Coke's New Burn Energy Drinks Wins Top Nods At Design Conference

October 20, 2008

Have you been able to find Coke’s new energy drink Burn online? I can’t find news of it anywhere. And it’s really a shame, because this new energy drink is taking the world by storm.

Top 10 Companies In Need of a Graphic Design Department OR The 10 Worst Logos of 2008

October 14, 2008

Image is everything. Branding is becoming increasingly important in this age of service-industry. Apple is able to sell an iPod for $200, when the device only costs $50 to make. The remaining $150 is justified by Apple’s branding. From their logo, to design, to marketing, they make consumers jump out windows and watch their laptop [...]

Stumped On How to Drive StumbleUpon Traffic to Your Blog? This Past Month I Tripled My Traffic, Here's How I Did It

September 29, 2008

For those of you who have used Stumbleupon, you already know how great it is. For those of you who have yet to install Stumbleupon, do so now.

EPIC FAIL: Why We Shouldn't Let Presidents Craft Their Campaign Strategies

September 16, 2008

I was 3 when this ad aired, so I’m glad I never got to see it in its true nature. Michael Dukakis, you need to understand, the American people are extremely stupid. They’re impatient and childish. You need to talk on their level, we’re not in a college debate. Mr. Obama, please don’t go with [...]

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 [...]

The World's Largest, Least Historic Hostel Opens in December

September 1, 2008

Who says flight travel is a commodity? Entrepreneur Oscar Dios just acquired the Jumbo Hostel in 2006, and plans to start booking rooms in December. The catch is, the airplane doesn’t actually go in the air. The plane is permanently parked in Sweden, and is to be used a hostel for newly arriving European travelers. [...]

Well Shit! Obama vs Palin in 1-on-1 for the White House?

August 29, 2008

It looks like John McCain has suddenly turned himself into a compassionate conservative. No longer is he uncle gramps whining about everything, suddenly he’s progressive, and conservative, at the same time. Putting a fresh, female face on his campaign is John McCain one-upping Obama. Why would you want a young guy to run the country? [...]

Obama is Cool. McCain is Pathetic.

August 27, 2008

After watching Obama on ESPN last night, and seeing him play 1-on-1 with Stuart Scott, it really made you feel like he’s one of us. The people LOVE W because they feel like he is, “one of us,” despite being a rich-kid whose Daddy was President, and gave him everything he’s ever had in his [...]

Analyzing Startup ROI in the Music Space: Lala vs Grooveshark vs we7

July 2, 2008

Working at Grooveshark, we’ve long been the underdog in the startup music game, and I definitely don’t think things have changed for us, but after 2 years of hard work, we’re finally starting to see some of the fruits of our labor. Rhapsody is spending $50 million on their new DRM-free campaign to try to [...]