Gadget Hunter is offering this tailgate-inducing device for $39.95. The license plate frame stores up to four separate messages, or one long message up to 120 characters. [via Trend Hunter] …
Hyla Matthews Educates Presidential Candidates on Electability In the Age of Tubes
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Atlanta Art Director Needed
Don't let "The Google" fool you--this is an old posting, I posted this back in February 2007. How would you like to work with me? And my agency? Partners + Napier in Atlanta is looking for an Art Director, full-time. Someone with a bit of experience who's ready to step into a Senior role. I could give the usual blah blah blah about what we're looking for, but here's the deal: we have about 15 people total in our …
Hell Hath Frozen Over
According to today's WSJ (paid sub. req.), Agency.com in the U.K. has been hired by Ikea to make print and outdoor ads, in addition to the digital work the shop already handles. It is possible that Agency.com could make TV spots in the future, an Ikea spokeswoman says. Other digital agencies are starting to gain some traditional work, as well. AKQA of San Francisco has been appointed the main agency for Yell.com. …
Speaking About The Series Of Tubes, Jarvis Says, “It’s Anarachy!”
Jeff Jarvis interviewed scholar and author David Weinberger on camera at Always On in Manhattan last week. Beet.tv has the full transcript of the interview. Here's one bit from the Cluetrain conductor that I enjoyed: Entering a conversation in order to influence it is almost always a corrupting influence on a conversation, although there are exceptions. I spoke with David briefly at SXSW in 2003. He seemed like a …
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Fluid Markets Demand Discipline
Hal R. Varian, professor of business, economics and information management at the University of California, Berkeley explains "Kaizen, the practice of continuous improvement," in today's NYT. Kaizen doesn’t just mean a business should keep trying new things. Rather, it refers to a disciplined process of systematic exploration, controlled experimentation and then painstaking adoption of the new procedures. The most …
Ads On Auto Pilot
It's nearly impossible to do something creative with stock footage. But it looks like Zimmerman found a way. From the NYT: Zimmerman Zimmerman Advertising, an advertising agency that is part of the Omnicom Group, is selling stock advertising and online buying for TV, the Internet, print publications, radio, direct mail and in-store ads. The automated system it is offering to advertisers, called Pick-n-Click, is …
Coffee Just Wants To Be Free
Ervin Peretz, a 37-year-old Google programmer, just might be a genius. He opened Terra Bite Lounge, a coffee shop in Kirkland, WA that has no prices for any of the food or drinks it "sells." Instead people volunteer money if and when they choose. Those who do pay simply put whatever they want into a drop box. According to Seattle Times: The idea emerged during a booze-fueled debate in a Saigon bar, where Peretz and …