Jimmy Fallon. Facilitator of Creativity and Sharing.
This is something you have to see. My observations: 1) The best thing about Jimmy Fallon is that he gives The Roots opportunities to make make magic like this happen.…
Read moreSo Tell Me How You Really Feel: Brand Tags Are Back.
In 2008(!), my friend Noah Brier (@heyitsnoah) launched a little side project called “Brand Tags“, enabling people to share the first word(s) that came to mind when seeing a particular…
Read moreOn Hitting Curveballs: Featuring Buddy Media’s Mike Lazerow.
Full disclosure here, I’ve known Mike Lazerow for a while now. Deep Focus is a client of Buddy Media’s, too. But that doesn’t influence how I feel about this heartfelt,…
Read moreThoughts on “Generation C”.
Today I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the great Kai Ryssdal on NPR’s & American Public Media’s Marketplace about Nielsen’s latest report, calling Americans 18-34 “Generation C”. That’s…
Read moreMy Interview With Chris Hughes.
Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing Facebook co-founder, Obama campaign social media ringleader, and Jumo founder Chris Hughes. His grasp of what makes people want to give time, money,…
Read moreThe Internet Kill Switch and The Second Amendment.
With all the attention being paid to Egypt during this historic period of change, not enough has been made of the government’s disabling of Internet and mobile phone services. I…
Read moreDeep Media, Transmedia, and The Art of Immersion.
Hop on over to Henry Jenkins’ blog for an in-depth interview with the legendary Frank Rose, about his book The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood,…
Read moreGot $4 Million? Someone Is Selling Their :30 Super Bowl TV Spot.
Someone is selling (auctioning, really) a Super Bowl spot via an ad in Advertising Age, and an online form. Got $4 million and a desire to reach 90% of the…
Read moreBanksy, Privacy, Wikileaks, Extortion and Cyberbullying.
So apparently, no secret is safe, or sacred, even it’s harmless. As reported by Mashable, someone purporting to know street artist (and filmmaker) Banksy’s true identity — one he has…
Read moreFive Reasons CPG Marketers Don’t Chase Digital Innovation.
Insight from the brilliant Tom Cunniff on why it is difficult to get digital innovation funded. In my agency days, I was often mystified by the gap between what clients…
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