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Save the Gila

After 25 years, the current economic status means that New Mexico’s Tour of the Gila is in danger of extinction, unless a title sponsor can be found for 2012 and beyond.

With mountains on tap every stage, there’s no such thing as an easy day at the Gila, and yet, this race is [...]

Tour of Utah Bicycle Giveaway

Sponsored by Cervélo and Canyon Bicycles, bicycle giveaway to be conducted through KFAN, Snowbird and Larry H. Miller auto dealerships

SALT LAKE CITY – August 16, 2010 – Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah Executive Director Karen Weiss today announced that Cervélo and Canyon Bicycles are giving away two Cervélo RS road bicycles to fans [...]

Going viral (NSFW)

There are a lot of things that can be said about the following video, ranging from descriptions as a brutally graphic political statement decrying genocide and ethnic cleansing to calling it a cynical marketing attempt to generate Internet buzz and fuel album sales.

No matter what you think of the video, it’s an impressive piece [...]

Social cyclists

Josh Kadis, over at Kadisco, has two recent posts on how social media outlets like Twitter are affecting the connection between the professional cyclist and the everyday fan. For those who don’t know Josh, he is a marketing and sponsorship consultant, who has worked with clients like SRAM, and with teams like Kodak Gallery/Sierra Nevada.

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Please don’t leave a message at the tone

For Some, Voice Mail Is Losing Its Allure – NYTimes.com

When it was introduced in the early 1980s, voice mail was hailed as a miracle invention — a boon to office productivity and a godsend to busy households. Hollywood screenwriters incorporated it into plotlines: Distraught heroine comes home, sees blinking red light, listens as desperate [...]

Bailout 101 (or how to mismarket a bill)

As I’m sure you’re all aware, the House of Representatives voted down the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 3997) today.

People have no idea how screwed we are if the EESA 2008 doesn’t get passed.

“Bailout” was the worst marketing technique anyone could have chosen. The plan is not a taxpayer bailout of [...]

AppleInsider | iPhone 3G

Apple itself is setting the record straight and says that iPhone 3G's GPS mapping unit is as powerful as in dedicated devices. Also, cut-and-paste is still a possibility, and outside testers have found the iPhone's battery life the best in its class.

Contradicting claims by the New York Times' David Pogue, who was told by [...]

Rider Down

Cyclist killed instantly in collision with pickup The Salt Lake Tribune

A Park City man bicycling in Utah County was killed about 10 a.m. Saturday when his group of riders stopped, causing him to crash into another rider and fall into the path of a Dodge pickup.

The group of seven friends, among them 49-year-old [...]