January 2009
8 posts
Unfriend Me!
As usual, Crispin Porter’s latest campaign has tapped into something deep in the pop culture zeitgeist. I don’t mean to trivialize it- they are genius at the frivilous- it’s just hard to know whether that the same thing as effective marketing. I’m talking of course about Whopper Sacrifice.
Today’s NYT takes it to the next level of analysis- what does it mean to...
Recruiting Mandates for a Recession →
Male Bonding
Few things are more fascinating to me than trends in popular culture. The latest trend to bubble up- “bromances”. Honestly I think the beginning of the trend (in recent times) was Brokeback Mountain, even though the most recent incarnations (MTV’s Bromance, TNT’s Trust Me, Dreamworks’ I Love You, Man) are all about two straight guys who, uh, happen to enjoy one...
Career Advice to Myself
Sometimes I lose sight of why I am interested in design, experience design, new product development, customer insights, digital innovation- whatever it is I do. I despair (and rejoice) that there are no elders in this field and there is definitely a very poorly defined career path. Then every now and then one of these design institutions actually comes through. Listen to this Design Global...
Social Media Predictions 2009
Reading Peter Kim’s Social Media Predictions 2009 roll-up of various Social Media gurus while I wait for my new Mac to finish target disk-ing with my old Mac. Net: look for a “conversational ecosystem” from brands, not just a Twitter program. Look for humans to supplement automation.
Like this quote from Pete Blackshaw of Nielsen Online: “Along the way, we’ll...
Alonzo King at Frog Design Mind
Last night I went to a the Design Mind event at Frog San Francisco. I love it when companies have the chutzpah to throw open their doors and talk about what goes on inside their walls.
An open interview with the choreographer Alonzo King really blew my mind. He talked so articulately about dance and with a totally unselfconscious nod to dance’s place not only in human expression, but...
Three overplayed songs I love anyway
Hey Ya!
by
Outkast
At the appropriate time, I do indeed Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture
Bohemian Rhapsody
by
Queen
Way!
Brown Eyed Girl
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Van Morrison
Just kidding. I hate this...
Ducking iPhone
I’ve been having some fun (?) trying to turn off Autocorrect on my iPhone. Looks like I need a firmware upgrade. Too much trouble. However, I did learn a few workarounds for foul-mouthed types who are sick of “ducking” being substituted for you-know-what.
Check out http://www.duckingiphone.com