Anheuser-Busch Super Bowl Sneak Preview
Anheuser-Busch is Super Bowl XLI’s biggest spender, purchasing five minutes of ad time at roughly $2.6 million per 30 second spot. That calculates to circa $26 million! Kudos to A-B’s advertising agency, DDB Worldwide. Wanting to leverage such a massive ad buy, A-B is supporting the campaign with a mainstream and new media PR effort, ...
The Web Celeb 25
Forbes.com has released a special photo report about the changing face of fame… and the world of web celebs. Above is a select few from the list including one that doesn’t belong. Which one of these is not like the other? In addition to the Web Celeb 25, Forbes.com also listed the Near Misses, Fictional ...
Tag Cloud for 2007 State of the Union
Boing Boing pointed me to Pattern Recognition’s Tag Cloud for the 2007 State of the Union. The size of the words indicate how frequently they were used in Bush’s speech. For instance, you can see that the word ‘terrorists’ was referenced more than ‘citizens,’ while ‘America’ was said more than ‘Iraq.’
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Bloggers and Transparency (CrapHammer) Sean provides some interesting transparency fodder here, but I’m particulary fond of his Second Life intro – “There I sat with steaming coffee in hand attempting to get my avatar into the proper room and oriented so that I was not staring strangely at a wall or other inanimate object… What ...
101 Dumbest Moments in Business
CNNMoney’s list of the 101 Dumbest Moments in Business is well worth the look. I mean, how often do you find Jessica Simpson, Disney, CIA, YouTube, Goldman Sachs, Paris Hilton, BBC, FCC, Starbucks, Kazakhstan and the New York Times all on the same list? Seriously.
The Future of Newspapers
Considering increased bandwidth penetration, swift changes in readership habits and the popularity of social media, the news industry is extremely volatile right now. It’s no wonder we continue to read about newspapers testing new tactics (one, two), trimming fat and narrowing their pages in an effort to boost the bottomline. The Wall Street Journal and ...
Da Bowl-Bound Bears
This year, my eyes will be glued to BOTH the game and the commercials. Random Audio Clip of the Post
The 10 Creepiest Fast Food Mascots
We all know the Burger King is Mr. Creep, but here are nine other fast food mascots to keep you awake at night (along with my personal favorite below).
Apple’s Next iProduct
Worth1000 just wrapped up a contest to design Apple’s next iProduct. Below are a few of my favorites, including the bronze winner, iPottie.
