Apple announced an update to its AppleTV product yesterday. Instead of relying on media that you’ve already downloaded / purchased like the previous version, it is now a much smaller device with no internal hard drive. Instead, it streams all its media either from other devices on your network, or from iTunes / Flickr / Netflix. You still have to pay for the services, but you don’t physically own a disc or file of your product. The …

My morning routine has changed over the past few months.  No, I didn’t switch brands of toothpaste or start on a new fat diet of eating only blueberries.  I have added a morning check log on to Groupon for my daily deal.  I can’t help it; I am a sucker for a bargain!

Now for those of you who are not familiar with Groupon, this site offers one “Groupon” deal per …

Renting something online is not a new concept. Movies, videogames, books, and even baby clothes can all be rented for a monthly fee. Now a company is trying to have you rent a friend online as well.

RentAFriend.com is pretty simple, just type in your zip code and a list of people with pictures will show up, all advertising what type of things they are interested …

When I was in 7th grade, my middle school had this hi-tech computer thing called a bulletin board. It was basically an early electronic forum that enabled users to post messages and communicate with each other. One day we made contact with another middle school in Australia, and for everyone in the class, this was a big deal.

For me, I wasn’t amused: So what?

Now fast forward to today. I think it …

Stefan Sagmeister is a world-renowned graphic designer who currently runs his own shop in New York. And he is awesome. He’s awesome for many reasons, but as far as I’m concerned this is one of the main ones: Every seven years, he closes the shop down for a full year, giving every employee — himself, of course, included — a year’s paid sabbatical.

The average humans spend about 25 years …

On a recent trip to New Mexico, I shared an airport shuttle bus with a woman from Toronto named Mimi. Like most travelers, we started talking about where we went, where we lived and what we did for a living. We discovered we shared two passions – a passion for marketing (she is in advertising) and a love for our dogs. After that, we were the best of friends! In the course …

This week, there is reason to celebrate! I mean, what five year old can boast these facts?

More than 2 billion view You a day (nearly double the prime-time audience of all 3 major US broadcast networks… combined)
More video is upload to You in 60 days than all 3 major US networks created in 60 years
24 hours of video is uploaded to You every minute
The average person spends 15 minutes …

I was browsing CNN.com and came across this banner ad:

Wow. Adobe is paying money to call Apple out!

Back story:
For the last few weeks, Apple and Adobe have been going back and forth about flash support in iPhones / iPads.  For those not in the know, Apple’s mobile devices famously don’t support Flash.  That means websites with Flash (or god forbid, entirely built in Flash) …

This ad was part of a series that I saw on a CTA ‘L’ car this morning.  The theme of the ads got my attention, so I decided to visit the website.  Other messages included, “As of yet, his whereabouts are unknown,” and, “Take a headcount, looks like you’re missing one.”

Hugo Chavez, perennial USA-provocateur and President of Venezuela, has become immersed in Social(ist) Media.

No, it’s true. He’s on Twitter. While we’re quite used to politicians in the United States using social media – Barack Obama fully embraced it in his 2008 bid for presidency – it strikes me as odd that Chavez would be utilizing it. The very notion of Twitter …