Genius Rocket brings crowd sourcing to creative services. The company has created an online marketplace where writers, designers and videographers entertain mostly small change offers from marketers hoping to employ a new tagline, logo or Web video. For instance, Genius Rocket is using its own service to crowd source a new tagline. They're willing to pay $400 for it, which gives me pause. It's not much money, but if …
Intel Outside
The New York Times reports that media buyers are jumping on abandoned retail storefronts and refashioning them into elaborate outdoor adverts. Ads for Intel that went up on Monday capitalized on the bankruptcies of stores like the Disney Store, Domain Home and Comp-USA. The retail vacancy rate rose to 11.2 percent in the first quarter, the highest it has been since the early 1990s, according to CBRE Econometric …
And The Winners Are…
We recently asked AdPulp readers to explain their vision for the future of the Web in 100 words or less. Doing so qualified each participant to win free admission to WebVisions '09 in Portland, May 20-22. First Place Winner: Noel Franus Vision: My vision for the web is that of the everything-connected present -- not just the future. It's not tomorrow's grand vision that healthcare data should be portable...that …
Preview of WebVisions ’09
If you already have your WebVisions conference pass it's time to start planning which panels to attend. If you don't have your pass yet, it's time to pop for a pass--it might be the best $250 you spend this month. Here's what I'm looking at this morning--11 days out from the start of the conference: Companies and Communities: Participating without Being Sleazy Speaker: Dawn Foster Online communities are all the rage …
Spotlight On NW Creative: Ace Hotel
The Ace Hotel in downtown Portland could have said something typical here, but they didn't. Which makes me think staying in one of their four properties must also be a unique experience. …
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From “Best Job” To Best Of Show
The Best of Show at this year's One Show went to CumminsNitro in Australia for their work seen at The Best Job in the World, a website designed to promote Tourism Queensland. Adweek has more: The campaign invited the public to apply for the "Best job in the world," a six-month blogging assignment from a resort on Hamilton Island overlooking the Great Barrier Reef. Contestants uploaded 60-second video applications …
Social Networking Is A Beginning, Not An End
Kent J. Lewis, President of Portland-based SEO firms Anvil Media and Formic Media, posed a great question on LinkedIn today. I believe there is an inverse theorem to Moore's Law, that states "the quality and value of long-term relationships is inversely related to the size of your social media network. In other words, the more "connections" "friends" "fan" and "followers" you have, the less valuable each one is to …
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