FIVE FINGERS OF DEATH

The next level of experimental typographic orgy

2009-05-06T09:04:00.000-07:00

Flickermood 2.0 from Sebastian Lange on Vimeo.

Checking out SocialVibe.com

2009-04-22T21:02:00.000-07:00

iPhone Marketing PPT

2009-02-15T22:17:00.000-08:00

Branded iPhone Apps - the next generation of immersive mobile branding

View more presentations from Marta Kagan. (tags: iphone marketing)

Butterball SMS

2009-01-28T11:28:00.000-08:00

Starting before Thanksgiving, Butterball offered free SMS advice for cooking turkeys. Spawning for there already successful turkey hotline that has been around for years, this SMS program was a nice fit. I received the last message today (until next October that is).

Sing With The King

2008-12-20T08:28:00.000-08:00

Record a duet with Elvis over the phone and send it as an Xmas card.

Merry Xmas

2008-12-18T23:03:00.001-08:00

A Great Piece on iPhone Apps & Marketers

2008-12-18T22:59:00.000-08:00

From The Toad Stool by Alan Wolk
http://tangerinetoad.blogspot.com/2008/12/lemmings.html

"Today, in conference rooms at ad agencies all across America, the following words will be uttered "And we can make it an iPhone app."

That statement will be met with great glee and approval.

The iPhone app in question will not be anything potentially useful like the Amazon store app or fun and quirky like Ocarina. It will be a game centered around the client's product, something like "use the Clorox bleach to get the stains off the t-shirt." (If the agency is really thinking today, different stains will be worth different point amounts.)

The account team will have insisted that the app be required to capture names and email addresses, since that is the only way the agency could sell it into the client. The client will appreciate that.

The creative team will have spent several hours and several thousand dollars of billable time creating comps of the game as well as several variations on the little icon that lives on the iPhone screen. The client will appreciate that less.

Everyone will clap and cheer and congratulate themselves for being so forward thinking and so digitally savvy.

There will be close to 20 people in the room and not a single one of them will think to ask "Why on earth would anybody want to download this thing?""

(there are some good comments too)

Augmented Realty Mobile Phone Tennis Game

2008-12-18T12:53:00.000-08:00

My guess is the game is slow and unresponsive but totally awesome(in a geek sorta way) the first time.

The Open Web Awards Finalists

2008-12-03T10:05:00.000-08:00

How Do You Use Twitter?

2008-11-12T22:04:00.004-08:00

Here's some ways I use Twitter:

The number one thing I use it for is to update my Facebook status.

After that, I use it to get local breaking news form the LA times. I subscribe to a few other news sources as well, but they are not as useful in an immediate sort of way.

A few weeks ago I started using trackthis. It works great. If fact last week, I was home checking Twitter and I got a message from trackthis that my package was delivered. So, I open the front door and there it was.

I mainly use Twinkle on the iPhone to update my Twitter which of course updates my Facebook status. When I tell people this that don't know what Twitter is, they think I am crazy. Anyway, back to Twinkle. The one cool thing it does is update my GPS location built into Twitter(found in your account settings) every time I post. Now what makes it really cool is you can see everyone else posts within a specified radius, mine is set to 5 miles. I get a lot of people posting from LAX, either coming or going. I have used it to asked where to get a good burrito and got quite a few responses. It's an interesting hyper-local chat room experiment.

Other interesting uses I have come across are:

LAFD - rescue and emergency posts.
trafficla - CHP traffic alerts - luckily, I only commute 2 miles.
WOOT - what's on sale right now.
Craigslist feeds such as lacraigslistjob

Thinking about those, there are about a half dozen other brands, news and info feeds that I would like see on Twitter.

iPhone Ocarina

2008-11-12T14:14:00.000-08:00

SMule: Ocarina [Stairway] from SonicMule, Inc. on Vimeo.

Kevin Kelly: Predicting the next 5,000 days of the web

2008-11-12T11:58:00.000-08:00

Track Your Package Via Twitter

2008-10-22T12:48:00.001-07:00

Wii Wario YouTube Ad

2008-09-24T11:36:00.000-07:00

Are those the Lehman Brothers?

