Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Friday, July 22, 2005
Top Ten Internet Fads
Shown here
1 - HamsterDance
2 - Mahir
3 - All Your Base Are Belong To Us (great days...)
4 - Dancing Baby
5 - Hot or Not
6 - Friendster
7 - Ellen Feiss (completely passed me by)
8 - Star Wars Kid
9 - Blogger
10 - JibJab
Most are from the 2000s - but we've got nothing yet for 2005.
1 - HamsterDance
2 - Mahir
3 - All Your Base Are Belong To Us (great days...)
4 - Dancing Baby
5 - Hot or Not
6 - Friendster
7 - Ellen Feiss (completely passed me by)
8 - Star Wars Kid
9 - Blogger
10 - JibJab
Most are from the 2000s - but we've got nothing yet for 2005.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
European Chevrolet Game
Based on 5 European cites - London, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid and Lisbon - you have to find hidden Chevy Matiz cars on city maps.
Produced by Skive
Produced by Skive
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Vauxhall Go Yoof in The UK
Vauxhall Tribes - Urban events like Skateboarding, Parkour (free running) and urban music.
This worked well in the US for Scion - will it work here?
Creative by Magnetic North
Thursday, July 14, 2005
The Canary Wharf Shooting Rumour
This rumour is still going around, even though the police catagorically denied it a week ago.
The main elements:
The police shot one or two suicide bombers on Thursday morning
It took place at Canary wharf, but the precise location varies
It was witnessed 'by a friend' - never by the person telling the story
It has been covered up - we are not supposed to know about it.
The best coverage I've found is in The Wharf - the weekly CW paper
Google News has 6 reports, including this one in the New Zealand Herald
The thing is that it's hard to disprove. Other rumours, like the explosion in Leicester Square, and the one at Marble Arch can be easily dispelled - but this one looks like staying around for longer.
The main elements:
The police shot one or two suicide bombers on Thursday morning
It took place at Canary wharf, but the precise location varies
It was witnessed 'by a friend' - never by the person telling the story
It has been covered up - we are not supposed to know about it.
The best coverage I've found is in The Wharf - the weekly CW paper
Google News has 6 reports, including this one in the New Zealand Herald
The thing is that it's hard to disprove. Other rumours, like the explosion in Leicester Square, and the one at Marble Arch can be easily dispelled - but this one looks like staying around for longer.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
New Saab Microsite in the US
MaintainYourIdentity.net
"You're different - so is Saab"
Users can submit their own pics or videos, for other people to rate.
The site is currently being advertised on The Onion
"You're different - so is Saab"
Users can submit their own pics or videos, for other people to rate.
The site is currently being advertised on The Onion
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Monday, July 11, 2005
Friday, July 08, 2005
Ford Uses Flashmobs in US
Urban marketing for Ford Fusion - although it's really little more than telling people about gigs at short notice.
More at MediaBuyerPlanner
More at MediaBuyerPlanner
Thursday, July 07, 2005
London Bombs
Bombs today in London - and it emphasises that, no matter how quickly news like winning the Olympic bid can travel, serious, developing stories are still muddled and confused by online media.
An example: The first bomb went off on the tube at 8.50am, by all accounts. Sitting in the office, news started filtering through, from people arriving at work late who had had disrupted journeys, but also from people getting phone calls from friends and relatives.
However none of the news sites I went to had any news on this before about 10.20 - it was still reported as 'Explosions in the tube caused by power surges'. Both the BBC and the Guardian had this, despite TV and radio reporting bombs on the tube, and shortly afterwards the bus bombing.
So we all went to a conference room and watched BBC news.
Gradually online sources have caught up - but whether on the Guardian NewsBlog, or even on the Popbitch message board it's just a case of people reporting what they're seeing on TV.
In fact the Guardian deserves special praise - rather than to keep updating their main story with small alterations (although they're doing that as well), they're devoting their blog to it, and publishing new bits of information as they some in. Perfect example:
"1212 There are now reports from the London Ambulance Service of an explosion in Leicester Square. Update Reader Rod Stanley emails in - he works near Leicester Square, and all is calm there. Thanks for that, Rod."
In comparison to 911, fewer sites have crashed - although Reuters did (Server Too Busy), but the others have stayed up. CNN seems to be doing a very good job.
Edit - 3pm London
But... the online sources have now caught up, and are providing unique insights as well as concise summaries of the situation. This wikipedia coverage is excellent
An example: The first bomb went off on the tube at 8.50am, by all accounts. Sitting in the office, news started filtering through, from people arriving at work late who had had disrupted journeys, but also from people getting phone calls from friends and relatives.
However none of the news sites I went to had any news on this before about 10.20 - it was still reported as 'Explosions in the tube caused by power surges'. Both the BBC and the Guardian had this, despite TV and radio reporting bombs on the tube, and shortly afterwards the bus bombing.
So we all went to a conference room and watched BBC news.
Gradually online sources have caught up - but whether on the Guardian NewsBlog, or even on the Popbitch message board it's just a case of people reporting what they're seeing on TV.
In fact the Guardian deserves special praise - rather than to keep updating their main story with small alterations (although they're doing that as well), they're devoting their blog to it, and publishing new bits of information as they some in. Perfect example:
"1212 There are now reports from the London Ambulance Service of an explosion in Leicester Square. Update Reader Rod Stanley emails in - he works near Leicester Square, and all is calm there. Thanks for that, Rod."
In comparison to 911, fewer sites have crashed - although Reuters did (Server Too Busy), but the others have stayed up. CNN seems to be doing a very good job.
Edit - 3pm London
But... the online sources have now caught up, and are providing unique insights as well as concise summaries of the situation. This wikipedia coverage is excellent
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Monday, July 04, 2005
New Site - mediabuyerplanner.com
From the owner of MarketingVox, a resource for media planners and buyers
New Vespa Blog
Written by two enthusiasts in the US All about scooter events and related items in the US.
More at Adrants
More at Adrants
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