Tuesday, August 31
gold, silver, bronze and lead
the new york times awards medals to this year's crop of olympics advertising. glad i wasn't the only one with "land shark" flashbacks during at&t's trojan horse spot...
Thursday, August 26
mending fences
put aside whatever partisan feelings you might have and take a minute to laugh at will ferrell's hilarious spoof of a W campaign spot. he gives a compelling explanation of the positive impact unemployment has on ad revenue (and will have the theme to The Jeffersons stuck in your head for the rest of the day)...
Wednesday, August 18
a voyeuristic peek at search habits
clickz.com reports on a harris interactive poll that studied the search engine habits of a sampling of web surfers. turns out it might be a good call to google yourself before your prospective date does.
lycos keeps a running list of top 50 searches: possibly the only place in the world where you'll find "the bible" listed right next to "carmen electra"...
forget candy - show me the money!
with what's sure to be a glut of little spidermen this year, you can't shop early enough for your kid's halloween costume.
Friday, August 6
going to the dogs
though not a huge fan of scottish terriers in general (and dogs last-named "Bush" in particular), i must say i enjoyed First Dog Barney's surprisingly lighthearted section on the official White House web site. today's thought: "Although composed outwardly, Barney is baffled that a purple dinosaur outranks him in a google search."
Thursday, August 5
escape route
cingular ups its cool factor with a new menu of subscriber services - including "escape-a-date", a recorded phone call that gives you a graceful out from that blind date gone wrong.
(courtesy anythink)