Author Archives: Brian Breslin

SXSW 2011 – South Florida Speakers

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Brian Breslin

So voting is upon us once again to pick our favorite panel ideas and wage the annual popularity contest for people to get some stage time at SXSW. That being said, I always like to support the South Florida community … Continue reading →

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Is our society too harsh on the poor?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Brian Breslin

If you were dropped in our society (western, specifically the united states) with zero support system, zero money, zero job, nothing. You have absolutely nothing at all but the clothes on your back and your wits. What would you do? … Continue reading →

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Can we finally kill the page view?

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Brian Breslin

Having been involved in online advertising in some shape or form for 14 years now, I’ve come to a realization: everyone is trying to rip each other off. That’s right, everyone is out to pull a fast one on each … Continue reading →

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Does being self-aware make you a better entrepreneur?

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Brian Breslin

I was skimming through Hacker News (it’s recently become one of my daily must reads) the other day and a comment caught my eye, someone said something along the lines of “that would require the creator to have been truly … Continue reading →

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Why do location based services still suck for businesses?

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Brian Breslin

After millions of people have willingly handed over their location data to a multitude of companies running location based services, I ask you this question: Why do the tools the businesses have still suck? Why is there no simple business … Continue reading →

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Review: Gatorade Natural

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Brian Breslin

As someone who drinks a lot of gatorade (my uncle, who is also my dentist, is probably cringing right now), I figured I had to check out Gatorade’s new line of “Natural” drinks. Apparently the only place that carries them … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Emergency: This book will save your life by Neil Strauss

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Brian Breslin

Having read some of Neil Strauss’ stuff in the past (New york times stuff, the game, etc.), I had a good idea of what I was getting into with Emergency: This book will save your life. I knew the title … Continue reading →

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What the ad world should learn from the Old Spice guy

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Brian Breslin

I was amongst the throes of people who were captivated by Old Spice & Wieden+Kennedy’s intense ad campaign that exploded all over the web the last few days. These types of things “should” be happening all the time, but it … Continue reading →

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