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Two campaigns caught my eye in the last few days. First, BK’s Whopper Sacrifice immediately feels like a big idea. The upshot is download a facebook app, un-friend 10 people and BK gives you a free whopper. Clearly BK and … Continue reading
So The Tribute Co. (owners of the LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun) has gone bankrupt. And the blogosphere is a twitter with stories of ‘the death of the newspaper‘. I then heard the scary news that the New York … Continue reading
The latest WIRED mag has an interview with Brian Eno, ambient music pioneer and producer of Bowie, U2, Talking Heads and most recently Coldplay’s latest album. During the interview, Eno is asked about the effect that the Internet technology and … Continue reading
Through a collision of professional and personal interests, China has been on my mind a lot recently and the more I learn the more I’m fascinated. Some telling facts: They’ve recently build the world’s largest building, which also happens to … Continue reading
This is one of the most jarring campaigns I’ve ever seen. Apparently Meth addiction is a big problem in Montana. Here are two telling stats: 52% of children in foster care are there due to Meth 50% of adults in … Continue reading
There’s really no better way to get around in NYC than on a bike – warm sunny morning, listening to tunes, cruising over the east river – a personal zen moment for me. This weekend I picked up a new … Continue reading
I went to a happy hour today and saw LOTS of trendy hipster-types and trendy not-so-hipster-types drinking Hoegaarden with lemons. Is this the drink of Summer ’08? Maybe it was the first tee-shirt weather day in NYC, but I read … Continue reading