Slowly and surely I am seeing QR codes making their mark in mainstream culture. In a recent article, Mashable suggested that IKEA could benefit from using a QR that would link to a video on how to assemble their furniture. I, myself haven’t purchased a piece of furniture from IKEA, but have heard from others […]
IKEA and QR – a match made in Swedish heaven Read More »
A minor brouhaha erupted recently with the publishing of a piece of investigative journalism at AlterNet, covering a conservative Bury Brigade colluding in a Yahoo Group to bury non-conservative stories, block stories from specific, left-leaning websites, and any post from certain targeted users, regardless of the content. An anonymous poster claiming to be a part
The wisdom of the cowd? Read More »
Please pardon my bleeped out French, but that’s what the BP Oil Spill Crisis has been. So when I recently caught wind of a new marketing campaign titled UnF–k The Gulf, I thought heck yeah, good to see an organization getting real about this thing. I couldn’t help but immediately click on to their website,
UnF%*^in’ Believable Read More »
Will it be the topic of many stories and blog posts in the days and months to come? No doubt. Will it be the subject of Web chatter? It already is. Might it even be included in future college textbooks as a case study? Oh, yes. And I’m absolutely certainly that some of the best
Ford launches new Explorer design on Facebook Read More »
It used to be that simply saying ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ or smiling and holding the door for someone would travel a long way on the polite path. Miss Manners’ business was booming because people were so concerned with appearances. However, the fine art of etiquette doesn’t seem to be as highly regarded as it
Miss Manners gets a Facelift Read More »
With approximately 95% of consumers stating that they don’t trust advertising, authenticity is now crucial to any marketer’s message. The role of social media in this shift has been very interesting as it allows marketers to communicate that authenticity without spending hundreds of millions of dollar to create advertising that may or may not communicate
You probably can’t remember the last time you used Yahoo for online search. Today, more than 70% of all online traffic runs through Google. Coupled with the rise of Microsoft’s Bing, I wonder how much longer Yahoo will be able to stay afloat? Although Yahoo’s reign as king of search is over, there is still
A little over a month ago new GPS satellites were launched with relativity low fan fare, but they could have a potentally large impact on the way we navigate through life. The current GPS set-up that many of us use on our iPhones, car navigation systems, etc… can, assuming you have a good clear signal,
I'm the mayor of aisle 6 Read More »
A special shout out to all the lovers of facespace, bloggitty blogs, tweeps and feeds. Rock on with your super social selves!
Happy Social Media Day! Read More »
We all have that friend who constantly explodes your Facebook newsfeed with all of his/her status updates. Or that family member that spends dinner time tweeting. And if you’re really lucky, you have the pleasure of knowing someone that takes their phone into the restroom so they can update from the porcelain throne. Nice, right?
What's the treatment for addiction to social networking? Read More »
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Ed brings 15 years of traditional and digital media sales experience to the agency, giving us a perspective most agencies don’t have. When he’s not working or seeking new knowledge, Ed hangs out with his wife, two kids, two dogs, one cat, and a hamster. And yes, the cat and hamster are best friends.