2008-09-15T20:32:00.000-07:00

Awesome Wall Street Prank - Watch more free videos

Ask.com Pole Dancing Ad

2008-09-09T11:11:00.000-07:00

A video ad that features a scantly clad young female doing pole dancing in her bedroom, or maybe someone else's with a headline about aerobic workouts - WTF

iPhone UI Elements PSD

2008-08-25T16:16:00.000-07:00

360 degree panoramic lens

2008-08-22T22:23:00.000-07:00

Cut Chemist - 1st Big Break from eyestorm on Vimeo.

New iPhone Ad Features My Hood

2008-08-22T21:38:00.000-07:00

Not surprising though, since they produce them a few miles away. Plus, it's also one of the hottest and fastest growing restaurant destinations in LA.

My Yelp reviews on a few of them:
Ugo
Cafe Surfas
M Cafe De Chaya
Tender Greens

You Suck At Photoshop

2008-08-21T22:45:00.000-07:00

This is some funny stuff if you haven't seen it before.

Super Mario Bros. on the Theremin!

2008-08-21T12:02:00.001-07:00

I Retract My Last Post - Vimeo is Back In

2008-08-20T23:45:00.000-07:00

YouTube's quality just sucks so bad. Maybe I'll post to both so I can still view them on my iPhone. YouTube vids look ok on that device.

Vimeo is Out

2008-08-18T22:24:00.000-07:00

The quality is good, but it's easier to upload from my Flip Mino directly to YouTube. Plus, you can't view Vimeo videos on the iPhone because it requires Flash...A huge problem.

Waiting In Line On the Internet

2008-08-18T21:43:00.000-07:00

This is a new one...and quite lame. I was trying out Vimeo as an alternative to crappy qualitied YouTube. But, for my first video uploading experience I got the following:

WAIT 50 MINUTES? Are they serious? - WTF!

iPhone Apps

2008-08-07T22:58:00.000-07:00

Screen Shots:

My 2 year old's toys...she actually knows how to use this phone. I hand it to her, she unlocks it and finds her games.

iPhone Apps - 1 week in

2008-07-17T22:00:00.000-07:00

Here's how mine's laid out:

Persistent 4:
Phone - Mail - Calendar - Text

Screen 1:
Safari - Notes - Contacts - Camera
Maps - Google - BofA - AIM
Loopt - Twitterific - Twinkle - Facebook
Yelp - Where - Vicinity - Pick&Choose

Screen 2:
Photos - Kyte - iPod - iTunes
Remote - Weather - Calculator - Check Please
WeDict - Scratch - App Store - Settings

Screen 3:
Clock - YouTube - Stocks - CBNK 3D
iPint - Shazam - Sol - Scribble

My Top 10 iPhone Apps

2008-07-16T11:20:00.000-07:00

Mail (synced to MobileMe)
Calendar (synced to MobileMe)
Contacts (synced to MobileMe)
Remote
Maps
BofA
Safari
App Store
Twitterific
(There are 3 or 4 apps tied for 10th place. Facebook, Where, Google)

And the other apps I have are:

Yelp. AIM, Loopt, Crash Bandicoot, Shazam

MakeiPhoneRingtone

2008-07-15T22:19:00.000-07:00

Here's a related article from Gizmodo:
Free iPhone Ringtones From Directly Inside iTunes 7.4

Ikea Wardrobe

2008-07-14T09:16:00.000-07:00

Creatives grow better in the South West

2008-07-08T15:13:00.000-07:00

Thisistheindexpage.com

2008-07-02T00:09:00.000-07:00

Das Auto

2008-07-01T10:29:00.000-07:00

www.fakerestaurant.com

2008-06-28T00:39:00.000-07:00

Experience and better judgement tells me Carl's Jr. food sucks ass. But, between their commercials and this...I think I will try it again.

Maestro

2008-06-25T10:22:00.000-07:00

Find more videos like this on AdGabber

The Worlds First Internet Ballon Race

2008-06-24T23:16:00.000-07:00

I think I will start playing tomorrow.

