This weekend, I started watching the 3rd season of AMC’s Mad Men. No television means I have to wait until they release the DVD’s, which I actually prefer because I can watch it without interruption. I believe that watching Mad Men is like getting a lesson in advertising history.
The one that started it all... Dyna Moe's Mad Men Illustration: Sterling-Cooper Christmas Party 2007
Or disturbing, depending on your view of online advertising and the technological metropolis that gave rise to it. According to a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children ages 8 to 18 spend most of their day (7.5+ hours) utilizing a smart phone, a computer, and, of course, a television. This means a number of things for those who have a message or product to deliver/present to the public, and indicates that the field of Internet Marketing has a very healthy future ahead—assuming nothing happens that either takes us back to the stone age, puts our fate in the hands (or jaws) of zombies, or both (which would really suck; who wants to fight zombies without guns or chainsaws?). (more…)
We’ve all got ideas on how civilization will ultimately decline. I happen to know it’s going to be robots – robots and earthquakes (great band name, by the way). Funny Google easter eggs are the last shred of proof that I need. In fact, Google humor in general is another sign that the robots are winning.
Easter eggs are hidden features and neat little jokes snuck into everything from Google’s search results to Google Earth. (more…)
