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Dooce Shoots Video. Bloatosphere Is Receptive Once More.
Not to be outdone, Holly Burns is also doing the Vimeo thing all of a sudden. Maybe typing is getting old. …
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This Is A Westin “Ad” Via Deutsch/NYC
Westin believes in "personal renewal via transformative experiences." And there are few places more desperate for "personal renewal" than the lowly subway box car. …
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A Taste of Generations Past
Behance looks at the reinvention of fashion eyewear line, Oliver Goldsmith, by Claire Goldsmith. Here's one of the things she says, that I particularly like: "One good piece of wisdom was 'while your competitors are copying you they will never be able to get ahead of you.' I liked that, as creators are always worrying about their designs being copied." Note, there was an Irish writer by the name Oliver Goldsmith in …
No Need To Read Blogs Any Longer (Someone Perky Will Do It For You)
Kids Interacting Online…It’s A Gold Mine!
According to the Los Angeles Times, Walt Disney Co. is buying the Club Penguin virtual community in a $350-million deal that could eventually be worth as much as $700 million. Launched in October 2005, Club Penguin has more than 700,000 paid subscribers and 12 million registered users, most of them in the United States and Canada. Visitors can adopt, name, feed and clothe virtual penguins, and they can chat and play …
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Fallon To Get Lovemarks Infusion
Mr. Lovemarks is going to show Fallon some love. Yes, Fallon, the creative rock of Minneapolis. According to The Wall Street Journal (paid sub. req.), by giving Kevin Roberts, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, the additional responsibility of Fallon, Publicis hopes the Minneapolis shop can grow faster after several lackluster years. Fallon has been stung by executive departures and a slew of account losses, including the …
Money Grows On Hugged Trees
Rafat Ali at paidContent is reporting that Treehugger has been bought by a larger media company for $15 million. The new site will become part of Discovery’s PlanetGreen network, which includes the eco-lifestyle TV network launching next year. Last year, Discovery-owned Animal Planet bought two online pet sites: Petfinder.com and PetsIncredible. Treehugger, based in Brooklyn, NY, was formed in 2004, and offers a mix …
