October 2009
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Oct 31st
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Oct 30th
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Oct 30th
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Oct 30th
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Oct 30th
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Oct 30th
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Why advertisers love Twitter (and why Twitter...
In the words of one of the 21st century’s greatest philosophers, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, advertisers love Twitter like a fat kid loves cake. On the surface, the reasons for this union are the usual Web 2.0 jibber jabber: the ability for brands to meaningfully connect with their consumers, leveling the playing field of media, and so on.  That story sounds pretty sweet, rife...
Oct 29th
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Oct 29th
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Oct 29th
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Oct 29th
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Hooray for Different Face!
Holy crap, did The Simpsons just get good again?  Treehouse of Horror XX (Hulu).
Oct 29th
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(Cheers Dex). Awesome awesome talk from Rory Sutherland about perceived value.  I love that he talks about the Diamond Shreddies campaign from Ogilvy Toronto, since I sincerely believe that campaign may be the most brilliant piece of advertising ever done (site).
Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
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Oct 28th
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Schwarzenegger Murders State Assemblyman →
…’s sense of civility with a strongly-worded letter.  Clearly putting his years of action movie comeback lines to good use (let off some steam, Bennett!)
Oct 28th
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Oct 27th
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Oct 27th
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Oct 27th
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Spike Jonze’s We Were Once a Fairytale.
Oct 27th
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Oct 26th
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Oct 26th
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Be the internets for Halloween! →
Oct 26th
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Oct 26th
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Oct 23rd
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Dumb? Or prophetic?
Fast Company (link) chronicles 10 dumb inventions from the LIFE article (here) and their modern counterparts.  Sometimes a bad idea is just a premature good idea.  And sometimes… not.
Oct 22nd
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Oct 21st
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Mad Men + Brooks Brothers = Mad Brothers.
Brooks Brothers. Brooks Brothers has released a limited edition set of Mad Men suits, made in conjunction with the costume designer from the show.  And just in time for Halloween too.  Now all ad men can act out their Weineresque fantasies.  I think most guys will go for the Don Draper, but I’m more of a fan of the Roger Sterling. I’m just glad they didn’t do this for Matt...
Oct 20th
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Oct 19th
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Rescue Food gets a second home.
The good folks at City Harvest are launching their new site (here), with the nice addition of some sweet sweet Rescue Food videos (hurrah)!  So quit dawdling and rescue some food already.
Oct 19th
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Colbert zings McGarryBowen’s campaign for Miracle Whip (they will not tone it down).
Oct 19th
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Oct 19th
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Oct 18th
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Hindustani Gangster.
Download Hindustani Gangster (theek hai), an awesome Jay-Z/ Bollywood mashup from my friend DJ Kunal M.
Oct 17th
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5 Authors More Badass Than The Badass Characters...
Cracked. Before he invented Bond, Ian Fleming was personally recruited by the Director of Naval Intelligence to aid them as a spy during World War II. Fleming rose to the rank of Commander and started devising ingenious plans to disrupt the enemy forces, including Operation Ruthless, in which British troops would masquerade as injured Germans and then kill their rescuers, and Operation...
Oct 16th
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Oct 16th
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Oct 15th
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Oct 15th
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Oct 15th
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Schwarzenegger Kills Paparazzi
… through the rule of law (who is your daddy and what does he do?).  Not exactly the way you’d think the Terminator would handle these things, but hey, why not.  I just love the way end-term politicians go to town like they were the Make a Wish Foundation.  But, y’know, for themselves.  Instead of kids (eueughgh).
Oct 14th
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Oct 14th
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Car Tones and Other Vestigial Technology →
Seems electric cars are a little too stealthy.  That’s why Top Scienticians have suggested having these cars emit artificial noises, so as to prevent fat kids from getting run over as they wildly chase after the ice cream truck.  Personally, this is a dream come true, as I’ve always wanted a car that sounds like Dr. Zoidberg (whoop).   But more importantly, what this represents is yet...
Oct 14th
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God Introduces New Bird.
The Onion. “Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve, prepare thine eyes for the most exciting line of avian wildlife in millennia,” God announced as He released an estimated 14 million first-run models into the important bird markets of North America, Australia, and Eurasia. “This new bird has it all: slicker wings, a more streamlined beak, better-than-ever capacity for beautiful...
Oct 14th
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