Duane's Blog

Post about higher education, the Cincinnati Reds, politics, culture and whatever else interests me. And lots of Instagram shots. Follow me on Twitter at @DuaneBonifer.

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Richard Edelman, CEO of Edelman, sits down with Yahoo Finance reporter Alexis Christoforous about the 20th anniversary of the Edelman Trust Barometer, its annual trust and credibility survey released at the World economic Forum in Davos.

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From an unpublished 1946 story on the Eureka, Illinois Pumpkin Festival - the Queen of Pumpkins. (Wallace Kirkland—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #pumpkin #LIFEmagazine #1940s

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56 years ago today - View of some of the leaders of March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom as they march with signs, Washington DC, August 28, 1963. Among those pictured are, front row from left, John Lewis, Matthew Ahman, Floyd B. McKissick, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Reverend Eugene Carson Blake, Cleveland Robinson, and Rabbi Joachim Prinz (in sunglasses). The march provided the setting for Dr. King’s iconic ‘I Have a Dream’ speech. (Robert W. Kelley—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends #ihaveadream #marchonwashington #MLK https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tXXMmAVZQ/?igshid=4t5l9l2iqix8

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LIFE legend Sophia Loren cutting roses in her garden at home in Rome for her husband Carlo Ponti in 1964. This image was part of a larger cover story about Sophia and her life at home. “CARLO AND SOPHIA—LIFE visits a dream house in Italy built with money and lots and lots of love.” (Alfred Eisenstaedt—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #LIFElegends #Italy #SophiaLoren https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsprWZDERE/?igshid=1n7jg15qu0iwu

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Cities have yet to achieve the vision for a utopia of smart technology and hyperconnectivity

Making cities smarter is more of a business and governance challenge than a technological one.

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Secrets behind ‘Born in the USA’ as Bruce Springsteen’s classic turns 35

Surprising stories about the album that made The Boss a household name.

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Meet TikTok: How The Washington Post, NBC News, and The Dallas Morning News are using the of-the-moment platform https://nzzl.us/qnL8ClT via @nuzzel

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Opinion | Solving a Boomtown Mystery

Why are some small towns thriving?

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America's rural radio stations are vanishing – and taking the country's soul with them

At a time when local newspapers are disappearing, the loss of a radio station leaves a community with another cultural and informational gap

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'Filth Elder' John Waters Says There Are Still 'Plenty Of Rules' Left To Break

The cult filmmaker, 73, has plenty of ideas about what older people should and shouldn't do. "You can't be trying too hard to rebel [when] y

Great interview with one of the greats. ⁦‪

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Robert Morse in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) and Mad Men (2014)

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What’s Next in Public Relations? Let’s Ask My Students – PRsay

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Facebook’s US user base declined by 15 million since 2017, according to survey

Meanwhile, Instagram is booming

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National Geographic Just Became the First Brand to Top 100 Million Instagram Followers

Its revenue from social ad campaigns rose 80% in 2018 versus 2017.

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‘We’re serious about audio': The Economist launches daily news podcast with 8 staffers - Digiday

The Economist is the latest publisher to launch a daily news podcast in order to broaden its reach in audio and ultimately drive people to subscribe.

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The Paris Review by Stitcher on Apple Podcasts

Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of The Paris Review by Stitcher for free.

Announcing The Paris Review podcast. Listen to the trailer here.

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Another podcast to add to the list ...