Check out this 13-minute snapshot of New York City creatives in advertising, design, fashion and entertainment who are helping to shape today's pop culture. INFLUENCERS FULL VERSION from R+I creative on Vimeo. Written and Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, Influencers belongs to the new generation of short films, webdocs, which combine the documentary style and the online experience. [via CherryFlava] …
It’sTime To Evolve The Term “TV Dinner”
The Right Man In The Right Vertical
Henry Blodget of Business Insider recently sat down with Jim Grant, one of the country's premier financial analysts and historians. A former Barron's staff writer, Grant founded Grant's Interest Rate Observer close to 30 years ago. Even in an age of 24/7 online news, the publication remains one of the leading authorities on debt, bonds, Japan and the economy. I take note of this interview because once again, here we …
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Doughnuts Don’t Vote
Top Pot Doughnuts in Seattle is not your normal fried batter purveyor. So, it's not surprising that they go all out when they enter a contest. Our doughnuts need you! from Top Pot Doughnuts on Vimeo. By the way, Wexley School for Girls is just a few doors down from this Seattle landmark. …
Magazines Are Busy Remaking Themselves, So Too Is Their Official Champion
The trade association known as Magazine Publishers of America is no more. The group is now called MPA - The Association of Magazine Media, in effort to better convey that magazine content engages consumers across multiple platforms, including websites, tablets, smartphones, books, live events and more. MPA, has a new name (if you can call an acronym a name), a new logo and lots of freshly baked YouTube videos to …
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Pop Ditty Reveals The Advertising Life In Milwaukee And Beyond
This is a music video that was shown last week at the 2010 Milwaukee 99 advertising awards show. The song was written by Nick Pipitone and Peter Batchelder, a.k.a. The Rip Off Artists. …
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Content Owners Make Money While They Sleep
According to The New York Times, more than one-third of the two billion views of YouTube videos with ads each week are uploaded without the copyright owner's permission but left up by the owner's choice. They are automatically recognized by YouTube, using a system called Content ID that scans videos and compares them to material provided by copyright owners. When someone uploaded a recording of the Eminem song "Not …
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Video Is Gold For Gary V.
In pursuit of a winning testimonial, Viddler was wise to visit the home of Wine Library in Springfield, New Jersey. Because that's where Gary Vaynerchuk works! I love how Vaynerchuk says, "The wine world needs an advocate, the wine world needs me. They need the person who knows about wine but doesn't want to be a jerk about it." I feel the same way about advertising. Now, if I only had the on-camera presence to go …