TIME Mag - 50 Best Websites of 2008

2008-06-16T08:26:00.000-07:00

There was a few I knew and at least one I visit regularly.

I Can Make My MAC Look Like A PC

2008-06-11T10:29:00.000-07:00

The Eco Zoo

2008-06-06T21:03:00.001-07:00

iLegophone

2008-06-03T09:29:00.000-07:00

I have been hearing this a lot lately...

2008-06-02T16:27:00.000-07:00

Google search is now becoming the first brand experience (maybe contact is a better word) many consumers are having with new and old brands.

Your home page is no longer your website's home page. It's now the Google results page, which may include a link to your site. -- Something John Battelle communicated in a presentation I saw last week.

"Your brand is no longer what you say it is, it’s what Google says it is."
- Andy Hobsbawm

What do you think?

3G iPhone 22% thinner, better battery life

2008-06-02T16:01:00.000-07:00

It's coming...

Here's another good one:

All-encompassing iPhone patent filing hints at GPS, video chat

California Video at Getty Center

2008-05-31T16:59:00.000-07:00

I just saw an ad for this. Too bad it ends June 8th...I am going next weekend.

http://www.levismixitup.com/

2008-05-27T21:35:00.000-07:00

I dig the art direction, but the interaction and functionality is rather weak.

Hey, Sacred Monk Clan...

2008-05-16T23:24:00.000-07:00

Are you still there? Let's get back to using this blog.

Internet-Ad Revenue Reached $21.2 Billion in 2007

2008-05-16T23:08:00.000-07:00

"...the figure also puts internet ahead of cable's $20.9 billion take."

WOW!

I can't wait to get an iPhone v2.0

2008-05-16T22:51:00.000-07:00

If You Have Extra Time On Your Hands...Do Something Creative

2008-01-15T10:21:00.000-08:00

Kung Fu At it's Finest

2008-01-07T15:45:00.000-08:00

Those Crazy Japanese

2007-12-24T00:48:00.000-08:00

OK, this is mildly funny until you get to experiment II. Then it's hysterical.

Vote Now

2007-12-23T09:53:00.000-08:00

Damn...And One More Good One

2007-12-19T10:31:00.001-08:00

I am impressed this season.

Wait, This One Is Good Too!

2007-12-19T09:13:00.000-08:00

MERRY XMAS

2007-12-19T08:56:00.001-08:00

This is one of the best Flash XMAS cards I have ever seen.

i heart spam... really

2007-12-19T00:44:00.000-08:00

i grew up on this stuff... it's delicious but i draw the line at "Spicy Spam Peanut Butter Pasta". Now that's just taking things too far. :(

Google Street View

2007-05-30T09:25:00.000-07:00

wow!

Meatscapes

2007-05-11T11:28:00.000-07:00

The Stroke

2007-05-09T23:39:00.001-07:00

War Pigs

2007-05-09T23:37:00.001-07:00

CharacterPal Dashboard Widget

2007-05-09T10:31:00.000-07:00

Empty Web Site®

2007-05-09T10:30:00.001-07:00

La Casa del Horror

2007-05-03T14:50:00.000-07:00

Keyboard Waffle Iron

2007-05-03T14:47:00.000-07:00

Gundam Nike

2007-03-15T13:48:00.002-07:00

part two of my robot-inspired posts ... this one is from japan. coincidentally for nike too.

New Nike Golf Ball Spot

2007-03-15T13:48:00.000-07:00

pimpin' & golfin' - nike-style. part one of my robot-inspired posts today...

asian power™

2007-03-08T14:44:00.000-08:00

Levi's Back To Basics

2007-03-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

Shocking! US government staff confirm UFOs are real

2007-03-05T09:05:00.000-08:00

Rabbit

2007-03-02T14:47:00.000-08:00

Want 2 B Scion

2007-03-01T10:26:00.000-08:00

An Oldie But Goodie

2007-03-01T10:19:00.000-08:00

Hammer & Coop

2007-03-01T10:07:00.000-08:00

BMW Films meets Knight Ridder meets Starsky & Hutch meets Bad Spoof Action Movie.

