Tomorrow at this time The Denver Egotist won't be what it was. That's because it'll be "The Portland Egotist" for a day. The anonymous creator(s) of The Egotist believe there's a significant market for hyperlocal ad business content, and they intend to discover if their brand can play at lower elevations. I'm honored to be the first outside Colorado to take The Egotist reigns. After tomorrow's Portland experiment, …
1-To-Many Times 7 Mil
The people have something to say. Power to the people. That's the idea I get after looking through "Media Shifts to Social," a slide show from Netpop Research. According to Netpop, 7 million people in the U.S. contribute content online through six or more activities (uploading photos, publishing blogs, posting ratings/reviews, etc.). These heavy users connect with 248 people in a typical week, on average. …
TV Takes An Interest
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cTwitter FrenzyDaily Show Full EpisodesImportant Things With Demetri MartinPolitical HumorJoke of the Day John: Why is Congress and the media jumping on this? Samantha Bee: Okay, because we're rotting corpses grabbing for any glimmer of relevance John. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy …
Carded
Henry Jones at Web Design Ledger is fascinated with great looking business cards. So much so he revently launched a new site called Card Observer. Card Observer showcases only the best business card designs. They do this for a couple of reasons: to shine the spotlight on the talented designers who create these beautiful cards, and to inspire. …
Flying Elephants!
David Kiefaber of Adfreak says the IFAW spot above makes it point in a "roundabout and needlessly abstract way." That's not what I'm thinking at all. I'm thinking flying elephants! Best of all, when the dreaminess of flying elephants fades, one is left with the stark reality that elephants don't fly and that they're best left to their natural habitats. …
Twitter Power: 245 Pages About 140 Characters
I must admit, I'm not the hugest Twitter user or Twitter fan. I only follow people I'm interested in and can't handle an overload of it. But I can definitely see how people--and brands--can use Twitter to further themselves or their cause. And for the definitive look at it all, there's Joel Comm's Twitter Power: How to Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time. Comm covers it all, and then some: How to get started, …
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Spotlight on NW Creative: Financial-Chaos Free Moments
People are bugging out because the financial world is spinning spinning spinning. These conditions make it exceptionally difficult for a bank to get its message out. But that's not the case for credit unions, at least credit unions in the state of Washington. Seattle-based Big Bang Electrical's new campaign for the Credit Unions of Washington aims to give consumers "financial-chaos free moments." The campaign spans …
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Micromedia Is Mega
Niche Web Sites Buck Media Struggles is a pretty provocative headline at a time like this, when content companies of all shapes and sizes seek profitability. According to The Wall Street Journal, SB Nation, Seeking Alpha and HealthCentral Network, which create and aggregate content about topics like sports, business and health, are recording sharp gains in visitors and -- in many cases -- revenue. "Consumer …