Archive for August, 2008
Slick or Real?
Image from iboy_danielSeth Godin, with yet another interesting post, talks about the idea of being stuck between gritty realism and hyper-produced slickness. Things that fall in the deadzone tend to fail the appeal test.
This idea is perfectly applicable to films as well. Think about some that you’ve seen recently. Chances [...]
Favorite Gaming Moments YouTube Contest
Image from thebusybrainiBUYPOWER is sponsoring a contest where filmmakers can submit a video to YouTube of a real life re-enactment of any event that happened in a computer or console video game to be voted on for a chance to win a $2,000 gift card and a $1,800 iBUYPOWER PC. One submission, any length, [...]
Women on the Web: Who’s Leading Who?
Woman to Woman, Online, yesterday’s business section cover story, explores trends on websites targeted at women. The article notes the ways in which content and advertising have begun to run together, especially on blogs that feature fashion, decorating and style advice.
Companies are finally catching on that you can draw in potential shoppers by using [...]
Olympic Glory, Minus the Peacock
I was going to bring you a post today about how to get at some alternative Olympics coverage, but Smart Mobs beat me to it! They give a nice little list of ways to watch the Olympics that don’t involve NBC. Or that theme song.
