Author: Rick
Published: Apr 30th, 2012
Category: Emerging Culture Composite Index
Comments: 1

An Artisanal Pencil Sharpener; Virtual Sunglasses; Otaku Culture; Free Beer! – The Stack

Tags: free beer, otaku, pencil sharpener, virtual sunglasses

Welcome to the Stack for April 30, 2012. This week we heavy up on video, explore Otaku culture with Henry Jenkins and see how one agency used gamification for a higher purpose: Unlocking the free beer fridge.

Be sure to check out the video of David Rees, the Artisanal Pencil Sharpener (really). It’s a great contrast for videos one and two which explore a more digital life. Get it all here.

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bio

Hi, I'm Rick Liebling, the Creative Culturalist at Y&R New York. I use this blog to share my thoughts on branding, marketing, advertising, PR, social media and how they all create, react to and reflect our culture. Click on over to the "Speaking / Events / Writing" page to see a listing of content I've contributed to other sites and events where I've spoken.

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claimer

This is normally where you might find one of those disclaimers that says the content of this blog is solely my own, and does not represent the thoughts or opinions of my employer or client. But aren't my thoughts the very reason my current employer chose to hire me? Don't they in fact want me to express my thoughts? And does any reasonable person believe that when I'm discussing ABC's Fall lineup or the cultural relevance of Bioshock that I am, in fact, speaking on behalf of one of my clients? So yeah, I'll go ahead and own this.