December 2008
110 posts
“Today is my last day in Michigan. I will be in a new city, a new life on 1st of...”
“Cities that ranked higher for having more bookstores also have a higher...”
– Seattle, Minneapolis most literate of big cities - USATODAY.com (via fred-wilson) (via radarchive)
“So fail. Be bad at things. Be embarrassed. Be afraid. Be vulnerable. Go out on a limb or two or twelve and you will fall and it’ll hurt..but the harder you fall, the farther you will rise. The louder you fall, the clearer your future becomes. Failure is a gift, welcome it. There are people who spend their whole lives wondering how they became the people they became. How certain chances pass...
Hee-Haw Marketing: Find the Purpose. Make a... →
mikearauz:
Engagement as a metric has been largely misused as a simple act, no matter the act, as an indication of commitment. An interaction with a banner ad, whether intended or not, this is engagement….
Watch50 kids happy to get a Nintento Wii for Christmas
viaradarchive : frng
“Studies have shown that a satisfied customer will tell an average of three...”
– George Silverman
http://www.bizsum.com/articles/art_the-secrets-of-word-of-mouth-marketing.php
(via taitran)
“Technology is intimidating to people and often serve more as a barrier to...”
– You design the system, people provide the content (via danw) (via mikehudack)
7 innocent gestures that can land you in trouble... →
spoken-mind:
It’s the kind of things that are always good to know if you love traveling or just learning about other cultures. The thing is that, it’s explained and illustrated in such a funny way that I couldn’t resist to put the link here.
MINI’s ad with Augmented Deality (AR) hits stands! →
mydigitalwhiteboard:
This super cool!!! New advertisement for MINI uses augmented reality (AR) technology to create a truly interactive media piece out of a 2-dimensional magazine ad. Using AR tracking technology, as you…
A captivating force at RISD helm - Digital guru... →
This is how John Maeda, six months into his job as president of the venerable Rhode Island School of Design, describes his daily duties. But instead of dust, he collects information.
“Entering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: you have to learn...”
– Umberto Eco (via bunkercomplex) (via radarchive)
The Buzzwords of 2008 →
New York Times/ Week in Review
Illustrations by Jessica Hische
“Buzzwords are what political wiseguys use to sound all important and knowing in a profession whose prime currency is the illusion of being both. They are like secret passwords for the chattering class, the verbal equivalent of a terrorist fist jab.
Picking out political buzzwords from 2008 is like shooting moose in a...
Postmodernism is over, Altermodern is emerging →
Nicolas Bourriaud, gives us a preview of his hypothesis that postmodernism is over, and that a new type of modern - the altermodern - is emerging.
“The artist becomes ‘homo viator’, the prototype of the contemporary traveller whose passage through signs and formats refers to a contemporary experience of mobility, travel and transpassing. This evolution can be seen in the way works are...
Wooster Collective: 10 Blogs You Should Know →
(via bizarrelyneutral)
$50 Million on Relationships →
mikearauz:
What would happen if you spent $50 Million dollars on cultivating better online relationships instead of on banner ads? Imagine that you are a big brand and your annual ad budget is several hundred…
Building Web 2.0 Reputation Systems: The Blog:... →
Explains why Orkut has so many Brazilian users: Today, Brazil maintains its number one position on Orkut (51% of Orkut users are Brazilian as of this writing—the US and India are tied for a distant second with 17% apiece.) Orkut is—basically—a Brazilian social network. Which is not a bad “problem” for Google to have, but probably never an outcome they would have expected from such a...
Top 10s of 08
Top 10 new web services here
Top 10 memorable Twitter moments here
Top 10 most influential marketers here
Top 10 Campaign video moments here
(Will be adding more to the list as I come across more Top 10s)
“I tell people I’m too stupid to know what’s impossible. I have ridiculously...”
– I do. Dream big. I still have a thousand items on my to do list before I turn 30. Yes, I have deadlines too. One of the items in the list is to create a craigslist of “goodness”. People who need help, people offering help, for no charge, for no selfish reason. They just help. Hoping to...
A place that does not exist
Is home an idea or a place?
Because of the much talked about acclaim surrounding the ‘Mad Men’ series, I revived my Blockbuster membership and got myself season one on a snowy friday evening. The 6th episode, Don and Rachel talk about traces of their origins. Actually exploring Rachels relationship with her roots in Israel. She insolently corrects Don when he questions her belonging,...
Dying doesn’t mean hanging it up for some mobile... →
The crackberry phenomenon is profusely accepted and been dealt with. But dedicating your last breaths and thoughts to a being made of wires and connections is unacceptable. To some. Only
“It seems that everyone under 40 who dies takes their cell phone with them,” says Noelle Potvin, family service counselor for Hollywood Forever, a funeral home and cemetery in Hollywood, Calif. “It’s a trend...
Becoming your own brand →
I found this to be much needed advice right now. As I battle between attaining a few minutes of agency professionals and decision makers, I think to myself, did I say it right? What is my philosophy? What is my thought process? But as I speak to one agency after another, my confidence builds as I become more firm about what I think and it all becomes less blurry.
“What does it mean to brand...
How to have a successful career in advertising →
elgaffney:
by Jerome from BBH, now W+K AMS on Nike
Cognitive Daily: We know that memories are often... →
robot-heart
“Not a chance - as our research at the Lab notes, the fact is: companies who can...”
– Why (Real) Relationships Matter - Umair Haque (via datainsightsideas)
I believe this without reservation.
(via mikehudack)
“In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their...”
– Ken Blanchard (via mydigitalwhiteboard)
“The following bro has important documents in his bag. While his alternative...”
– Bag: The Most Important Personal Branding Tool (via lindsaysue)
Recession, Depression or Retrenchment? By Seymour... →
While it is in vogue to blame the current administration for all these problems the causes are much deeper than the last eight years and are global in nature. Last time I checked George Bush wasn’t running Iceland and they are on the verge of financial collapse. These events are having a profound effect on how Americans spend their money, and that in turn will have a profound effect on the global...
WatchMerry Christmas!
Living Under Your Own Microscope | PSFK →
mikearauz:
It’s about that time when most people carve a minute or two out of their busy schedules to think about the year that was - to recount, reflect, and learn. For the last three, Nicholas Felton has been…
