Augustin Kendall

Augustin joined content26 in 2011 and currently serves as the blog’s managing editor. He likes to examine the descriptive elements of prescriptive grammar, enforce sometimes-arbitrary style requirements, and cook.

Introduction to User-Generated Content

By: Augustin Kendall   |   October 12, 2012

User-generated content (UGC) is pretty self-explanatory: it refers to all content created by a site’s users, rather than by marketers,…

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User-Generated Content’s Role in Merchandising: Part 1

By: Augustin Kendall   |   October 11, 2012

UGC: The Pioneer of Social Commerce Retailers may not have mastered the art of Facebook selling yet, but social commerce…

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User-Generated Content’s Role in Merchandising: Part 2

By: Augustin Kendall   |   October 11, 2012

In Part 1 of this article, I talked about the ethics of user-generated content in light of its steadily increasing influence…

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Content Critique: BookBook for iPhone

By: Augustin Kendall   |   July 9, 2012

PC users: If you’re having a good day, read on. If not, you may want to skip this post. Today’s…

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Content Critique: Takeya Tea Maker

By: Augustin Kendall   |   June 25, 2012

Heat waves always inspire me to get more serious about iced tea (I’m pretty serious about tea in all temperatures)….

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Weekly Content Critique: Calling (Kate) Spade a Spade

By: Augustin Kendall   |   June 11, 2012

A few clothing brands, including kate spade new york and Mr Porter, are repeatedly cited as paragons of the content…

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Weekly Content Critique: Suit Yourself

By: Augustin Kendall   |   May 11, 2012

I recently read about a new campaign Men’s Wearhouse launched to convince the younger generation the company is not, in fact,…

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Weekly Content Critique: Popdust Style’s Pop-Up Fail

By: Augustin Kendall   |   May 4, 2012

Continuing the content and commerce theme of last week’s critique, I checked out a new e-commerce site just launched by Popdust.com. As…

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Weekly Content Critique: Mr Porter’s Take on a Denim Jacket

By: Augustin Kendall   |   April 27, 2012

Selling clothing online is no easy task. It’s hard to compete with the physical experience of a fitting room, but…

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Worldwide, Online Spending Is Increasingly Mobile

By: Augustin Kendall   |   April 25, 2012

This just in from Econsultancy: The Brits spend more of their disposable income online than any other European nation surveyed in WorldPay’s Global…

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