09 2006 May
Google Rates your Password Strength
Most of us have awful password etiquette, using the same easy-to-remember password across multiple sites, and only really choosing secure passwords when there is a...
Read Now06 2006 May
Trust, Colbert and the State of Media
Do you trust the evening news or newspapers the same way your parents do? The answer to this question is at the heart of the...
Read Now25 2006 April
VW Uses "Double Marketing" to Position Brand
For anyone who has ever sat in a marketing strategy session, inevitably the discussion usually comes down to dueling product/service benefits. Does it taste great? ...
Read Now07 2006 April
What's In Your Firefox?
I love Firefox. From its signature "tabbed browsing" to its open source heritage – Firefox has experienced huge growth thanks to the legions of brand...
Read Now27 2006 February
Nike Survives Ill-fated JoinBode.com Effort
Using celebrity spokespeople can be a tricky thing – especially when it comes to athletes and sports sponsorships. Nike and Visa both learned this with...
Read Now22 2006 February
Why I Read Blogs
The first thing I counsel most of our clients to do who are interested in understanding the blogosphere is to start reading blogs. In many...
Read Now06 2006 February
The Super Bowl Best and Worst Ads
Every year there are lists of the best and worst ads from the Super Bowl – and usually I look at them with frustration because...
Read Now05 2006 February
Cool Sunday Sites: Typorganism, Instructables, and Listible
t.y.p.o.r.g.a.n.i.s.m – Site with a few very engaging interactive features, including a Minority Report-esque good news bad news panel and an ASCII-O-Matic to convert images...
Read Now29 2006 January
Lessons on Timing from a Bridal Show
Today is the Washington Bridal Show – one of the DC area’s largest bridal shows. You have to admire their weekend timing … the first...
Read Now29 2006 January
Cool Sunday Sites: Fastr, Bad Design Kills, & Googlewhacking
Fastr: A cool interactive game where you see a bunch of pictures randomly displayed from Flickr and have to guess the tag that relates to...
Read Now22 2006 January
Something Smells Good at IAD
In the baggage claim at Dulles Airport there are a few cafes selling the usual last minute snack fare. At IAD, and most other airports,...
Read Now17 2006 January
Intelligent TV and Online Communities
There is a battle going on in the world of television. On one side are the lovers of "intelligent" TV. Shows like Lost, West Wing,...
Read Now12 2006 January
Media Bias and the Redskins Bandwagon
The Redskins are hot in DC this week. Just about everyone who doesn’t already have a team allegiance is on the bandwagon now that they...
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