Let's retire to Tokyo

2007-02-15T11:05:00.000-08:00

Diapers are probably a common accoutrement there as well. Is that irony? Somebody help!

More Maposaurus

2007-01-31T15:30:00.000-08:00

The Music Video:

The Interview:

The Blog:
http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/super_bowl/index.html

Maposaurus Rocks You

2007-01-31T15:17:00.000-08:00

A Modern Caveman

2007-01-31T14:38:00.000-08:00

JB All the Way

2007-01-26T13:26:00.000-08:00

Baking a Beatbox Cake

2007-01-26T12:38:00.000-08:00

The 8 Types of Bad Creative Critics

2007-01-26T12:30:00.000-08:00

Sorry if this is a re-post.

VW Phaeton - Shadowplay Commercial

2007-01-26T12:28:00.000-08:00

Van Halen Reuniting with Roth for Summer Tour

2007-01-24T22:16:00.000-08:00

The Art of the Workout

2007-01-24T19:46:00.000-08:00

http://www.spermcube.org/

2007-01-24T13:52:00.000-08:00

Personalized Google Page Gets Better

2007-01-23T12:13:00.000-08:00

I noticed this new function today...the "+" symbol expands to reveal a small portion of RSS articles. This is awesome. Now I don't have to leave the page as often.

80's Game Quiz

2006-12-06T09:48:00.000-08:00

D&G Gold

2006-11-28T11:10:00.000-08:00

Future of Interfaces?

2006-11-14T11:45:00.000-08:00

Thinking on the Box

2006-11-08T15:14:00.000-08:00

Rabbids Are Cool

2006-11-02T15:04:00.000-08:00

A visually fun site.

Samsung K5 Phone

2006-10-27T10:02:00.000-07:00

Cloning is Good...M'kay

2006-10-27T09:54:00.000-07:00

And the site...

Be the Next Baywatch Babe

2006-10-21T00:15:00.000-07:00

Now for something really important...

MenWithCramps Part II

2006-10-20T23:00:00.000-07:00

That site is also link to this official looking medical site with ambiguous details if you actual read some of the content like this:

"The MacInnes and Porritt Institute is housed in a beautiful landmark building just off the main commercial district located near the new downtown research park in a formerly unincorporated development zone. We welcome your visits."

...uh hello, in what city?

Here's a post I read the other day on adrants:
http://www.adrants.com/2006/10/dr-fardel-wont-rest-until-male-cramps-are.php

And another related blog post:
http://womenshealthnews.blogspot.com/2006/09/whiskey-tango-foxtrot-menwithcrampscom.html

I guess we'll all wait on the edge of our seats to see what clever ad campaign this it tied to.

menwithcramps

2006-10-20T20:53:00.000-07:00

just came across a really weird banner on yahoo, which just had arial or helvetica type with the URL and a CTA that says "discover more"... i'm intrigued YET highly skeptical.

No Stank You

2006-10-20T10:58:00.000-07:00

Anti-smoking kids network done very well for the target demo. Check out one of the videos. The October 16th one has a fun "Karate Gone Karazy" skit.

MIT Whiteboard

2006-10-20T10:18:00.001-07:00

Ms Dewey

2006-10-18T22:32:00.000-07:00

Search via Ms Dewey. Created by EVB for Microsoft/MSN. It runs like total crap on my Powerbook at work but it's very smooth and fast on my Mac Mini at home.

Try some of these and try them multiple times: murder, how to fight a ninja, xbox, storm, blow up, eminem

Straight Dope on the IPod's Birth

2006-10-18T17:46:00.000-07:00

Sumo Smash

2006-10-18T11:24:00.000-07:00

Prepare to smash something.

Weird Al Is Fresh

2006-10-16T22:14:00.000-07:00

White and Nerdy

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Chicks Eating Magnum Ice Cream

2006-10-12T16:30:00.000-07:00