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See? A Banner Ad To Love

admin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:41:14 +0000

Pretty cool take over of a page. Not so cool “borrowing” from Sony Bravia’s paint explosions. Though I haven’t seen the TV – so I don’t know the full story of the work. Click on the link below:

Nice Video On The Mostly-Social State Of The Internet

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:15:00 +0000

The statistics go down with some sweet sugar.

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

via Digital Buzz Blog

The Best Kanye Meme Out There

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:31:41 +0000

I’ve seen a bunch – this is the best.

Stick it to Internet Censorship

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:33:43 +0000

The Australian government is looking to put a kink in the hose of the Internet. Apparently they want to install a nationwide filter to reduce – god only knows. Well I do know, actually. The free flow of information. F that!

GetUp! has created a campaign to raise awareness, get people riled up, and stop the current administration from succeeding. In addition to this commercial, they’ve created a website and a modified search engine to illustrate the effects of censorship. They’re trying to raise money to run the spot on the airwaves to reach the masses. So check it out, get mad, and help them spread the word.

Sweet Jaysus – save us from the hand-wringing, squeamish moral police state, already. And by the way – I thought Australians (except for the Aboriginals) were descendants of criminals. Hey Australia – I had greater hopes for you than this.

And now, a very special word from a non-sponsor

admin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:07:23 +0000

I’m a big fan of the internet and the free exchange of ideas it fosters. And so I’m a supporter of net neutrality. Free Press is a passionate fighter for protecting the democratic rights of the internet and spends its time bullying politicians to do the right thing, rather than simply signing whatever legislation distribution giants like Time Warner and Comcast put in front of them.

Here’s a little something from their latest email detailing their outlook on mobile internet connectivity. Everyone who uses the Internet, or who works with making their brand more engaging on the Internet, or pursues the potential of the Internet, should care about this.

Free Press believes that everyone should be able to create an Internet radio or television station, an online newspaper or blog, or launch some other new form of popular media not yet known to us.

The potential for free expression over new media appears limitless. Soon, many people will be carrying their connection with them via pocket Internet devices that can gather and share content from the outside world, whether it’s coming from the streets of Tehran or the coffee shop around the corner.

If we’re successful, people around the world will be able to connect in ways and on a scale we’ve never imagined before. Our mission is to make certain that every one of these Internet connections is open, neutral, affordable and accessible — regardless of the device or network. If you agree, work with us to build a movement for open wireless media that’s free from the control of powerful companies and politicians.

Mobile phones are now in the hands of more than 270 million Americans. Each user cares about his or her freedom to communicate. And each of us has an important part to play in this fight.

We’re just at the beginning.

Thank you for spreading the word,

Timothy Karr
Campaign Director
Free Press Action Fund

You can visit their webpage and sign up to get updates about what they’re doing. And if you want to drop them a dollar or two to help them out, they won’t mind.

Phillips takes on the world

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:22:18 +0000

In the spirit of “Will It Blend” – which I’m not sure ever got its due as a genius online sponsored “program” with its product as a bad-ass hero – Phillips/Tribal DDB has unleashed a new online campaign pitting their products against anything that anyone can dream of called Phillips Vs.

The campaign is running almost exclusively on Twitter.

Nice idea. Here’s one of the executions Tribal created to get the ball rolling. I like the energy they bring to the set-up. But the joyousness of everyone hugging at the end as though they’ve landed on Jupiter kills the fun for me. Stinks of insincerity. I’m sure they’ll temper it down as they produce more.

via Adverblog