CEO David Calhoun has a simple plan for Nielsen: Make gobs of money and reshape the future of marketing and media.
— Fortune Magazine on Nielsen ratings
Good luck with that Dave. TV and radio are by their very nature terrible at measuring what we like. You can’t just broadcast energy waves all over the place and [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2008
We are all Nielsen families now: The Death of TV, Part 2
April 30, 2008
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Restless Mouse Syndrome
April 29, 2008
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Do you compulsively select blocks of text, click non-linked text just to click, or randomly wiggle the mouse? You may have Restless Mouse Syndrome (RMS).
Lots of people have RMS, but it manifests in different ways. For example, my RMS compulsion is to select about 3 lines of text from the middle of the first line [...]
Abstract 3×5 color drawings with Copic markers instead of Sharpies
April 29, 2008
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This time I used a brand new black Copic marker. Completely different than a Sharpie, the Copic has a hard wedge marker tip on one end and an amazing flexible brush tip on the other end. With a Sharpie no matter how hard I press or how fast I go the Sharpie will lay down [...]
The Death of Television: Part 1 in a series.
April 28, 2008
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However lousy it is to sit in your basement and pretend to be an elf, I can tell you from personal experience it’s worse to sit in your basement and try to figure if Ginger or Mary Ann is cuter*. — Clay Shirky
This weekend at the Coffee Cat I enjoyed a large house blend with [...]
Simple eco-tech that works: Biodegradable, self dissolving plant pots
April 26, 2008
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Today at the Santa Barbara Farmer’s Market the herb stand guy sold his wares in these:
You can just drop these pots made of pressed grass into soil: no re-potting required, no plastic pot to throw away. It’s great when eco-friendly products outperform plastic alternatives.
Recommended Friday Fun: Foreign Keys at Spaceland
April 25, 2008
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In L.A. tonight? Check out Foreign Keys at Spaceland (8:30pm). I managed to infiltrate their super secret underground practice lair earlier this week:
Sorry for the poor RAZR picture quality (iPhone 2.0 where are you?).
Foreign Keys is Ryan, Anh, Aidan, KangMin, and Micah.
