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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Natasha, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I organised a little marketing focus group with
myself. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It found the Max More and Natasha Vita More brands
to be very clearly</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>still good, the Exi-chat list to be good,
the Extropy brand to be possibly a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>bit worn </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>out or
diluted by some of its associations since it was first</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>encountered by </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>the
focus </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>group, but, basically,
still good. The focus group</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>is slightly interested in and </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>wishes </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>well any derivative
brands like Extropy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Campus but doesn't always </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>have </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>the time to keep track </FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2>of them. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>My focus</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>group hopes it works </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>out well </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>for </FONT><FONT face=Arial
size=2>the "</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>parent" brands. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The good thing about focus groups is that
one doesn't have to worry about</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>em too </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>much, if
one is sure one has a great product or service. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brett Paatsch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=natasha@natasha.cc href="mailto:natasha@natasha.cc">Natasha
Vita-More</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org
href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</A>
; <A title=ART-tac@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:ART-tac@yahoogroups.com">ART-tac@yahoogroups.com</A> ; <A
title=wta@transhumanism.org
href="mailto:wta@transhumanism.org">wta@transhumanism.org</A> ; <A
title=futuretag@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:futuretag@yahoogroups.com">futuretag@yahoogroups.com</A> ; <A
title=LA-grg@wild98.com href="mailto:LA-grg@wild98.com">LA-grg@wild98.com</A>
; <A title=LAFuturists@yahoogroups.com
href="mailto:LAFuturists@yahoogroups.com">LAFuturists@yahoogroups.com</A> ; <A
title=cryonet@cryonet.org
href="mailto:cryonet@cryonet.org">cryonet@cryonet.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 08, 2005 10:03
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [extropy-chat] ANNOUNCE: Extropy
Campus</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial
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size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>Transhumanists and Futurists,<BR><BR>Recently, I made
a public announcement at the TransVision 2005 conference that Extropy
Institute is opening its "Extropy Campus". We are in the process of
developing a lecture series from professionals in their fields. The
webpages will roll out during this fall semester. <BR><BR>We are focusing on
skills for critical thinking, strategic planning, systems thinking, framework
and scenario development for transhumanism.<BR><BR>We at Extropy Institute
look forward to hearing from you if you are interested in being a part of this
richly designed and highly valuable program for transhumanism.<BR><BR>If you
would like to be involved in the campus, please let us
know.<BR><BR>Educate!<BR><BR>Natasha<BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP>
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<DD><FONT size=2><A href="http://www.natasha.cc/">Natasha </A><A
href="http://www.natasha.cc/">Vita-More</A>
<DD>Cultural Strategist, Designer
<DD>Studies of the Future, University of Houston
<DD>President, <A href="http://www.extropy.org/">Extropy Institute</A>
<DD>Founder, <A href="http://www.transhumanist.biz/">Transhumanist Arts
& Culture</A> <BR><BR></FONT>
<DD><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times"><I>Knowledge is the most democratic
source of power.</I> Alvin Toffler
<DD><I>Random acts of kindness... </I>Anne Herbet<BR><BR></FONT></DD></DL>
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