by Freddy J. Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango LLC + Interracial Relations Insider One reason I don’t assign textbooks to my social media classes is that most are outdated by the time they’re published. Indeed, every time I flip on my computer, it seems like Mark Zuckerberg’s been tooling around with his giant virtual antfarm. [...]
Tags:AFLAC·Alexandra Wallace·Asians·branding·Chrysler·Don Imus·Eminem·ethnicity·Gilbert Gottfried·humor·Jimmy Wong·marketing·music·race·racism·satire·social media·UCLA·viral video·YouTube
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango LLC + Social Media Realist Are you oppressed by a bloodthirsty dictator? Do you want freedom and democracy without having to fight for them? Well, now you can harness the same power that’s made Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber leaders of their respective generations! It’s as easy [...]
Tags:criticism·Facebook·humor·hype·revolution·satire·social media·spoof·Twitter
by Raegan Thurlow, Guest Blogger But first, this intro by Freddy J. Nager: Usually, this blog consists of my outbursts on marketing and media. But during one of my misadventures in Silicon Valley, I met Raegan Thurlow, a talented young writer with an attitude. Here’s how she describes herself… Me: I have some fashion articles [...]
Tags:careers·Casual Friday·dress code·dress for success·fashion·Mark Armstrong·millenials·Raegan Thurlow·rant·satire·self-marketing·The Office
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango LLC & Social Media Consultant For decades, professional procrastinators relied on communal hydration technologies (i.e. water coolers) to support their best practices. Unfortunately, that particular tool maxed out bladder capacities, and even the dullest middle managers quickly learned that employees chatting while holding little paper cups weren’t [...]
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango LLC & Business Lit Connoisseur Note: The following is meant to be satirical. The author has no affiliation with the Harvard Business Review or any idea what its editors could possibly be thinking. For 88 years, the Harvard Business Review has been the authoritative voice of critical [...]
Tags:academic journals·business publishing·Facebook·Goldman Sachs·Harvard Business Review·HBR·journalism·Mark Zuckerberg·satire·spoof·Twitter·Umair Haque
by Freddy J. Nager, Twitter Scout and Founder of Atomic Tango LLC Critical times like these spawn critical questions: How do we provide healthcare to 300 million people? Can conflicts over culture and religion ever be resolved? If wind blows into one of Sarah Palin’s ears will it come out the other? But the question [...]
by Freddy J. Nager, Screenwriter Wannabe and Part-Time Tweeter INT. CORPORATE CUBE FARM – DAY One guy is following another guy really closely. “I’m following you, so just follow me back, OK, OK, just follow me, please follow me, follow follow…”
My friend and primo YouTube dude Kevin “Nalts” Nalty just let loose his take on social media. He calls his article “The Stupidest,” but I found it way more insightful than most of the tripe posing as social media advice.
Tags:Facebook·Kevin Nalty·marketing·Nalts·Robert Scoble·satire·social media·spoof·Tony Robbins·Twitter
by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC The following is a satirical work of fiction. Those easily offended should surf to safer territory now… In the wake of Michael Jackson’s massive, media-saturated funeral, several Hollywood celebrities are reportedly looking into how they can make sure their own forthcoming funerals are as [...]
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by Freddy J. Nager, Founder & Fusion Director, Atomic Tango LLC When “Battlestar Galactica” concluded, its fans lamented that the series had to end, but some were thrilled that it departed on a good note. Compare that to the fans of “Lost,” who are saying “WTF?!” after its later episodes. Then there are the still-hurting [...]
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"Common sense is the little man in a gray suit who never makes a mistake at addition, but it's always someone else's money he's adding up."
- Raymond Chandler
Let's hear it for uncommon sense: that inner itch that inspires you to stray from the herd, ditch the training wheels and leap into the fast lane. As we all know, it's the risk takers who get their faces on the cover of Wired magazine and their words on National Public Radio. No one ever remembers who won "honorable mention"...
Cool Rules Pronto celebrates uncommon sense in marketing and media. It's written by Freddy J. Nager, the Founder of the L.A.-based creative strategy agency Atomic Tango LLC, and marketing instructor at UCLA Extension and Robert Kennedy College of Zurich, Switzerland.
