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June 29, 2009

The slow death of traditional media continues

First it was the Internet, a fad that traditional news media would tolerate. This was the beginning of the end as it berthed blogs and last I checked some papers still don't want to admit that blogs and other forms of online media have made the morning paper as outdated as a VCR.

June 24, 2009

Classy Burger King Ad

June 23, 2009

Enter Salesman

Over the weekend, my fiance let me know that she had a salesman coming over on Monday night to show her this carpet/furniture shampooer and asked that I come home early enough so that she wasn't home alone with the guy- a reasonable request.

June 20, 2009

Minor league swing trick

On my Yahoo this morning, I came across this video of Josh Womack:

June 19, 2009

Oscar Mayer takes franks to the Web

A few weeks back I came across an offer online for a free pack of hot dogs from Oscar Mayer. The offer was to celebrate a taste test win over Hebrew National and it tied into Memorial Day. I didn't concern myself any of this nonsense as I was blinded by my love of the mixed meat treats.

June 17, 2009

Carl's Jr. the Viral Star

With my job I'm tasked with a number of things from PR to social media. Recently, I was tasked with looking into ideas for viral videos. Our recent effort was decent but we couldn't catch lightning in a bottle like we had wished. Looking at recent vids that have set the Internet ablaze, one company that constantly comes to mind is Carl's Jr. and their recent campaign with having YouTube stars hawk their products. While I found these videos very interesting and appealing it was another viral idea that actually struck me as pure genius and I saw it on MTV of all places. (more...)

June 11, 2009

Shark hunt with Google Maps

Over the past few years, Google Maps has not only surpassed Mapquest as a reliable direction outlet, but also a great spot to check out candid images. Whether it's the USC sunbathers or catching a bank robber, we've had some entertainment. However today, I came across a Tweet from @joe_carney that showed something reserved for an 80's horror flick called Jaws.

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