September 2010
2 posts
Daily Deal Services « Yipit Blog →
Spreadsheet of the more than 300 “daily deals” offers that exist in the US. This data clearly shows how the competitive field around Groupon is large and growing— and brand development is important.
Being Human, 09.02.10 » Leo Burnett Blog - Leo... →
A number of articles and stories on “being human”— who we are, what we do, how we think developed by the Leo Burnett Info Resource Center (a genuinely smart group of pseudo-librarians at the…
August 2010
6 posts
100 Helpful Photography Tutorials for Beginners... →
Ultimate photography resource - definitely a ‘save for later’ link.
Philip H. Howard | Soft Drink Industry Structure →
The entire soft-drink ecosystem. All major brands (excluding private-labels from big-box retailers).
ReadWriteWeb: Poligraft Tracks Influence on... →
Poligraft.com brings politics and influences together in just one click. As Luigi Montanez explains at the Sunlight Labs blog, “Poligraft takes in a block of text, parses it for entities like…
Local Newspapers Killing Themselves With Lack Of... →
A sound criticism of hyperlocal news: don’t feature stories written thousands of miles away from the community the story is supposed to serve.
Charles W. Cushman Photograph Collection >> Home →
Very comprehensive historical Chicago photo archive.
Media Nation » Hard times working the Patch →
Some additional thoughts on the hyperlocal journalism startup Patch..
July 2010
4 posts
Dive Into HTML 5 →
A really nice presentation of teaching HTML5 *IN* html5. Definitely a bookmark-for-later kinda resource
apps →
A/B Split Test and Multivariate Testing Software -... →
A potential (low-cost) tool for smaller brands and marketers to use when wanting to optimize their site with low-tech multivariate testing… A nice entry-level tool to trial.
Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn - The Local... →
June 2010
4 posts
Childhood Cancers - National Cancer Institute →
A summary of the top questions & answers regarding childhood cancers.
Interview with Alan Taylor of The Big Picture →
Behind the “Big Picture” creator Alan Taylor.
Monocle - Books in the browser →
Browser-based readable format for books and other digital content.
Digital advertising technology landscape →
An overview of all the pieces of the digital advertising puzzle. As comprehensive as it can be to show the major areas of publishing and technology
May 2010
9 posts
Cognitive Surplus: The Great Spare-Time Revolution... →
Lost Finale Recap: Case Closed →
Lost show finale with explanation that answers a lot of questions I had and notices a bunch of things I didn’t.
'Lost' series finale carried more than 45 minutes... →
Lost finale includes 107 commercials. Each 30-second block cost $900,000 (up from $213,000 when the final season started).
El Bulli to Close Permanently - Diner's Journal... →
but really just for 2 years and will be replaced with an academy for advanced culinary study. he and his chefs would spend half their years developing new techniques like the foams airs and other…
Pacific Northwest Cheese Project: Saveur Artisan... →
cheese
ShortSwitch - White Labeled Short URL Service →
use your URL for a link shortener…
Consumers Use Web, Mobile Devices for Food Info →
Statistics from Deloitte on how people use digital for food/restaurant info
MoMA.org | Interactives | Exhibitions | 2010 |... →
Art installation to check out.
Welcome to Pictory – Pictory →
Good pictures + good stories. Win.
April 2010
2 posts
10 awesome agency websites - iMediaConnection.com →
10 current examples of agency websites that take a unique approach to speaking about themselves
World data released ‘is a dream come true’ →
The World Bank released World Development Indicators 2010 today. It’s meant to serve as a progress report for the world and holds freely available data, a public API to 1,000+ indicators and the…
March 2010
6 posts
A Manifesto for Agile Strategy: oxymoron or... →
100 Ways To Show Boldness →
radicalcartography →
1870 US Census.. Interesting maps and data visualizations that are still relevant over 100 years later.
First & 20 →
iPhone Home Screens!
Website Information, Analysis & Research Tool |... →
Another really good tool that captures all kinds of data and contextual information about dot-coms.
Online Diagram Software - Gliffy →
Alternative to Microsoft Visio software. Web-based online diagram software
February 2010
6 posts
Tweetwally - Create a Tweetwall to Organize and... →
create a twitterfall or track a bunch of keywords/photos/hashtags…
Real-time Social Media Analytics - uberVU →
MediaPost Publications Poor Customer Service Costs... →
Agency News: Insurer Humana Holds Agency Review -... →
monoprice battery →
backup iphone battery
The Simplest Management and Delivery of Remote... →
Potential replacement for GoTo Meeting.. real-time remote presentation tool..
January 2010
6 posts
The Apple App Store Economy – GigaOM →
ESPN 3D | Uncrate →
Recording 3D Live TV. The evolution of the broadcast camera?
Nexus One Complaints Mount, Honeymoon is Over - PC... →
One-Third of Smartphone Users Respond To Mobile... →
The Truth About Apple's iPhone Market Share | ... →
2010: Living In the Future | the book →
future-past book. what 2010 looked like in 1972.
December 2009
1 post
R/GA University Curriculum →
Ad agency education
November 2009
3 posts
The Decline: The Geography of a Recession →
Social media going corporate →
Expensify - Expense reports that don't suck! →
October 2009
3 posts
AdMob Reports on Mobile Web's Explosive Growth -... →