There’s a Map for That (Updated)… Verizon’s Swipe at Apple

I was aware of the ad campaign where Verizon was touting how its coverage was better than AT&T’s. To me, it was a total “duh!” because my friends who have iPhones have been complaining big time about AT&T.

Muppets do Queen’s Rhapsody

It’s All Thing’s Digital’s Kara Swisher who we need to thank for this one. In her pre-Thanksgiving post, she pointed out that on YouTube, there is a video of the Muppets doing Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.

Trying to be like the Cool Kids: Give Microsoft an E for Effort…

Remember just over a year ago, when Microsoft’s attempt at being cool involved running ads that featured Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates shopping at a discount shoe store? The word pleather sticks in my mind… and I guess that’s appropriate since that word describes fake leather (actually it is a… more »

From Target to 7-Eleven, Domo Delights in State-side Appearances

Meet Domo. The brown lumpy character, mascot of Japan’s giant public television and radio broadcasting organization NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation in English), is now appearing at 7-Eleven stores near you. As strange as it may seem, it isn’t too far of a stretch to get to how Domo ended up… more »

Zen and the Art of Balloon Shaping…

The renaissance in balloon arts gets front page attention in The Wall Street Journal. Check out the inspired work that’s being created these days…