Thanks to a partnership between UPN and Google Video they are steaming the entire first episode of its new show "Everybody Hates Chris". The quality is not stellar, but it certainly is a sign that Google plans to make good on their promise to make the world’s video content accessible and useful to users worldwide. [...]

In a shocking move, the advertising industry actually asked it’s target (well, at least 10 of them) to rate the effectiveness of some teen-oriented online campaigns. The NYTimes reported on "What’s Cool Online?"

Veer is a nice alternative to the standard mediocrity of stock photos at Getty Images or Corbis. But they are becoming much more for the slim minority – fonts, motion and even merchandise that does’t suck.

I know this is impossibly geeky, but there was an unplanned "world" event on a number of World of Warcraft (WoW) servers last week. Of course, I was out of town when it happened…
WoW is massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) with over 4 million players worldwide. A recent patch (1.7) added a [...]

John Maeda finds beauty in experiences, not things.

I always spill coffee all over myself. With these lids, I do it less. Nice rounded corners to sip from. Exceptional open and close mechanism. Nice.

The Ford "fusion" app is cool. So is the flash concert program. But, do you ever wonder if the these elaborate merchandising programs run the risk of overwhelming the vehicle itself and the consumer’s desire just to get at the car? Packing music around a product is nice, but I am struggling to tell these [...]

Who says the world’s most dominate brand can’t keep it’s crown. If you have not heard of the M5 initiative, well grab a Coke and a smile. Visit Them5 (http://www.them5.com/) and watch the MK12, Guided by Voices video. You might not "Swallow the Science" but you’ll have to agree that this design work is phenomenal [...]

We do have to keep our eye on measurable results. In a rush to innovate (bea first mover in online advertising tactic) we could lose the plot.
I think that the posts on WOMMA’s Word of Mouth – vs – Advertisingbring up some food for thought as we blaze newtrails. Specifically, George Silverman’s post titled "What [...]

Its 2014 and the New York Times has gone offline… here is one scenario of the future.