Muppets + La Choy

From 1966, this apparently is a pitch for La Choy brand of food products. Jim Henson is a genius.

Following Stimulus Funds

I heard a story on NPR about recovery.org, which has a better, more thorough analysis of the federal funding across the country. But recovery.gov has a better logo. It's visually navigated with maps and extremely detailed, down to the municipality. Here's what's happening in Cuyahoga County. Speaking of sweet informational graphics, check out this graphic of funds from the Washington Post.

How To Be A Great Client

Great advice for clients (and their agency people) from The Denver Egotist.

GM Owes The Ad Industry $$$

The huge specific amounts of money that GM owes several large ad agencies is covered by Media Bistro. This tv spot talks about "getting down to business" and beginning at "chapter one" which seems a decade too late. Michael Moore has really interesting suggestions for the future of GM, from The Huffington Post.


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In Defense of Food : Michael Pollan

Really enjoyed this book as well as The Omnivore's Dilemma. From The Colbert Report, here's Michael Pollan with some excellent, healthy tips for the American diet:

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Co-Branded Ads from HBO

True Blood is a good vampire show on HBO. To promote the upcoming season, they've teamed up with a few brands. I think these special products and co-branded ads are extremely interesting. Read more from USA Today. See examples from Harley-Davidson, above; and also from Mini.

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25 Must-Have iPhone Apps

iPhone apps are very intriguing, especially when it comes to commerce. Of course there are fun games and ways to communicate with friends. But how do companies with products to sell get involved. Target is a good example, offering gift guides, special deals etc. It's #19 on Fast Companies list. And a list of money-saving apps here.


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Cleveland Ideas

Cleveland Ideas is great example of making the world (Cleveland) a better place through collective brainstorming online. This open source method of sharing creativity / information has potential to develop some serious ideas. As you are voting on your favorite ideas, you find out the genius behind it: DigiKnow is an interactive agency in Cleveland who have developed this as a self promotional device. Well done!
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MVP LeBron James

All the attention and money coming in from the Cavaliers playoff series is so great for Cleveland. Here's an interesting article about the MVP laser addition to the huge witness signage. Good stuff.


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New Devo Song & Video

The legendary local rock group, Devo is releasing a new album soon. The animator for this great new music video / single also worked on Tim & Eric Awesome Show, among other interesting things.


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NIN iPhone App

Cleveland's own Trent Reznor and his band Nine Inch Nails have always had a rich & creative digital presence, in addition to their studio releases. As usual, their photos, websites and videos are well done and often showcase hardware and software from Apple. Now they are embracing the iPhone with an app. Details from the creators and Wired:



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25 Ads From Sci-Fi Movies

A nifty collection from Den of Geek. Also today's Very Short List feature.



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Holographic or 3D Promotions

These things are amazing. They look like computer generated holograms that show up the image from a video camera hooked to your pc. This wind power advertisement from GE (for whom I used to do work) is awesome. Very fun to play with.



And this Topps (baseball card) promo is more like a game where you interact with the players. Very cool, tactile + technology viral consumer marketing.



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Social Media Applications

Just read an article on Adweek about recently released software which keeps tabs on all the major social networks for you. Pretty great idea, and get this: ad agencies are behind it. Fallon has a very nice looking app called Skimmer which I'm looking forward to test driving. Also, Big Spaceship, an amazing creative boutique shop, came up with Qapture. Here's to the future of our business...



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