I have to hand it to Symantec for perfectly cloning Japanese kids’ shows with this ad series for Norton Antivirus. Part 1: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XLPZSHkFjA[/youtube] Part 2: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXWGDS3hoNM[/youtube] More cheese than all of Paris. Hat tip to Erik Carlsson for these absolute gems.
Viral is not word of mouth A bone to pick with my marketing colleagues. Viral marketing is distinct and separate from word of mouth marketing. Viral and word of mouth marketing are NOT interchangeable. Let me give you two examples of marketing. I really like Matthew Ebel‘s new album, Goodbye Planet Earth. I think it’s…
someone asked me how I organize myself in the mornings and manage to get a podcast out the door every day plus two on Wednesdays (the Financial Aid Podcast and Marketing Over Coffee, the best marketing podcast ever made at a doughnut shop). The answer is that I use a Mac. I’m not being a…
Some silly fun for International Day of the Ninja. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPm3VQgZs4g[/youtube] If you’re in the metro Boston area, come celebrate International Day of the Ninja at the Boston Martial Arts Center tonight at 6 PM (event on Facebook) with a free class! If you’re outside of Boston, check out Stephen K. Hayes’ web site, SKHQuest.com, for…
If you’ve never seen this before, it’s worth 5 minutes and 14 seconds of entertainment. [youtube]https://youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM[/youtube] Does anyone know WHY Pachelbel’s Canon in D recurs so much in pop music?
Simple. Ask these two questions: Is now a good time to sell? Is now a good time to buy? If they answer yes to either of those questions and you’re in the United States of America, walk away. If a realtor says, “The party line is that it’s always a good time to buy, but…
Binary Star Music Debuts the Future of the Record Label : Record Label 2.0I’m not a fan of record labels, especially mainstream, RIAA-supporting labels. They’ve done more to inhibit the economic growth of musicians than all the music pirates in the world combined, and I honestly believe the music industry would be better off without…
What matters most in social media is the exercise of vital powers. Chris Wilson from Answers for Freelancers twittered and blogged his family’s search for 16 year old Manessa Donovan, his sister-in-law, in the hopes that his social media network could aid his family in their search for Manessa. I did a few small things…
More of what you want, Julien Smith and the Attention Economy This afternoon, there was a healthy discussion on Twitter about the perception of women in technology and whether lowest-common-denominator entertainment, be it Dig a Tech Girl or Clash of the Choirs, demeaned women by focusing on physical attributes as the key measurement of their…
So here’s the situation. I carry a lot of gear with me on a regular basis, and the current system of various bags and backpacks is both a pain and not efficient. Here’s what I carry with me daily: MacBook Pro MiniDV cam MPEG4 cam DSLR 2 iPods – classic and touch Nokia N91 External…
