January 2009
85 posts
Monty Python sells a dead parrot [2] →
Monty Python posts all their stuff online for free, and then their DVD sales increase 23,000 percent. “We’re letting you see absolutely everything for free. So there! But we want something in…
Some Pleasant Words About a Disaster Averted →
We all know about the crazy plane crash into the Hudson River a couple of weeks ago. Masterful wordsmith Garrison Keillor from NPR’s The Prairie Home Companion does too. He and his band…
Google Gobbled Up 90 Percent Of All U.S. Search... →
Google ended the year with 63.5 percent market share of all search queries performed in the U.S., estimates comScore. And that market share has inched up steadily from 58.5 percent in January,…
Helping Denver Suck Less: New Type Central [2] →
We know the typical M.O. for interactive firms that get the big, sexy assignments. Build a fat site for a client with all the bells and whistles, give them a lightning 30-minute training on the CMS…
You Need To See This Video (1981 TV Report On... →
“Imagine, if you will, sitting down to your morning coffee, turning on your home computer to see the day’s newspaper. Well, it’s not as far-fetched as it may seem.”
Thus begins this video of a…
Dreaming of karts this weekend…hoping for good weather.
Putin-Dell slapdown at Davos (Peter... →
Peter Gumbel / Fortune: Putin-Dell slapdown at Davos — The Russian prime minister tells the Dell CEO: ‘We don’t need help. We are not invalids.’ — DAVOS, Switzerland (Fortune) —…
Seriously, this kid is the best ever - http://tinyurl.com/ykrnoh
Back in Denver. Didn’t even have to use my AK. Indeed, a good day.
Online Health Consolidation Continues:... →
Three months ago Steve Case’s Revolution Health sold for $100 million or so to Waterfront Media (after raising $200 million in venture capital). Consolidation continues today with the …
Three wheeled death wish: blown Hemi-powered trike →
Filed under: Etc.
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Blastolene Hemi Trike
It’s hard to stand out among the customs and hot rods at the Grand National Roadster Show, but…
Great keynote. Funny how offline and online concepts are so similar when it comes down to it.
Getting ready to start the “Selling the Invisible” session with Harry Beckwith. Should be interesting actually :)
Could someone make a “Find a Red Bull” iPhone app? The hotel doesn’t have RB and I have no idea where I can get one.
In Austin for the IIAT Joe Vincent Seminar. Speaking at a session at 1:00. Realizing that insurance agents are a lot of fun.
Drought Fail →
Submitted by Jason Z
Insurance related search results are skewing heavily towards big brands. Skurry thing for the little guys.
A fantastic ode to Happy Hour - http://tinyurl.com/b3ntd9
Finally downloaded Fleet Foxes. All I have to say is WOW.
Taking at break at the park. - Photo: http://bkite.com/03Xj3
Presidential Slip of the Tongue [3] →
This just in from a Fox News segment in Detroit called “The Love Doctor.” Man, do we love Freudian slips on live TV. Bahahaha! Oh, and here’s the headline of the day from yesterday’s…
A chicken estimates to laugh →
A chicken estimates to laugh
Engrish photo by Tom E
Worldwide Adbusting [1] →
We’ve been seeing some great adbusting online lately. In the Pop Down Project, participants apply a sticky, red icon resembling a “close window” browser button onto ads as a way to protest the…
Social Media "Experts" are the Cancer of Twitter... →
Michael Pinto / Fanboy.com: Social Media “Experts” are the Cancer of Twitter (and Must Be Stopped) — Nearly a day goes by on Twitter without yet another social media…
Hanging out on the corner of Hope and Obama →
It’s my last full day in San Francisco today so apologies, once again, for brevity. But this week’s column is now online.
It’s about Obama. Who’da thunk it? Related posts:
Leaving, Las…
Working on my balcony! Warm weather RULES! - Photo: http://bkite.com/03Voy
Spend Some Time with Library of Congress Images →
Being the history buff that I am, I was excited to learn about Flickr’s partnership with huge archives of public domain images like the Library of Congress. There are thousands of images…
The country's new robots.txt file (Jason... →
Jason Kottke / kottke.org: The country’s new robots.txt file — Here’s a small and nerdy measure of the huge change in the executive branch of the US government today. Here’s the…
How not to do a burnout in your BMW →
Filed under: Videos, BMW
We’re not exactly sure why burnouts are fun to watch, but boy are they ever. In the hands of an expert, the smell of the burning tires and the roar of the…
At the Impulse on Date Night! - Photo: http://bkite.com/03OTj
Unbelievable photo - http://ad.vu/2hrc Thank God everyone is alright. Amazing job by the pilot.
When newspapers are gone, what will you miss? →
Years and years after some pundits began predicting the end of newspapers, the newspapers themselves are finally realizing that it’s over. Huge debt, high costs, declining subscription rates,…
Courage Fail, Lizard Win - http://tinyurl.com/9bhpll
Pics and Video: Scuderia Ferrari F60 gets on track →
Filed under: Motorsports, Ferrari
Click above to view the Scuderia Ferrari F60 in high resolution
Formula One teams love a good challenge. As if it weren’t difficult enough…
Facebook Blows A Whopper Of An Opportunity →
Burger King, through their insanely creative advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky (see their recent Burger King perfume launch), launches a Facebook application that encourages users…
Working on speech, drinking a beer @ Marketing Punk HQ - Photo: http://bkite.com/03Jm5
National Gallery of Scottland on Flickr - very cool http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalgalleries/sets/72157607899810374/
Fun site for Denver Winos - http://tinyurl.com/a8ucft
Wish I was going to be in town for this one - http://tinyurl.com/9qpn5g
When newspapers are gone, what will you miss? →
Years and years after some pundits began predicting the end of newspapers, the newspapers themselves are finally realizing that it’s over. Huge debt, high costs, declining subscription rates,…
Our Tax Dollars At Work: Nancy Pelosi RickRolls... →
There’s a post title I thought I’d never write. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, posted a video of her cats on her official YouTube page and then…
Detroit 2009: Post-Bailout Booth Tour - Chrysler →
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Etc., Chrysler, LLC., Dodge, Jeep
Click above to begin the Chrysler booth tour
Yesterday, we gave you a guided tour of GM’s first…
Tilt-Shift The Easy Way →
Tilt-shift photograph is defined on Wikipedia as: The use of camera movements on small- and medium format cameras. In many cases, it refers to tilting the lens relative to the image plane and…
Execution Fail in Frankfurt →
From our friend James over at Marketing Punk, come these fantastic photos he shot in Frankfurt airport demonstrating the importance of assessing your creative from every angle when it’s hanging in…
The Case Of The Missing Burrito →
This morning the iPhone App Store was graced with what amounted to the Holy Grail for some burrito lovers: Chipotle on the iPhone. Using the new application, users were able to customize their…
GlobalPost Tries To Save The Endangered Foreign... →
As the newspaper industry continues to spiral into the abyss, one casualty will be the expensive foreign correspondent. Gathering on-the-ground reporting from far-flung locales does not come…
Scuderia Ferrari unveils the new F60 →
Filed under: Motorsports, Ferrari
Click above to view the new Scuderia Ferrari F60 in high resolution
Most years it’s more of the same. All the constructors in the FIA Formula…
Anti Lady Killer →
anti lady killer - hand pull style alarm - losing avoid
Engrish photo by Caitlyn P
Finishing a civilized urinating →
you can enjoy the fresh air after finishing a civilized urinating
Engrish photo by Caled H
A Reminder... →
…that whenever you think you’re cool, the universe will put you in check.