David Kiefaber of AdWeek’s AdFreak pointed out this really cool creation: The Mountain Dew Skate-Pinball park in New Zealand. He wrote how Mountain Dew partnered with skateboarders Haimona Ngata, Brett Band and Mike Bancroft to build a skate park in New Zealand that resembles a giant pinball machine. They even… more »
Mad as Hell: Grand Rapids Fights Back with Lip Dub
June 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Grand Rapids Michigan’s “Mad as Hell” moment has been captured in a nearly 10 minute video that has garnered over 2 million hits in just one week. It all started with a story in Newsweek that had Grand Rapids ranked 10th in a list of dying cities in America. Note:… more »
Pearls on Career Path…
June 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Today’s Pearls Before Swine strip is a keeper. Anyone who has worked a corporate job with that feeling that “there’s more to life than this,” can relate. ###
30 Ballparks in 35 Days? A Computer-Aided Roadtrip…
June 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A story in The Wall Street Journal’s Sports section (yes, they have one) caught my eye. Written by Jared Diamond, it talked about a summer road trip where a fan can visit the ballparks of all 30 Major League Baseball teams in a mere 35 days. Sound exhausting, right? Think… more »
Punchy Gets a Refresh…
June 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
At first I was taken aback that there had been changes to Punchy — the spokes-mascot for Hawaiian Punch. According to this story, the new refreshed Punchy now features the hang-ten hand gesture instead of a punch and will portray a more energetic and playful personality than the feisty attitude… more »
