Friday, May 28
blog survey results
rather non-scientific, but still very interesting blog user report. most astonishing is that almost 40% of respondents deemed televsion "worthless" as a news source.
who's the bigger boob here?
man demands to be paid $5000 for looking at janet jackson's breast. saner heads prevail; request denied.
Thursday, May 27
warrrnerrr, fer public education...
even though it's gotten his campaign theme song stuck in my head all over again (remember that one, by the Bluegrass Brothers?), i thoroughly enjoyed reading this lighthearted interview with governor warner on richmond.com.
Thursday, May 20
smart chips
as a self-professed trivia geek and a true lover of strangely processed potato products, these "trivia chips" from Pringle's are the biggest thing to happen in my world since Jeopardy lifted the 5-day champion limit!
Wednesday, May 19
down on the farm
contrary to popular conceptions of them being quaint, slow-talking overall-wearers, farmers have always been early-adopters of computer technology. now they're harnessing the power of the Web for marketing purposes. spawning the best quote i've read all day: "On the Internet, no one knows you're a goat unless you tell them".
Monday, May 17
desktop envy
*drool*. if you've ever worked with freeRadical and given us any kind of opportunity to propose random ideas, we've probably tried to talk you into doing a customized desktop application. here is the story of one company who actually bought off on one (unfortunately not from us) and achieved tremendous results.
we're waiting by the phone.
Friday, May 14
some consumers balk as advertising lines blur
another example of an unusual ad placement that caused a bit of an uproar (it was no MLB scandal (see below), but still raised at least a few eyebrows)
(courtesy Claire Guthrie Gastañaga of CG2 Consulting)
Friday, May 7
oh what a tangled web
looks like the boys of summer won't have to tangle with Spiderman on the baseball diamond after all. MLB and Columbia Pictures scrap their ludicrous idea to sell ad space on BASES (yes, those little 15"x15" squares that the players run accross) to promote the new Spiderman 2 flick.