Might you look good in Reece's hair? According to Media Week millions of women are answering that question, and others like it, at InStyle. The magainze's "Hollywood Hair Application" has caught on. Users have uploaded 1.7 million of their personal photos to the application, which let’s them see what they might look like with popular celebrity hairstyles - such as Katie Holmes’ much-discussed bob. To date, users have …
A Classic Case Of Non User-Centric Design
Last week, Microsoft reported a 24% decline in Windows sales in the third quarter. According to USA Today, Vista, Microsoft's new operating system, is getting hammered in the press and corporate buyers are refusing to upgrade from XP. Hence, the poor numbers. Microsoft rebuilt Windows from scratch to create Vista, which has a dazzling interface and improved security tools. But so much computing power is required to …
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Arnold’s Non-Metaphorical Media Lab
What's Arnold's Chief Creative Officer, Pete Favat, up to? Last year the agency hired cognitive scientist Dr. Lisa Haverty to run an intuition analytics department. Now, the agency has announced a research and development lab tasked with creating new media channels. "I think...I'm creating jobs I want to live vicariously though," Favat told Creativity. "I wanted to put a couple of people in place who are not …
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Yet Another Facebook Story: Do You Want To Be My Friend?
[Idiots of Ants comedy sketch via WSJ's Buzzwatch] …
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“The Conversation” Has Been Integral To Advertising For Decades
The ever-generous Tom Asacker sent me a serious looking hard bound book, The Ad Men and Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Advertising, edited by Edd Applegate. I finally cracked the tome and read the chapter on Howard Luck Gossage, written by academic Kim B. Rotzoll. Here is a passage I particularly like (from page 160): They (advertising practitioners) regard the audience incorrectly—as individuals gathered by the …
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Utterly Depressing Or A Necessary Reality Check?
Regarding Hugh MacLeod's latest doodle, Rob at Six Sentences only takes three words to say, "Delicious. Awful. Accurate." What say you? …
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DIAL 1-800-SCARPELLI NOW WHILE SUPPLIES LAST
IHAVEANIDEA went all out to promote its Portfolio Night 6. They convinced DDB/Toronto to make this video, which required Bob Scarpelli to remain incredibly still throughout the production--a trying matter for any Worldwide Chief Creative Officer. …
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Denton’s Law: Perform Or Perish
Nick Denton, Publisher of Gawker Media is worth a lot of money. He didn't get that way from making dumb moves. Even so, he raised a few eyebrows with his recent announcement that he would part with Wonkette, GridSkipper and Idolatar. Here's his reasoning: Everybody says that the internet is special; that advertising is still moving away from print and TV; and Gawker sites are still growing in traffic by about 90% a …
