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Got a Business Card? Help Set a World Record!

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Adam Pieniazek
on October 21, 2008
in Boston, History and business
. 12 Comments

A few days ago I thought I somehow stepped through a time warp as I opened my mailbox and found a piece of non-corporate snail mail. At first I eyed this envelope suspiciously as it was not my birthday nor could I conjure any other reason for the snail mail. As my paranoia subsided, my fingers ripped open the envelope to find a card inside, with a hand-written note from a Ms. Sophie Grossman.

At this point my mind was blown, not only had I just received snail mail it was also hand-written! Crazy!

As my eyes read the note this article about a local teen in Somerville collecting business cards in an attempt to set a Guinness record came soaring back into my conscious. After reading the article I sent Sophie not one but two business cards (part of a set of ten that I received for free from flickr).

As of this note, she’s received nearly 800 business cards so far. That’s 800 in addition to her already existing collection of over 2,200 business cards! She plans on submitting an entry to the good folks at Guinness Book of World Records once her collections hits 5,000 cards. If you’ve got a business card and want to help Sophie in her record breaking quest you can send them to her attention at:

Somerville Journal
20-40 Holland Street
Somerville, MA 02144

If you do send one, let me know! If you include links to your business (non spammy) I might do a shout-out post to those who help Sophie out…

Justin Wright Joins The 42nd Estate!

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Adam Pieniazek
on October 6, 2008
in business
. 4 Comments

Last Friday I promised everyone some big, big news involving The 42nd Estate and today it’s delivered!

;)

It’s with great honor that we’re introducing Justin Wright as the newest member of The 42nd Estate!

For those of you who don’t know, Justin blogs over at Life of Justin about his trips, hiking expeditions, workplace shenanigans, skating and other interesting topics. Justin has proven himself quite adept at blogging and is going to be an extremely valuable addition to our team.

He’s already helped us out a great deal by creating the great looking logo at We Demand Videos! as well as submitting a few high traffic videos. His experience in web design, graphics, and social marketing will complement the many talents of the existing members of The 42nd Estate quite nicely and really help move the company a few steps closer to our goals.

Pretty big news, eh?

:-) :-)

Web Quotes and Counterpoints IX - The 42nd Estate Edition

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Adam Pieniazek
on September 18, 2008
in Web Quotes and business
. 3 Comments

It’s time once again for the latest edition in the greatest (and really only) series on this site, that’s right it’s Web Quotes and Counterpoints IX - The 42nd Estate Edition!

As you’ve surely surmised from the tantalizing title, this time around the web we’ll focus on The 42nd Estate and its vast repertoire of web-sites. The last time we spoke about my company we announced a few sites that we’re working on, one of which is a reviews magazine. Well, over on The 42nd Estate’s blog we’re taking a sneak preview look at OTIBR.com, Only the Internet’s Best Reviews. If you’re curious how the site will look make sure to check out the latest post there for two screen captures of OTIBR. We’ve also chosen a launch date, September 29th 2008, so keep your calendars free that day!

In other news around The 42nd Estate network, yesterday was wicked productive as we took a site from idea to purchase to setup to launch over the course of one day! The site is called We Demand Videos!

As you might’ve guessed, it revolves around videos of all kinds, from comedy to action to politics and beyond. We do not focus on any one niche of videos, but rather comb through youtube for videos we enjoy and nearly guarantee you will too. For anyone wondering what the deal is with the #42 and The 42nd Estate’s obsession with it, check out this video clip from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie, which should better explain it.

To anyone whose checked out my about page here and found it, ahem, lacking, well now is your chance to find out more about yours truly in a much more informative post where I introduced myself to The 42nd Estate’s fans. Check out that super awesome t-shirt I’m sporting!

Oh, and speaking of those wonderful fans of The 42nd Estate, we’ve setup a facebook page so you can show your support, get updates and be our facebook fans. While you’re there RSVP for the otibr.com launch too! Note the wall post announcing the DVD giveaway (more details to come).

Well, that’s quite the whirlwind of activity for this edition. Let me wrap it up by letting everyone know that I’m truly excited for the OTIBR.com launch, the recent addition of We Demand Videos! to our network and the other exciting events on the horizon. Thanks to all the hard working members of The 42nd Estate and our great fans all across the world.

That does it for this edition of Web Quotes and Counterpoints.

We are you are us.

The 42nd Estate is Live!

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Adam Pieniazek
on September 4, 2008
in Marketing and business
. 2 Comments

A few weeks ago I wrote about my company, The 42nd Estate LLC. Well, over this past Labor Day weekend the company’s main site launched! You can check it out at the42ndestate.com. We’re also planning on launching a few of the sites owned by The 42nd Estate this month. On the schedule we have:

  • a general reviews site (send us an e-mail if you’d like your blog reviewed!)
  • a money management blog (written by yours truly, Mr. Money!)
  • an aspiring model’s portfolio
  • a science fiction story about our world (but not our world)
  • a site for and by boston bicyclists

The reviews site should be live first, so send in those blogs or sites for review! Of course, if you subscribe to The 42nd Estate’s blog [or via e-mail] you can stay up to date on each site’s launch, though I’ll also mention it here.

We are you are us!