People made models. Lovely, lovely models.
Back in the 80s, HBO wanted an ident. A big, bold ident. A fly through of a city, no less. So they built one. Out of stuff, not bits. Lovingly. Then they filmed it.
Need to Know
Product Displacement
UK culture minister says product placement “contaminates” TV programmes.
Lessons from Tyra
From supermodel to media brand.
Genius as a Product
And how to make a business from it
IM bttr
Surprise! Using IM improves kids’ linguistic skills.
Twitter “Not Pointless” Shock
Microblogging officially tips over into the mainstream
Web 3.0 Starts Today
No, really.
RIP Albert Hofmann
Inventor of LSD dies aged 102.
Make3D (Does Exactly That)!
The latest contender for ‘coolest imaging/photography tool’ turns snapshots into 3D scenes. And it works!
Skirting the issue
Women in Johannesburg have been staging a miniskirted protest
Overheard on the tube
What did the twentysomething guy say to the other twentysomething guy?
Flickr Burns
More Flickr zeitgeist
How to advertise in social media
Stop the clock!! We saw another ad on the internet!
The Day the Music (Industry) Died
A choice quote from The Economist
Way to Go, Hasbro
Toy giants crack down on Scrabulous, one of Facebook’s most popular applications
Nice to Know
100proofTRUTH Issue 5
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Getty Hijacked
Video hackers take down Getty’s video ‘art’ site.
Street Art Gets ‘Urbanised’ at Selfridges
Buy a Banksy on your storecard!
The Cross Bones Geese
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Brand Tags
Free association brand perception
Big Shiny …er Sea Slugs
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The Polaroid Kid
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