Jan
6
I’m surprised no one has registered formspring.my.ass yet
Jan
6
Isn’t this that movie where God decides to destroy the world, but instead of just snapping his fingers and being done with it, he instead opts to send down all manner of assorted computer-generated creatures with swords and machine guns and shit to do it?
The old Grandmonster lady from the Legion trailer is hilarious and fucking terrifying at the same time in a really weird way.
Tell ‘em Large Marge’s scary aunt sent ya!
Jan
6
“Looking for a new way to generate buzz for the brand, Unilever created an innovative, entertaining brand experience that compelled consumers to spread the word through viral-marketing efforts.”
That sentence followed this sentence, “Consider Unilever. Its new-media initiative for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! features Spraychel—the brand’s animated mascot—and her adventures in the fridge.” We’re really talking about an animated butter alternative mascot and using the words “innovative” and “entertaining”? Oh, and by the way, apparently that’s Spraychel like spray + Raychel. And she’s running for president. Ugh.
And then the next sentence in the article says, “Weekly webisodes and a ‘celebrity-esque’ blog allow consumers to follow the storylines and deliver the latest gossip in the fridge.” Wow, it gets better. The latest gossip in the fridge.
And then I stopped reading the article. Sometimes I hate the marketing industry.
How Brands Are Becoming the Media (and Why Your Brand Should Probably Do the Same) : MarketingProfs
(via heyitsnoah)That SO reminds of the Yellow Pages commercial, which was like some sort of 30-second narrative, which then urged you to go to the Yellow Pages website to “join in and finish the interactive story.”
If you can imagine one person who in existence who would be so so taken with a Yellow Pages commercial that they felt compelled to “continue the story on Yellowpages.com,” then you’re way more imaginative than me.
Jan
5
Could someone possibly explain this ad to me?
Jan
5
Jan
4
Hype Machine started off their week long rollout of the 2009 Zeitgeist, complete with awesome artwork. This, by Rob Corradetti. Sweet job, guys. Looks great.
Dec
31
“Hands down, end of discussion, no contest, the single shittiest phrase of the ’00s—even over “webinar.” “Hater” emerged in the ’90s, but it seeped its way into pop music’s bloodstream during this decade and shows no signs of going away. It’s the ultimate cop-out, equally applicable, and specious, whether you’re a megastar or a wannabe.”
Michaelangelo Matos, A Regrettable Decade in Music
One thousand times yes.
(via maura)I respectfully disagree. Because no ’00s word makes me want to punch its utterer in the face quite like “webinar.”
Dec
30
“Blog House: Electronic bands that sounded like rock bands—a/k/a stuff an earnest 19-year-old blogger wouldn’t recognize as the Hackers soundtrack with a Fader co-sign.”
New York Music - The Decade in Music Genre Hype - page 2
I love Whiney G for writing pieces like this.
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