Google set to introduce its own Web browser
Google continues its plans for world dominance with its own browser, available for download Tuesday. Google contends that web surfing has moved beyond text and graphics and that browsers need to work better for video and other interactive applications. We'll...
Travellers’ Internet tips proving a hotter destination than popular guidebooks
Ditch your Lonely Planet guidebooks and logon on to TripAdvisor. That's what 70% of the folks surveyed and referenced in this article say they do. (The article doesn't tell me much about the survey participants so take this for what it's worth.) I still find the...
When Cakes Go Wrong — Fun on a Friday
I've been laughing so hard at the cakes on this site that I literally have mascara running down my face and my husband is beginning to question my sanity (something he should have done a long time ago). This blogger posts pictures of cakes gone wrong, then writes...
PETA Wants to Put Vegan Ads on Border Fence
Again, from the you-can't-make-this-stuff-up files: PETA wants to advertise on the border fences. They want to warn immigrants that crossing into the U.S. could be harmful to their health because we eat so poorly over here. "If the Border Patrol Doesn't Get You, the...
Study: 49% of Users Utilize Search Daily
Search is the 2nd most popular online activity (email is 1st), yet I can tell you that most small to medium sized businesses still do not include any type of search engine optimization in their marketing plans. Even simple things, like getting listed on Google's Local...
Look what we found: an online baby journal
I was just telling a friend how I wish there was an easy way to create a digital baby book. I've grown so accustomed to creating digital photo books that I can't quite grasp the notion of printing photos and writing in an old-fashioned baby book. Well, I can grasp the...
Top Social Marketing Blogs
Looking to increase your social media/marketing I.Q.? This list of 142 top social marketing blogs ought to keep you more than up-to-date. (Of course, you can always check in with our blog and we'll try to hit the highlights for you.)Read more here: Top Social...
Last Lecture Professor Randy Pausch, 47, Dies
He was, in many ways, a marketing phenomenon. An example of how an idea catches on and spreads like wildfire on the web. (Because it was a good idea and an inspiring message; not because some marketing folks pushed it.) His touching "Last Lecture" was viewed by...
Botox for Bridesmaids — Yuck!
Trends in fashion, home decor, life . . . as marketers we pay attention to what's "in" and work hard to cultivate the Next Big Thing. Some trends are just plain silly or clearly for the young (bubble skirts fit both categories in my opinion), and some trends are just...
McDonald’s robber is finalist in jingle contest — for McDonald’s
You can't make this stuff up. McDonald's is running a contest on MySpace to update its classic Big Mac jingle (remember "two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese . . ."). The five finalists' videos are on MySpace. Turns out that one of the finalists served...
Great Spot from Nike (Tiger Woods Never Give Up)
Sometimes in advertising, the simplest spots are the most effective. Watch as Tiger's late father, Earl Woods, expounds on his son's mental toughness. This ad was actually produced BEFORE Tiger's remarkable U.S. Open win, which makes Nike's ad team pretty freakin'...
Eggs-cellent Timing!
If you can get by my awful egg pun, take a second to read this entry about a giant egg billboard for McDonald's. It's a giant egg that mechanically opens during breakfast hours to let people know that McDonald's is cooking up fresh eggs at that time. Once breakfast is...