December 2009
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Dec 30th
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BCS Bowl Team Graduation Rates (From The Sports... →
The average graduation rate for the 10 teams participating in the marquee BCS bowls is 61% . What’s more? Of the 67 BCS teams, the graduation rate for African-American male students as a whole is only 38 percent, in comparison to the 62 percent graduation rate for white male students. A 24% gap. Interesting stuff.
Dec 29th
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“All users have to do is go to the Adidas site and hold up their sneaker, which...”
– Yes. Adidas is adding an augmented reality element to some of their sneakers. Sneakers and technology? Together? Thank you. Source
Dec 29th
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What I've Discovered About Twitter (From The Ocean... →
Every time I tell someone what I do, they ask me about Twitter. What is it? Why should I care about what you ate for breakfast?” This article is a compact little summary of my response. It was inspired by a post by Vanessa Meimis, a very intelligent Twitter user who runs the Emergent By Design blog. Some people on Twitter who really influence me everyday: Sarah Evans, Lauren...
Dec 26th
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Dec 21st
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Evolution of 50 Brand Logos →
The logo is such a fascinating and interesting concept. Perfect example of collective consciousness at work — what makes something decidedly “modern” versus old and stale? Especially when it comes to something as subjective as design? via Rich Bugger
Dec 21st
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“I guess social networks will NOT consolidate in 2010. The diversity of...”
– Axel Shultze
Dec 21st
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Dec 19th
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Record Your Own Geico Pothole
So we’ve all seen this video: But now, thanks to the Sutter Group , we can voice our own pothole! All you need is an attached microphone. Check it out Amazing.
Dec 18th
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Sheena Beaston's Top Ten Songs of 2009 →
In today’s day and age, people in my industry are obsessed with finding influencers. Well. Sheena Beaston is a true music influencer. I guarantee you we will be hearing big things from these ten artists in 2010. It’s cool when a top ten list looks forward and backward. Well done Sheena. Her number 1? Fever Ray: Seven. Enjoy Seven from Fever Ray on Vimeo.
Dec 17th
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Watched the 30 for 30 on the U tonight on ESPN, it was pretty good. Proud of ESPN for tackling issues of class and race (or at least attempting to), in highlighting the greatest college football run in history. More than anything, the U was the start of a major shift in public consciousness from college football that was defined by tradition and true amateurism to today’s big money big...
Dec 17th
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Yes! The Hood Internet put a full version of the Juvenile Passion Pit mashup. Yes.
Dec 15th
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Dec 14th
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Study Finds That Online Education Beats the... →
To be fair, most of the data collected came from people in college and adult education settings, but there was still data from K-12. How can we best integrate online learning, research and education in our educational system?
Dec 14th
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I know you may hate me for embedding a 96 slide power point presentation on the blog, but it’s great. I love a presentation that embraces complexity rather than simplicity. This presentation has really helped me to understand some buzz words like augmented reality and transmedia storytelling. Thanks for teaching me, Gunther Sonnenfeld.
Dec 14th
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I know that online video has had a “next hot thing” tag for the last five years — but companies like Cisco are discovering how powerful the medium can be to drive social media storytelling and messaging. MMMM transparency.
Dec 14th
Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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The Call to Action Button Generator →
Feel like every new website has one of these buttons somewhere.
Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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Why Peter King Should Not Write About the NFL
Sports Illustrated is currently doing a retrospective by sport for the last decade. For the NFL, of course, they have hired their wonderful analyst Peter King. For those who don’t follow Peter King’s columns, he is notoriously a Brett Favre fan boy and most of his coverage begins with, “I was texting with Brett last night.” So without further ado, the “Most dramatic...
Dec 10th
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Ask yourself right now, why would you become a fan of a brand on Facebook? My three answers: 1) Special offers. 2) Contests. 3) If it represents an aspect of my personality that I want to broadcast to the world.
Dec 10th
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Is "Tigergate" The End of Athlete Endorsments As...
What Tigergate has done is shattered the notion that brand marketers can take a human being, create the ultimate public persona for commercial purposes and control that human being so flawlessly that the difference between the man and the legend never becomes visible to the public. via Econsultancy I’ll have full thoughts on this article when I get a moment, but it is an interesting...
Dec 10th
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““One night after a long day of campaigning, when the haters had made my...”
– From Slate’s Write Like Sarah Palin Contest
Dec 10th
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“9) Extreme content — Journalism, film-making and advertising agencies will...”
– via Business Grow I wish I could’ve majored in “content development and management” As crazy as all this stuff sounds, it’s all happening.
Dec 8th
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Are Brands Partly Responsible for the NFL’s... →
I’m not saying that advertising and marketing is solely responsible for the NFL’s concussion problem, but I think it definitely played a part in creating the hyper-masculine culture that actively encourages players to give themselves life long injuries. Do you agree?
Dec 8th
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I'm Kind of Obsessed With the Idea of Transmedia... →
I just wrote this post today for work. If you guys want to comment, that’d be great, as it makes me look good/valuable/employable. Thanks.
Dec 3rd
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Great Example of Branded Entertainment
EPISODE 1: “Yogurt Gets Rocked” by brainstormtv American’s are subject to at least 5,000 advertising messages per day. As consumer’s attention grows scarce, and as we become wary of traditional advertising, brands need to think outside the box. Look. Advertising and marketing are increasingly ubiquitous. Instead of fighting this inevitability, let’s just hold these...
Dec 2nd
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Square, The New Project From Mr. Twitter, Jack... →
You know a business idea, like any idea, is great when you see it, understand it immediately and then smack yourself in the forehead for not coming up with it. It doesn’t take a lot of research to imagine the implications of this product.
Dec 2nd