Category: culture


Inspiration in Odd Places

I think it’s a good habit to read about anything other than advertising and marketing. If all you do is read other bloggers about what we do, we’ll all descend into some self-congratulatory or industry-loathing little corner of the web.
Case in point: Virginia Postrel’s always interesting blog at Dynamist.com. Today, Virginia links back […]

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Posted by misterarthur on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Canaries in the coal mine

Which established organization or way of doing things is the best predictor of marketing’s future? That is, is it the newspaper business? The record business? Neither? None?
I think politics is a pretty good canary. There’s a great article in this month’s Atlantic about what many are calling the “YouTube” election. (Note: I’m not. […]

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Posted by misterarthur on Monday, April 21st, 2008

How to tell the era of newspapers is almost over

They’ve just opened “The Newseum” in Washington, DC. (Don’t mean to steal Casey’s predictive thunder, but I’m trying to be topical)

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Posted by misterarthur on Friday, April 11th, 2008

The 21st Century = Mass Innovation.

I tend to agree. If you haven’t checked out the book We Think, give it a read. In the meantime, here is a short film the author, Charles Leadbeater, put together to provide an introduction.

Give it a think. Post your thoughts, after all, you’re only as good as what you share.

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Posted by casey on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Cellular novellas

Japan has always been years ahead of the US in the wireless category. Their phones, networks and technologies make ours look woefully Third World in comparison. From QR codes to phones with breathalyzers in them, the Japanese take their keitai denwa (portable telephones) seriously.

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Posted by Davezilla on Tuesday, March 25th, 2008