Creative Social, Creative Looting and Comics
Last night I gave a 10-min, rapid-fire presentation for Creative Social here in London. The overall theme was ‘Creative Looting’ and my take dived into my shameless pilfering of 40+ years of comic collecting to inspire my work and the teams around me. The presentation I gave is here and clips from the speakers are here.
The (now longer) wait for Siri
Apple announced today that Siri will only be on iPhone 4S for the time being, which means that folks that have been hanging on since this clip teased us in 2010 will need to shuck out for some new gear (er, like me).
Two-Sides: Making Debates Classy (again)
I loves me some commenting on stuff and with TwoSides you can have a debate and plenty of info-graphic porn, too! Planners, strategists and other stat fiends: dig into this fast!
Disney AppMATes
My dog loves my iPad. Strangely, so do human children. I’m sure there’s something bad about getting kids hooked on touch-screens with branded entertainment like Disney AppMATesbut until we figure out why it’s bad we’re going to see lots of cool stuff like this.
Are QR codes bad? It might be your fault!
If you’ve been in a creative review in the last 3 years, at least one idea would have a QR code in it. You see them everywhere and on most everything, but does anyone really use them? A great article on where QR is and how we can help make it better and more useful.
Timberland, Live Events, QR and Mobile Sales
On the other hand, Timberland clearly doesn’t share the opinion that QR isn’t a cool, useful channel for sales, with the launch of events and QR-driven product info and mobile sales channel.
IBM THINK Installation
The press releases calls this an (ahem) ‘forest of interactivity’. I’d call it big, rad screens with lots of cool graphics that interact with the people who are around them, loosely describing how the world works and 100 years of IBM-ness. Prediction: this will be sliced into many a mood reel to come.
Bizwords: Mobile Game for Hilton Garden Inns
It’s Buzzword Bingo meets convenient, affordable business accommodation. Not sure how this encourages repeat use of the hotel chain, but you can download and play Bizwords next time you’re stuck in your hotel room.
Nerdy Day Trips
Geek or Nerd? One is worn as a badge of pride, the other a spells pocket protector, high-water pants and tape on glasses (and I’m not talking about the look I rocked in 6th grade). Whichever way you swing, you’ll dig these high-cheese, dorky destinations, conveniently geo-marked and tagged. Beware: you might get a tan while away from your screen.
Nerdy, but Awesome Drummers, Part 1: Neil Peart
Neil Peart is arguably the best rock drummer of all time (cue nerdy drummer debate) as well as cryptic lyricist and Ayn Rand devotee. But how good is his computer simulated self? Enjoy the real Neil bashing out YYZ, then check out the virtual Neil and compare the technique and the buffed-up guns on V-Neil.