Microsoft’s entry into the video market looks pretty good. It’s got all the expected features – tagging, commenting, links/embedding, accounts (tied into your Passport account) all put together in a pretty slick interface. Even better, the video quality seems to outshine YouTube and Google Video. To test it out, I grabbed the Bravia Ad (the […]
OfficeMax Tul Pens – an interactive campaign
BL Ochman has been interacting with OfficeMax and their new line of Tul Pens. At first glance, it looked like a compnay had taken it so far, but not all the way, constrained in part by logistics, costs and legal. But the response back to her shows that this company if more on the ball […]
One Day In History
What did you do yesterday? Go through your routine, get up, go to work or school, work for the day before returning to grab a few hours for yourself before starting the cycle again. Or did you do something different, out of the ordinary. Whatever you did, go over to History Matters and write it […]
New Ad for Sonia Bravia
Sony Bravia TV have a new commercial out. Using gallons of paint and a disused Glasgow tower block, the ad was filmed over the summer. It can be found over on their ‘blog’.. Another great ad from them, bringing home the message of colour without no other. However, whilst being able to produce a 70′ […]
wheeee!
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Google Buy YouTube
I signed up for the Google Press Mailing List; up until now it’s been pretty quiet and RSS/other sources have been quicker. Today it’s been working well, with 2 releases this morning about Google Video signing deals with Warner Music and Sony BMG to allow uesers to watch their music videos and to purchase them […]
Flushed Away slugs
One of the emails from viral monitor today was about a nice little short animation of Dancing Slugs; it was forwarded to the list by a PR agency (That’s what the list is there for). On YouTube, the clip is there twice, the first from ‘flushedaway‘ a new member who joined yesterday. The clip is […]
UN World Food Programme Contest
Running a contest to to make a video (stop calling them viral please…) is pretty common currently, for all sorts of reasons, anti-DRM, Coke and Mentos, Chevy taho etc etc. They are being used more and more froma commercial aspect as a way for brands to engage with their consumers. But here’s one for a […]
Free Culture Down with DRM video contest
As part of the Day against DRM, Free Culture put together a contest for the best anti-DRM video. There’s a few over here; my favourite is below.
Day Against DRM
Today has been designated a day Against DRM – that’s Digital Rights Management. Over at Defective By Design, there are 10 things you can do today to spread the word. The UK group ORG have a list of 30 things you can do
Galactica and Microsoft
I actually noticed an online ad yesterday. It’s not something I normally do, having developed my finely tuned sense of ignoring ads and having no recall. But this one for MS Visual Studio just stuck out because it was slightly incongrous. They are sponsoring the Battlestar Galactica webisodes, so just have a small, static logo, […]
Lastminute Top Secret Hotels
Lastminute.com have a fairly decent new promotion for their Top Secret Hotels, where you can book 4 or 5 star hotels, but you don;t know what you are booking. It’s just a new spin on the ‘make your own magazine story’ but it is nicely put together, has a straightforward user flow, lets you load […]
Barcamp Roundup
The weeked ended, we threw all the rubbish out, the comfy couches got put away and the beanbags sent back with Red Bull. Post Mortem notes can be found on the wiki and the general feedback from this and from emails sent all seem to be positive – Barcamp NYC2 was seen as a success. […]
Digital Ages of a Marketing Director
My second presentation within a week! After only ever doing this type of thing at work, I gave a presentation at barcamp today ‘the digital ages of the modern marketing directory’, a tongue-in-cheek look at the challenges in convincing corporates to market on the web. I gave a quick run through three stereotypes that I […]
remove the shoes!
remove the shoes! Originally uploaded by RachelC. This is a shoeless camp. Remove the shoes and show the socks Tag: barcampnyc2
Half Baked
Social Carnivore Originally uploaded by RachelC. One of the fun sessions this morning was Half-Baked. You’re given 10 minutes to design and plan a new company and then pitch it for prizes. We had mobile trackers, content networks, iPod hiring, recycling and more. The winning entry was Space RocketCelebrity, a social networking, user generated, voting […]
BarcampNYC2
So BarCamp NYC2 has started. Microsoft have opened up their offices for us, the coffee is here, the bagels and muffins are tasty and the first set of sessions have started. Looking at the attendee list, a cool mix of people.
Aphrodite Platform shoes
Aphrodite Platform shoes Originally uploaded by RachelC.
Habeas Corpus
ZeFrank on the death of Habeas Corpus – well worth a watch. As usual, he manages to get to the heart of a matter. the show with zefrank
NextFest Visit
Nextfest is on at the moment in New York and I took a few hours out this morning to wander round. Lots of photos to be uploaded and it’s well worth taking at look at Rocketboom which showcases one of my favourites, the pettable seals. C ute, soft, furry, big eyes, pitiful sounds, you just […]