March 2011
1 post
Frank Luntz: The 11 Words for 2011 →
May 2010
4 posts
“Creativity and innovation always builds on the past.
The past always tries to...”
– Mick Jagger & why copyright doesn’t always help artists | eaves.ca (via tigs)
Watch30 year time lapse of Mount St. Helens recovery from space (via Wired)
April 2010
1 post
February 2010
2 posts
January 2010
4 posts
Pharrell Williams urges new acts to chase ad... →
December 2009
4 posts
I told you so 2010
Some recent things that highlight trends I outlined in my contributions to an article in imediaconnecton:
Nick Law, the CCO of R/GA, appears to agree me on digital media pushing advertising away from the primacy of the “big idea”towards a model that is more about dovetailing naturally with behavior than simply challenging expectations
A new exhibit of digital art at London’s...
November 2009
2 posts
Apple rumored to disable Atom support with Mac OS... →
Apple once again wielding their absolute power, this time to put the hammer down on the burgeoning hackintosh scene.
October 2009
6 posts
Why strat/plan is more like nursing than doctoring... →
I’ve been hearing murmurings of this kind of idea around a lot lately, that in a world of feedback loop marketing the future of planning as a more important part of the advertising process is in ongoing diagnostics, analysis and just plain listening. but I think this article in Artificial Simplicity presents a really good metaphor to help understand the value of this role.
Scientists hail a thoughtful future with... →
HFS! - (the Times)
Back From The Future →
A crazy theory about the Higgs-Boson sparks debate in the physics community, and the perils of cloud computing becomes all too real. (SEED mag)
August 2009
5 posts
For Online Display, Less Can Be More →
Advertising industry information from Adweek. Read inside stories on advertising, creative, and client - agency relationships.
Challenging Economy and Low Consumer Confidence... →
Random Acts of Traction →
A nice anecdotal piece from Hugh MacLeod about handling the unpredictability of social media success. Now the economy has forced the ad industry to reconfigure to reflect the market, we will see a future that is fast, cheap and out of control. The truth is that success has always been fickle and, to a great extent, unpredictable. At least now we have the ability to make communications that allow...
July 2009
8 posts
Consumers Don't Hate Ads After All, Survey Says →
How consumers feel about advertising working hand in hand with the burgeoning freeconomy. However, just because they don’t hate ads, doesn’t mean they work
BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Want to know how to... →
BBC article outlining principles of effective persuasion. Interesting that the same rules it posits for spoken language can be applied to communication of all sorts, visual, musical etc.
Scientific American podcast: Swearing is a pain...
WatchAwesome video stabilization software being developed by Adobe. (found via Gizmodo)
WatchGood message, pretty statistics. (found via infosthetics)
The He-cession →
Foreign Policy article pointing out that with more than 80% of current layoffs faling on men, the staggering gender gap of this recession may make it a turning point in the balance of power between men and women.
June 2009
21 posts
Origin Stories
Just heard a great This American Life episode about origin stories that started off with stories of the garage myths of tech companies. It made me think of Wired article from yesterday about the Tesla Motors founders battling with each other for control of the company legacy. For a company at a critical turning point, where it may stand a good chance of playing a defining role in the future of...
Teens More “Normal” Than You Think Regarding Media... →
The Nielsen Company, News, Press Releases, Nielsen Media Research, Nielsen Online, Nielsen Mobile
BW: Scientist Says Influencer Theory Is Bogus →
Hmm, what do people think of this one? I kind of think trying to add scientific rigor to something that depends on so many subjective factors is misguided, but the fact that you can’t doesn’t make it invalid. The world is messy and some stuff requires professional judgement. The influencer “theory” isn’t a scientific theory and you shouldn’t try to make it one....
Internet most popular information source: poll |... →
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Internet is by far the most popular source of information and the preferred choice for news ahead of television, newspapers and radio, according to a new poll in the United…
The 10 Online Ad Formats People Hate Most →
People don’t like most ads. But publishers should at least know what they’re inflicting on their users, so that it’s a choice, not an accident.
Context Matters for Online Ads →
Advertising industry information from Adweek. Read inside stories on advertising, creative, and client - agency relationships.
Offline WOM Beats the Online Variety →
