What Do Sarah Palin and The Show, Hole In The Wall Have in Common?

September 11, 2008

Sarah Palin is arguably the least qualified person ever to be nominated as Vice President of the Uniter States. Her popularity rides in the fact that she was a beauty queen when she was younger and has maintained her looks very well into her 40s. Yet, John McCain has now equaled Obama in the polls, [...]

Pandora's The Best Radio on Radio, But Herein Lies Their Biggest Problem

September 10, 2008

Pandora is a great service for listening to music, but I think their main strength may be their biggest weakness. Music fans have a ton of different of places to get music entertainment. TV, in the form of music videos, inserted into programming, and in movies. Fans can listen to the radio in the car, [...]

Why Ashton Kutcher is Trying to Sell Startups

September 10, 2008

After seeing Ashton Kutcher’s presentation yesterday at the TechCrunch50, I had some thoughts on why he would be spending his time launching a site, instead of making movies, or babies with Demi Moore. 50 Cent Is Leading the Way Like everything in Hollywood, it’s about keeping up with the Jones. 50 Cent, the notorious rapper, [...]

TechCrunch50 Finalists Announced, Full List …Finally

September 8, 2008

After the delay in releasing the names of the TechCrunch50 finalists by TechCrunch Inc. and their squabble with DEMO, we’re finally seeing the full list of companies presenting. Our company is at TechCrunch50 in the Demo pit, so be sure to stop by the Grooveshark booth. Below is the full list of presenters: Monday, September [...]

You Don't Know It, Buy Why The Jerry Seinfeld-Microsoft Ads Will Be a HUGE Success

September 5, 2008

After seeing the Seinfeld Bill Gates ad last night while watching the opening game of the NFL season, I was skipping through the commercials as I normally do with Tivo, but then I went back. I alerted my girlfriend, “these are the new ads with Seinfeld,” and we began watching it. The commercial being 90 [...]

Who Needs College? Lessons From Mad Men: Advertising 101

September 4, 2008

For all of you who have not yet watched AMC’s Mad Men, it is a masterful piece of programming. It is set in the 1960s during the height of Madison Avenue and the advertising execs that ruled their world. In season 1, the account execs were discussing the latest Volkswagon ad: Straight Talk Express This [...]

Video: Alex The Smartest Parrot Ever

September 4, 2008

After reading a story in the New Yorker a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been obsessed with the story of Alex, the parrot. He’s a remarkable bird that’s capable of emotive thought. He can tell you when he’s bored, thirsty, and can count and identify different colors and shapes, and all of this is expressed [...]

Nike: Why Advertise When You're So Cool?

September 4, 2008

You’ve probably seen Apple computers in just about every TV drama, comedy, movie, etc. They have a great aesthetic feel to them, and the directors just WANT to put them in the scene. Just like Apple, Nike is one of the coolest brands on the planet. I found this video on Vimeo’s HD section. They [...]

BREAKING: GetPeek.com is Live — Order Yours Now!

September 4, 2008

The GetPeek site just launched late last night and there are only a couple of Peeks available for sale. Unfortunately the blue and pink versions have already been sold out, but the grey version is still available. Peek is a new approach to the cellphone market and to email in general. The device can only [...]

New iPod Nano: Design Ripped From Counterfeit iPods?

September 3, 2008

We’re all expecting a new iPod Nano, but I think the designs we’ve seen for the possible new release may have taken cues from the Chinese counterfeiters. Below is a collection of fake iPods that resemble very closely to the pictures we’ve seen of the new supposed Nano, and its case: The “new” Nano and [...]