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Music from the swampland. Tommy Crain.

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:39:18 -0500

Music from the swampland. Tommy Crain.

Dear Ad Agency: 91% of your clients think you're a dinosaur.

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:40:06 -0500

Per the CMO Council, only 9% of senior marketers believe traditional ad agencies are doing a good job of evolving and extending their service capabilities in the digital age.

From the CMO Council’s press release:

“There’s an underlying level of frustration among senior corporate marketers worldwide when it comes to agency contributions to business value creation, strategic thinking, and digital marketing development,” noted Donovan Neale-May, executive director of the CMO Council. “Our members report quite a bit of switching of digital marketing resources, as well as a view that big, global agencies don’t have a truly integrated offering and capacity to execute in an effective, localized way in emerging markets.”

laughingsquid: A Horribly Awesome Twitter Recruiting...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:41:17 -0500

laughingsquid:

A Horribly Awesome Twitter Recruiting Video

Awesome.

How Suntrust Uses Social Media to Comply with Regulation and...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:40:07 -0500

How Suntrust Uses Social Media to Comply with Regulation and Engage with Customers.

Stereotypes are fine, but only one of these people is a...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:20:38 -0500

Stereotypes are fine, but only one of these people is a convicted felon.

Virginia is getting it done.

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:36:23 -0500

Virginia is getting it done. :

“in times of economic necessity, the role of government should be to focus on core functions — jobs, education, transportation, fixing the retirement system and running a more efficient government — and the governor has done that.”

Boys and their toys. #justsaying

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:02:53 -0500

Boys and their toys. #justsaying

Some people in financial services have a sense of humor.

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:05:20 -0500

By Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services Inc.

‘Tis two days yet to New Year
but despite what you’re hopin’
The folks in the Board Room
say “the full day we’re open”

So we’ll buy and we’ll sell
as the tape crawls along
And though “Bubbly’s” verboten
we may still sing a song

Two Thousand Eleven
looked good at the start
But deadlocks in D.C.
took things all apart

We finished up with a rally
thanks to old Santa Claus
But some late Euro troubles
Almost caused us to pause

We lost special people
as we seem to each year
It just makes us treasure
each one that’s still here

Peter Falk, dear Columbo
put his raincoat away
James Arness, Marshall Dillon
wears a new star today

Jack Kevorkian left us
without an assist
Harry Morgan, Colonel Potter
will also be missed

And Christopher Hitchens
said of God he had doubt
Now he’s taken that journey
when we each will find out

Andy Rooney’s curmudgeon
up to heaven has gone
Jack La Lanne and his juicer
have also moved on

Amy Winehouse so troubled
has joined heaven’s choir
And Betty Ford also
in this year did expire

Joe Frazier, once smokin’
went down for the count
And Jane Russell, the Outlaw
found a heavenly mount

Liz Taylor’s great beauty
now in heaven’s halls glows
Jackie Cooper, the child star
donned some angelic clothes

Steve Jobs left his iPad
he won’t need it now
His final words as he left us
were just a simple “Oh Wow!”

Mark Haines left the floor too
without saying good-bye
Though he growled & he grumbled
he was still a good guy

Kim Jong Il has departed
yet North Korea’s no fun
We’re stuck with his third kid
who he named Kim Jong Un

Navy Seals got Bin Laden
now Khaddafi’s gone too
Two of the worst kind
that we ever knew

Japan had a huge earthquake
followed by a great wave
Which engulfed a reactor
that they couldn’t quite save

A tornado hit Joplin
Alabama slammed too
Lots of tears then rebuilding
nothing else could they do

And in once civil Norway
one day folks ceased to smile
When a gun totting loner
shot some kids on an isle

While in Middle East cities
young folks took to the streets
And they spoke to each other
Using YouTube and tweets

In Washington – Gridlock
was the theme of the year
It brought ratings cuts to us
and left nothing to cheer

Up sprang “Occupy Wall Street”
it was almost a flop
‘Til a YouTube explosion
of that pepper spray cop

Corzine’s MF Global
misplaced lots of dough
When they asked where it went
he said – damned if I know

Herman Cain scored debate points
his three “nines” moved up fast
But he made a quick exit
shocked by things from his past

We saw Merkel, Sarkozy
a cliff-hanger in Greece
Bonga boy Berlusconi
claimed some girl was his niece

The Prez had a few struggles
in the polls he did slip
Prompting new speculation
that Hil & Biden he’ll flip

Casey Anthony’s jury
somehow had a doubt
And some Italian justice
let Amanda Knox out

A chambermaid pointed
to a guy named Strause-Kahn
But the District Attorney
said her tale was a con

And then Anthony Weiner
emailed some pointed tweets
Charlie Sheen had a meltdown
as he screamed of his feats

Let not this year’s memories
of sadness or sleaze
Disturb you this day
just give your heart ease

Have faith that this New Year
will bring a new sign
And believe in yourself
it will all work out fine

Just lift up your spirits
and some fruit of the vine
And kiss ye a loved one
and sing Auld Lange Syne

And late in the evening
as you watch the ball fall
Wish yourself all the best
Happy New Year to All!!

My Favorite iPhone Apps of 2011

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:35:01 -0500

Instagram

Simply fantastic and fun for any photographer. Try it with Instagrid. See… http://instagrid.me/bryclag/

Foursquare

Easy to use and I love leaving tracks. Revised App is stronger and expect new features in 2012.

CardMunch

If you work LinkedIn like and do (and you should as well), this is a nice appliance app to use at events such as trade shows. Check it out.

TuneIn Radio

50,000 worldwide radio stations available in the palm of your hand.

Scientific American Reader: Hydrogen in iPhone's Future?

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:15:28 -0500

Scientific American Reader: Hydrogen in iPhone's Future?

"Fools say they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others’ experience."

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:08:49 -0500

““Fools say they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others’ experience.””

- - Otto Van Bismarck

This is really not me.

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:00:05 -0500

A Technofuturist: “characterized by an embrace of new technologies and delivery methods, irreverence toward traditional vehicles of culture, and an embrace of a spiritual Darwinism.”

"Congratulations, Dear Yahoo you have been awarded a $600 million price, my uncle Dr. Obombo passed..."

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:51:27 -0500

“Congratulations, Dear Yahoo you have been awarded a $600 million price, my uncle Dr. Obombo passed away and left the sum of $800 US in an account in Namibia, his wife is willing to give you your awarded sum if you send us your bank account number as well as your full name and address.”

- CNNMoney commenter InMiami, on a court awarding Yahoo $610 million in damages from Thai and Nigerian scammers who used the company’s logo in an email lottery hoax. (None of the defendants have responded to the complaint.)

Ice Cube Lays Down Architectural Wisdom

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:25:35 -0500

Ice Cube Lays Down Architectural Wisdom

GOOD Lite: The Experiential Economy: Can Money Buy Happiness?

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:25:06 -0500

GOOD Lite: The Experiential Economy: Can Money Buy Happiness?

The future, no doubt about it.

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:30:03 -0500

The future, no doubt about it.

Simple Lessons Learned.

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:11:56 -0500

fakescience:

Best ads of 2011. An AdWeek retrospective, done in an...

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:11:21 -0500

Best ads of 2011. An AdWeek retrospective, done in an interesting way.

Doing your best is sometimes not enough.

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:12:00 -0500

Doing your best is sometimes not enough.

DSC_0044 on Flickr.Victim of Hurricane Irene.

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:30:06 -0500

DSC_0044 on Flickr.

Victim of Hurricane Irene.