UK gets away with it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IINnCX1v4Wc

Is Obama "Branding" Behind His Success?

Interesting article on how Obama's success could be attributed to unprecedented control over his branding and advertising:

http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/02/27/how-obama-s-branding-is-working-on-you.aspx

Ghost Ride the DeLorean

This has nothing to do with advertising, but everything to do with why the internet is great. Ghost Ride the Whip? Fuck that. Ghost Ride the DeLorean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDWUhn_CJKU

Best. Bank. Site. Ever.

Type in your name. Choose your gender. Watch tiny kittens sing a song that WILL make you happy.

http://happybanking.com.au/

YRSF Blog Now Generates Email

As requested, the YRSF Blog now emails the group when a new post is created.

We could take this as an idea for an add. It’s very cool.
http://design.yahoo.com/project.php?pid=9

Again they are using this software
http://processing.org

Some Cool Tibits...

Can we get this guy.

http://www.artofwong.com/

He's the Irish Chuck Anderson.


Here is some killer visualization stuff.


http://s3.amazonaws.com/flight404/magInk_01_small.mov

using this software http://processing.org/

Phridaze 2/22/8

From Aladura to Zoroastrianism.
http://www.religionfacts.com/big_religion_chart.htm

Travel to-do and packing lists.
http://www.popwuping.com/stuff/travel/travel-todo-and-packing-list.php

Put all of Wiki on your iphone.
http://mashable.com/2008/02/11/entire-wikipedia-on-your-iphone/

This is so kewl I am close to considering it.
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/casulo_an_entir.php

Doggie! Thanks Rich.
http://cache.valleywag.com/assets/resources/screenclean.swf

Trajan is the movie font.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t87QKdOJNv8

Talkin old skool buddha.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilgo_Khyentse_Rinpoche

Knight Rider LEDs.
http://www.musclecarblog.com/story-145-knight_rider_led_light_scanner_howd_t
hey_do_it

The more money in your life, the less you believe in God.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2275614130/

Star Trekking, man. Thanks John.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gUA35XQxxw8

ze frank talks scrabble.
http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/11/112706.html

The Ikea game.
http://www.iamcal.com/games/ikea/

Anything to add?
http://thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com/

Paid Search Rap

For those who want a primer on Paid Search:

3d spinning globe showing real time news updates where they happen

http://next.yahoo.net/download/newsglobe/index.html

Cool video on Web 2.0

Perhaps I am the only one who hasn't seen this, but I thought it's a great view of the difference between Web 1.0 (the one Al Gore invented) and Web 2.0.

Phridaze 2/8/8

My personal weekly blog to 250 of my friends:

The happiest man on the planet.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/191

2,000 tons of lumber accidentally dumped in the English channel last week.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/iceprince/interesting/show/

Dickipedia.
http://www.dickipedia.org/dick.php?title=Main_Page

Bookmarks. The old-fashioned kind that you put in books.
http://www.keaggy.com/bookmarks/

How much X does Y buy?
http://www.howmuchdoesitbuy.com/

Want. backordered :<
http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=P1256&a_aid=b3cee1a2&a_bid=a7e
b6319

Somewhat annoying flash, but it's still peachy.
http://ellabache.com.au/winnewskin/?promoref=ebfl3439fds04

A good article on collaboration.
http://www.underconsideration.com/speakup/archives/004402.html

Learn to hula.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9_amg-Aos4

A great great read.
http://www.amazon.com/Guaranteed-Solutions-Jealousy-Attention-need-Disconten
t/dp/B000K66GXE

So check out my shared podcast from WNYC's RadioLab. The did a great piece on Wagners Ring Cycle. Find in your iTune shared area under "Now Hear This"

Not exactly breakthrough interactive, but funny nonetheless

This link came up in my gmail, and cracked me up:

http://www.tshirtbordello.com/

My favorites:

- "IniTech"
- "Drop It Like Pluto"
- "Don't Phase Me, Bro"

Web 2.0 in plain english

I think this should be required viewing for any client guilty of playing buzzword-bingo...

Social Networking in Plain English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc

Blogs in Plain English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc

New Flash web site using papervision3D

http://www.varywell.com/

Capitolism... buy your creative tappings here

Really cool idea for a store. Lot of creative making and selling stuff, stuff that you might actually want to buy.

http://www.ponoko.com/

Obama Video

Good use of Web 2.0 to create buzz for a candidate...

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3374

Web 2.0 Mindset Applied to Advertising

http://www.bootb.com/en/