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The Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans -- Executive Chef Peter Page.

On Super Bowl Sunday, what nephew Peter Page is serving at the Royal Sonesta in New Orleans.

by Bob Page on 7 February 2010

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From Haiti, seeds of hope for the next disaster: Superheroes, social media and Socialserve.com.

by Bob Page on 2 February 2010

In the promised land of mobile computing, are more than two flavors of ice cream possible?

In the promised land of mobile computing, are more than two flavors possible?

by Bob Page on 22 January 2010

Google torches the usual PR playbook in China.

13 January 2010
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Stanley Kubrick imagines slates and tablets, 1968.

7 January 2010
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News media tell the American story, 2009.

2 January 2010
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China’s ‘50 Cent Party’ on marketing steroids: Internet hit men take astroturfing to new levels.

22 December 2009
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Gosh darn it! Now Tiger Woods has single-handedly killed off celebrity endorsements!

15 December 2009
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Paris, London and New York: Irving Penn celebrates valor and ethos in tradespeople.

12 December 2009
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You’ve got 25 words. Go.

8 December 2009
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