Cultural Latency

There is a correlation between the amount of time it takes to distribute something, and the amount of time it takes for that thing to have an effect, and consequently the amount of time that…

Social Begins at Home

Social media is so hot right now. At least I think it still is. As I pointed out yesterday, in my blog post, “Cultural Latency,” things that get suddenly popular have a tendency to become less…

This Post is Not For Economist Readers

Since Scamp has retired his blog [farewell my friend the sphere shall miss you] I feel oddly obliged to post this new Economist advertisement that I just got sent.

First of…

Smart Meters That Can Tweet, From a Utility That “Gets” Broadband

yellostrom3Germany’s Yello Strom might be the coolest utility in the world — it’s embraced the intertwining of energy and home broadband connections and is one of the few that manages its smart meter…

Akamai to Make iPhone Video Streaming Smooth

iphones1Akamai today said it would provide adaptive bit-rate streaming to deliver video content from web sites to the Apple iPhone 3G and devices running the iPhone OS 3.0 operating system….

Why The New CP+B Site Matters

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There are plenty of opinions on the new Crispin Porter + Bogusky site. Not shocking really for an agency that prides itself on creating work that gets talked about. Now we can more…

Knob Creek: Quality Over Quantity

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Buzz about Knob Creek’s shortage has been around for a while, but I guess this ad in Monday’s Wall Street Journal makes it official.

I have to say that I’ve been a fan of Knob Creek…

TV Ads Most Helpful; Web Banners Most Ignored More than one-third of Americans (37%) say that TV ads are most helpful to them in making a purchase decision, while nearly half say they ignore internet banner ads, according to (pdf) a poll from…
Half of Twitter Has Never Tweeted Despite significant growth in the number of Twitter accounts since last year, 53% of those who have registered with the much-publicized micro-blogging service have no followers, 56% are not following…
Michael Jackson Death Completely Overwhelms Media The breaking news of Michael Jackson’s sudden death last week dramatically slowed the internet, crippled Google, crashed Twitter, sent iTunes and BitTorrent downloads skyrocketing and made for a huge…
How to Use YouTube's Call-to-Action Overlay Ads


Yesterday YouTube rolled out Call-to-Action overlay ads to its paying advertisers. Until now, only specific partners and non-profit organizations could harness the benefits of this marketing…

Majority of Marketers Seek Email, Social Media Marriage Two-thirds of email marketers plan to integrate their email and social media campaigns in the second half of 2009 and 48% have already formulated a strategy for achieving this initiative, according…
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