Back in 2007, Fritos (Pepsi) made a splash with its Super Bowl ads, produced in a user-generated content contest. The contest found a home on Facebook. Here are the five finalists (and the ads that made a national debut this evening). Updated with the two that aired. (My favorite: #5)
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Aaron Swartz on Video
This is a collection of his talks (also see Lanyard), arranged in reverse chronological order. 2012 Vimeo: Seven on Seven 2012: Aaron Swartz and Taryn Simon F2C2012: How we stopped SOPA
Fighting Fire With Fire: Dad Shoots Laptop, Posts Video
A North Carolina dad, Tommy Jordan, reached his wits end on Wednesday after his 15-year daughter posted a rant on her Facebook page, a video “disrespectful” to her parents. He pulled out a pistol and shot her laptop dead. And he videoed it, then shared that video with the world. That is your laptop. This […]
YouTube Politics: Obama To Hold Google+ Hangout Monday
In 2007, Google and YouTube broke into presidential politics by holding a “debate” in conjunction with CNN. At the time, Google had owned YouTube for less than a year. Flash forward almost five years. On Monday at 5.30 p.m. Eastern, Google+ (which is also less than a year old), is the stage for a presidential […]
Think Steve. Now One Of The Crazy Ones
When Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple in August, AdWeek inserted his pictureinto the 1997 “Crazy Ones” ad narrated by Richard Dryfuss. This needs to be added to my Favorite Steve Jobs & Apple YouTube Clips (August). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g55Rnc92KWI] From Google+ Steve Jobs Stories Apple History (An Animation) TIME magazine produced a new issue in 3 […]
Some of My Favorite Steve Jobs & Apple YouTube Clips
I returned from vacation to discover that Steve Jobs had announced his resignation as Apple’s CEO.