The first time I saw a great movie digital effect, probably in Stars Wars, I was bowled over. In fact for a while I couldn’t wait to go see the next batch of cool special effects at the movies. But quickly it became harder to impress me, even though the effects kept getting better and [...]
Archive for August, 2008
August 28, 2008
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Behance 10 Realizations For Production
By KatMcCluskey in NewsYesterday, Behance Magazine announced their new web based productivity app, wrapped in a great article about 10 tips for productivity and “making ideas happen”.
The app sounds promising, and I am always interested in new ways of thinking about getting things done. Check out the article and read about Action Method.
by Mike Boutte
Photo by alt1040.
August 26, 2008
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Tiger Woods Spins Mistake
By Mason Poe in Industry, memes
A glitch in the new Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 video game, identified by YouTube user Levinator25, has been spun into a full viral campaign.
August 19, 2008
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Making microsites more useful
By IQ in NewsGood food for thought from David Armano about the state of microsites: The Microsite Isn’t Dead. (It’s Just Not Useful) . Some of the thinking here seems to be in line with our content syndication ideas here at IQ. I especially like the quote:
It’s probably a good time to re-think what the experience of a [...]
August 19, 2008
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Ad Games
By Mason Poe in technologyId Software is developing a browser-based, ad-supported, more polished version of the nine-year-old Quake III Arena. Co-founder of id John Carmack talks about how they’re transforming the traditional shrink-wrapped video game model into browser-based web application one, how the in-game advertising model works, and the company’s hopes for making this a successful revenue stream:
While the [...]
August 6, 2008
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Muppet Memes
By Mason Poe in memesSo, I don’t think we can have a blog about digital marketing if we don’t also occasionally talk about digital junk. I say junk but really, this is what every marketer strives for – something that is viral, sought after, sometimes trend setting, and sometimes just entertaining. At times these are produced by brands to [...]
August 4, 2008
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3G Ubiquity
By Mason Poe in technologyThe dust from the iPhone 3G release has hardly begun to settle, as the device continues to be in huge demand across the country. One of the forces driving this demand is the new iTunes App Store.
Following the model of the iTunes Music Store, users can browse, purchase and download applications directly to their device. [...]