scheduled to launch in october 2008 - check out the sneak preview of marion bataille's new pop-up book. pretty pretty sweet.
last october i wrote about the major disconnect with the toyota truck world of worldcraft commercial. not only did the commercial not make sense in terms of the game environment but it tried to hit an audience which i believe still isn't familiar with "wow."
well another automaker is trying their hand at blending in video games for the release of their new car. pontiac teamed up with the NES classic Spyhunter to promote the launch of their new pontiac g8 gt. the video can be seen below and i must say connects the two properties well. it gives the g8 gt a great environment in which to showcase the sexiness of the car while managing to stay true to the original game which was a huge hit amongst NES fans.
good job pontiac!
last year i wrote a letter, ahem...blog, to britney spears giving her my recommendation on making her way back to stardom. while i didn't specifically write it into the blog it has always been my feeling that she's basically following in the footsteps and a wanna-be madonna. however, in respect to madonna, i mean following in her footsteps by hitting it big early...then becoming scandalous...taking heat from the public...going into refuse...and then coming back to be a big star again. speaking of madonna, did anyone see her induction into the rock & roll hall of fame and the iggy pop ray of light tribute performance? i mean, REALLY?!?!?!
anyhow - on people today they discuss britney's new video for her upcoming single "break the ice" and the fact that it will be an animated version of britney (most likely because she's incapable of filming a solid video anymore given her mental state). they say it was britney's concept although i find that hard to believe. anyhow even if it was, and perhaps the fact that it may be supports my case further, but she's still biting off cues from madonna. check out the 2:24 mark of the below video:
i can't stand traffic! i'm sure many of you feel the same sentiment. luckily our friends over in Japan from several universities have been researching the cause as to why traffic jams happen because there is nothing worse than sitting in stand still traffic for over 20 minutes only to start moving again without reason. i'm not saying i want to see a seventy car pile-up like in orlando as i begin to move at 70 mph but seriously...what's the friggin' hold up!
check out the article and check out the video from their study below:
imagine taking clients out to this restaurant - dinner in the sky - while it may win over the likes of richard branson, i think others would be scared sh*tless!
i've always been a big fan of adidas. much more so than the nike and reebok's of the world. i have mad respect for nike though and love their commercials but the kicks aren't my bag. speaking of adidas, that reminds me i've been meaning to purchase and check out this new book called sneaker wars that just came out. anyhow...back to the reason i was writing this in the first place - i saw a cool video promoting adidas originals and thought i'd share it:
so over this past weekend i discovered the Webware 100. Webware is a Cnet website that provides information on new and existing Web 2.0 websites. the Webware 100 takes 300 finalists and has the public vote on them to determine the best 10 sites in 10 different categories. while scanning through the finalists i figured i'd make a list and post the ones i thought to be the best or most useful for my general audience on my blog.
My Top Web 2.0 Websites based on selections from the Webware 300 finalists:
- www.songza.com
- Type in a song title, and Songza will play it.
- www.etsy.com
- A build-your-own online marketplace to buy and sell goods from others. It's almost like eBay, except you can set up your own virtual shop front.
- www.woot.com
- Woot has a new product for sale each and every night at midnight, EST. It started with electronic goods and has since expanded into wine and T-shirts.
- www.zillow.com
- A service that helps estimate the value of your home and ones you might be looking to buy.
- www.rememberthemilk.com
- Make to-do lists and access them while on or off your computer.
- www.animoto.com
- A service that takes your photos and videos and synchronizes them to music.
- www.mahalo.com
- A human-powered search engine, Mahalo features user guides and Wikipedia-like pages of information pulled from all over the Web.
- www.politicalbase.com
- A compendium of information about all things politics, including candidate facts and all related articles on local and national laws.
- www.prosper.com
- A P2P lending site, Prosper helps you make lots of small loans to real people, or borrow money from other members.
daylight savings is just around the corner and according to a study done by a UC-Santa Barbara econ professor and Ph.D. student and reported in the Wall Street Journal...daylight savings actually wastes energy and costs consumers more money! the study used energy company records from Indiana from before and after the stat mandated daylight savings for all of its counties. previously Indiana was a split state where some counties set their clocks forward while others left them unchanged for the whole year.
a few quick facts from the article:
