Culture | Camp 17: Pics from Tracy

Posted by Daniel Turman | November 12, 3:39 pm

Digital culture | Our Attention Spans Are Killing One-On-One Time

Posted by ssautter | November 12, 6:13 am

watching hypnotised on 12seconds.tv
In days of yore, people wrote letters to one another to communicate. If you read Jane Austen novels, you’ll know that it was all very proper and romantic. Then we got phones so we started talking instead. Bye bye letters.
Not long after, we discovered email. Although we still use phones, email has [...]

Culture | Camp 17: The Palms (and y'all) Have a Story to Tell

Posted by Daniel Turman | November 12, 2:48 am

Follow ‘em on Twitter

Camp O. Wednesday, 5:00 PM.
LAS VEGAS
– Last night and this morning, our campers were initiated with immersive
storytelling program from the Moth. Every one of us has great stories to tell.
The art is taking the typical anecdote and turning it into something that is
interesting, engaging, and meaningful. Each team had an opportunity to [...]

Beyond the Brief | When Twitter Jumps the Shark

Posted by ssautter | November 11, 6:34 am

The word is out. The Twitter account ShitMyDadSays is going to broadcast. And it’s not the first Twitter sensation to land a TV show. In May, we reported that networks might be developing a series based on Twitter. And back in September it was announced that Texts From Last Night is being picked up by [...]

Culture | Camp 17: Live from the Floor Vol. 1

Posted by Daniel Turman | November 11, 2:39 am

Culture | Camp 17: It's On

Posted by Daniel Turman | November 11, 2:16 am

LAS VEGAS — The campers have arrived and are tweetin.

Follow ‘em here: http://twitter.com/#search?q=campo17

justinosman I found the frozen yogurt stand. All is well.#campo17 #ijustrememberedimlactoseintolerantabout 3 hours ago from Tweetie
justinosman RT @samaman: Welcome wagon#camporganic17 http://twitpic.com/p1i7d #campO17#counselortweetfailabout 3 hours ago from Tweetie
justinosman RT @organicinc: Follow #Campo17 tweets this week to learn about the most unique immersive experience in Digital Adv (cont) http://tl.gd/t8maabout 3 hours ago from Tweetie
justinosman Hello Vegas #campO17about 4 hours ago from Tweetie
karrio RT @organicinc: Follow #Campo17 tweets this wk to learn [...]

Art | Esquire's Augmented Reality Issue: Going Beyond Digital Print

Posted by mstrickl | November 10, 9:48 am

This month, Esquire Magazine launched their anticipated Augmented Reality issue. The issue features an AR cover, where Robert Downey Jr. performs an intro and also a pitch for his upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie. In addition, there is other content, such as a fashion supplement where the weather changes based on the way the user tilts [...]

Digital culture | Boredom and Panic. Just an Error Message Away?

Posted by ssautter | November 9, 4:20 am

Image credit: L’Enfant Terrible / CC BY-ND 2.0
In the 1969 song “Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?” by Peter Sarstedt, the singer tells us of a woman who has everything a modern person could want – money, prestige, education, friends.  But in the chorus, he deflates her by asking where she goes “when you’re [...]

Marketing strategy | Media Watch: Twitter Beats Cable in Politics?

Posted by mhudson | November 5, 8:44 am

In a piece by Michael Calderone & Daniel Libit on Politico.com, an
argument is made that for this year’s election cycle, cable and
broadcast news had been usurped by (gasp) Twitter streams of
influential political pros. And there’s a major insight in this for any
company looking to broaden its influence within its particular industry.
From the article’s top:
Political junkie [...]

Beyond the Brief | Socializers: A New Breed of Online Information Hunters

Posted by mstrickl | November 4, 5:44 am

18% of people start their search for new information online via social sites.
It’s one of those statistics that takes a minute to sink in, and then a whole bevy of new questions rolls out. We don’t blink twice when people mention that they start their hunt for new information via search engines, or even [...]