired by Israeli surveillance - track viewers’ faces to gather reliable viewing data for digital displays and screens. Published 4/10/2009 Source: MarketingVOX