In a shameful exhibition of capitalism, infūz traded Ze Frank some candy in exchange for a a bling duckie on the holiday show. The “Click Here” copy is a continuing theme; as an interactive agency we don’t know how to cope with static media like duckies.
Or video. The first of our video shorts […]
Yearly Archives: 2006
Click Here
December 21, 2006 – 11:20 pm
Social data mining
December 5, 2006 – 3:25 pm
Swivel, previewed on TechCrunch, looks to be the coolest new web service idea since Mechanical Turk. This is one of those rare ideas that illicit a reaction not of “oh, neat” but rather “if I was half as smart as I like to think, I would’ve thought of that.”
Predictions
November 7, 2006 – 10:45 am
The Iowa Election Markets tend to be one of the more accurate predictors of election results. For almost a month now, the simulations have predicted that the GOP will hold the US Senate but lose the House. Interestingly, the last-minute uptick in Republican poll standings have not been reflected there.
Election day observations
November 7, 2006 – 9:38 am
The Diebold touchscreen machines are clunky, with blocky, aliased text against a pink background, and the printout is behind a door that most people don’t think to open. Don’t you think a few hours with someone who can spell “usability” might have been called for?
I voted mostly in line with Steve Patterson, but I […]
Midbland
November 2, 2006 – 9:47 am
Viral procrastination via Kelly.
What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Midland
“You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or […]
Catching fandom
October 27, 2006 – 7:29 pm
The World Series has made me, at least temporarily, into a baseball fan. Thanks to the generosity of my friend and employer, we got to experience game 4 last night 4 rows from the field. It wasn’t my first World Series game, but it was Kristan’s, and her excitement (and Jason’s, and that […]
Plastic grass
October 25, 2006 – 11:29 am
A grassroots blog to provide highlights of the Consumer Engagement Conference and developments in the advertising industry’s Engagement Initiative. This blog is led by Nielsen Buzzmetrics and supported by the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) and the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA).
-Nielsen BuzzMetrics Mouthpiece Newsletter, Issue 4 (emphasis mine)
You keep using that word. I […]
One analyst’s take on Google
October 23, 2006 – 8:16 am
“Way to move the internet forward, jackass.”