Archive for August, 2008

Joel’s going to talk about how today’s technology allows one to find out so much about their family history, maybe too much sometimes. Here’s Joel: Online tools make reclaiming family history exponentially easier. However, the journey into one’s family history often reveals family secrets and lost knowledge that can tell you more about yourself than... »

The saga of Mad Men and Twitter continues to grow. Check out this site: We Are Sterling Cooper, which is chronicling the story as it happens. Here’s their manifesto: Fan fiction. Brand hijacking. Copyright misuse. Sheer devotion. Call it what you will, but we call it the blurred line between content creators and content consumers,... »

Somewhat along the lines of being followed on Twitter by TV characters, PSFK has a couple of interesting posts on social media worth checking out: FriendFeed lets you pose like you’re following someone when you really aren’t. What exactly to all these Facebook status updates and Twitterings add up to?  Does this Ambient Social Activity provide real benefits? What... »

By now, you’ve probably seen the various posts about the Mad Men-Twitter hooha. You’ve even seen the posts suggesting you’ve probably already seen the various posts about the Mad Men – Twitter hooha. Now I can add my only little piece to this marketing meme. After replying to DJ Francis’ post on the subjet, I now... »

Here’s another Interesting New York speaker I’m looking forward to, Faris Yakob, whose talk is entitled: Ideas are New Combinations: A history of recombinant culture, from Locke to Linux:   “Everything is made up of mashed up other things: the philosophy of mash ups from John Locke, cut ups, remixing, jungle music, girl talk, and... »

So of course by now you know all about Interesting New York, the event scheduled for Sept. 13 that is sure to be fun, thought provoking and chock full of cool people. Cool people like Noah Brier  (yes, THAT Noah Brier). Here’s what he’s planning on sharing: “In March I taught myself PHP and I’m... »

While the games may be over, for athletes like Michael Phelps – and the people who manage their out of the pool activities – the games are just beginning. For an inside look at how companies like Octagon handle their clients, have a read of this Washington Post story. For further insights on Octagon, don’t forget... »

Check out the great little give and take between Peter Kim and John Moore of Brand Autopsy. It all kicked off with Dave Balter and his World of Mouth Manual II. Peter called him out for creating an Ego Trap that was enabled by bloggers like Rohit Bhargava, John Jantsch of the influential Duct Tape Marketing and... »

John McEnroe is a unique American sports icon. Brash and opinionated he was liked and disliked in equal measure during his career. But those rough edges have been his greatest asset over the years. He’s learned to laugh at himself and has developed other interests, from art and music to remaining a fixture in... »

I went to the Barclays golf tournament today, the first time I’ve been to a legitimate pro golf event. It was an interesting experience and provoked a lot of lively conversation with my friend Eelco van der Noll, who works for Momentum, a global marketing agency. In no particular order, here were some of topics... »