(A MySpace Advertisement)
This morning I spent a little time expanding my profile on MySpace. I found out that my marital status was set to default: single. I also discovered that I had the option to select a sexual orientation, hmmmmmm…Bi, Gay, Straight, Not Sure, No Answer?… Read the rest
(A MySpace Advertisement)
Yesterday, I joined UniWorld Group to conduct an all-day urban culture workshop with about 100 marketing executives from a major Fortune 500 CPG company. What was I doing at an urban culture workshop? You noticed that I’m no urban expert, and I’m as white as they come?… Read the rest
(Warning: Long, Passionate Post Ahead)
I adore and deeply respect Nigel Hollis, chief research guru at market-research firm Millward Brown – for he’s smarter than me, and has a lot more experience and gray hair. But I disagree with his view on consumer-generated media, especially in context of the recent Chevy Tahoe viral marketing campaign, which provided Internet users with add-water-and-stir templates to create their own television commercials.… Read the rest
I have several close family members in Mississippi and Louisiana who were greatly impacted by Hurricane Katrina; some, such as my twenty-something cousin who bought her home a few months prior, lost their homes. If you also consider my general interest in how new and social media are changing the old media landscape, you can understand my interest and excitement over the Times-Picayune’s winning of a Pulitzer, journalism’s highest honor, for its breaking-news coverage and public service during Hurricane Katrina.… Read the rest
…at least in terms of mentions in the blogosphere, according to BlogPulse.com (from my company):
But in the movie, the battle is not so easily won (click on the image below, from kittinfish):
Happy Easter!
