My New Web 2.0 Car

Posted by on Aug 31, 2007 in Marketing | No Comments

I just bought the quintessential Web 2.0 car – the 2007 Honda CR-V. Like Web 2.0 companies and their logos, the CR-V name has no vowels, is brightly colored (blue), has rounded edges and, wow, what a reflection. Plus, I added the essential Web 2.0 beta starburst. Check it out… Share This

The Logo Evolution of Todd And

Posted by on Aug 29, 2007 in Marketing | No Comments

If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been testing new logo designs to better complement the latest theme for this blog (Revolution by Brian Gardner). To help build my design cred, I’ve said ‘so long’ to the legos and focused on a cleaner, more sophisticated and elegant logo – something that matches the theme’s look and feel. ...

A Video Montage of TV Logos

Posted by on Aug 29, 2007 in Media, Video | No Comments

Decades before the Web 2.0 logo craze, we had the logos of traditional media. Here is a video compilation of TV logo signoffs. Source: Okfuture.net (via BoingBoing) Share This

Four Seasons, One Tree

Posted by on Aug 29, 2007 in Marketing | No Comments

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An Inside Look at 37signals

Crain’s Chicago Business interviewed Jason Fried, founder and president of 37signals, a company that designs web-based software for individuals and businesses. Jeff Bezos of Amazon is the only outside investor of the company, which has more 1 million people using its products – products like Highrise (CRM), Basecamp (project management), Campfire (instant messaging) and Backpack ...

Todd And 3.0: Revolution

Posted by on Aug 27, 2007 in Marketing | No Comments

I’ve officially launched the next generation of Todd And with the awesome new theme by Brian Gardner – Revolution. I had the opportunity to chat with Brian last night and he was extremely helpful with my integration of the theme. Turns out we live just a few towns away. Small world. A few weeks ago ...

Retro Futurist Technophilia: That’s So Steampunk

Posted by on Aug 26, 2007 in Educational, Technology, Video | No Comments

This is a great video that demonstrates the power that is steampunk. The computer era has seen a resurgence of the Steampunk Age. Nostalgia meets the future with more than computers though – there are steampunk lightsabers, artificial limbs, external hard drives, whatchamacallits and more. Source: DutchCowboys Share This

Sunday Fun: The Rescue

Posted by on Aug 26, 2007 in Video | No Comments

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The Great Exchange of Ability

Posted by on Aug 25, 2007 in Video | No Comments

I love the description that came with this video: “Early on, Charles made a deal with God: to be a Hall-of-Fame basketball player, but in exchange to be severely handicapped in a sport that requires much, much less athletic ability.” Share This

The Internet is Dead and Boring?

Posted by on Aug 24, 2007 in Media, Technology | No Comments

“The internet is ‘dead and boring,’ Mark Cuban says in an interview with Portfolio.com. ‘We have reached the point of diminishing returns with today’s internet. The speed of broadband to your home won’t increase much more in the next five years than it has in the last five years. That is not enough to work ...