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Miami Art Basel is here (!!!), and we’re excited to invite you to a couple of openings which will be exhibiting our latest project, A Charge for Privacy. Showing at both Graffiti Gone Global and Miami Independent Thinkers the piece is a reminder that nothing online is really “free.” We often forget (or might not even realize) that the online services we depend on for our most intimate and private exchanges (Facebook, Gmail, etc) are not exactly “free” nor are they exactly “private.” Every word you email to your family and every link you share with your friends is being archived, indexed and monetized, either in the form of targeted ads and/or other data-mining ventures. Sometimes these institutions encroach a bit too much on our most private data and when those that notice make a stink about it they get accused of being miscreants or at best get an, “Ooops, we’re sorry we invaded your privacy like that.”

Like it or not, this is the normative economic exchange for services online today, privacy is the currency of our digital ecology. A Charge For Privacy attempts to recreate this relationship by offering a utility, essentially an iPhone charging station, at the cost of privacy. Basel goers are welcome to charge their cell phones at the station, but not without agreeing to the Terms of Use (written all along the sides of the station). When an iPhone is plugged in the station proceeds to download all the photos stored on the phone. These terms make clear the exchange, ” […] You (b) grant Branger_Briz an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publish, stream, store, retain, publicly perform or display, transmit, scan, reformat, modify, edit, frame, translate, excerpt, adapt, create derivative works and distribute (through multiple tiers), any and all of the images retrieved.” The second the photos are downloaded, the station immediately projects them as a public digital-graffiti installation.

And cause we know you’re wondering, yes, the two charging stations are for $ale and yes, the software + source code will be available for free online soon.

Miami’s Independent Thinkers
December 1st-4th, 2011
Thursday 4pm-8pm (VIP/PRESS),
Friday 6pm-3am,
Saturday 6pm-3am,
Sunday, 12pm-5pm

The Awarehouse
550 NW 29th Street
Wynwood FL 33127

Graffiti Gone Global
December 1-4, 2011
Thursday, Dec. 1: 6:00PM – 9:00PM, Private Preview
Friday, Dec. 2: 11:00AM – 8:00PM
Saturday, Dec. 3: 11:00AM – 8:00PM
Sunday, Dec. 4: 11:00AM – 4:00PM

The Rotunda Space
3252 NE 1^St Avenue, Suite 101
Midtown Miami, FL, 33137

 

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Blog post about our art installation's Art Basel debut as well as a little information on the concept. Enjoy.

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The New Google Search App for iPad Is Fantastic (But Where's the Android Love?)

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Its been a while since I posted on the blog. Been using twitter and facebook directly lately, but I figured that I should continue to post web findings and such here. _R

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Inflatable Wetsuit Pushes Limit For Rideable Waves @PSFK

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Light Painting on Former Nazi-Occupied Bunkers - My Modern Metropolis

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Artist David Gilliver creates beautiful images using LED lights in German Built bunkers formally occupied by Nazi forces. --

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Article: Running a 21km Apple Logo as a Tribute to Steve Jobs

As a runner and an apple fan, I find this very cool. The rest of you might think I'm just a geek. 

Running a 21km Apple Logo as a Tribute to Steve Jobs
http://www.cultofmac.com/running-a-21km-apple-logo-as-a-tribute-to-steve-jobs/111017

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Dear Photograph: Awesome Photo Blog. Thanks Joselle.

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Jo found this one, very cool idea. For some reason it reminded me of my youth with my cousins in front of my grandparents house. I feel I could do this with one of those photos. I miss my cousins and my grandparents.

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Flipboard's Getting Movies, TV Shows, Books, and an iPhone App

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My favorite iPad app is getting some enhancements very soon. TV? Movies? AWESOME. Also its coming to the iPhone and the iTouch. If you have an iPad and you dont have Flipboard, well you dont know what you are missing.

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Apple Ads: Steve Jobs' 10 Best Apple Advertisements | News - Advertising Age

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In honor of Steve Jobs retirement, here are the top 10 ads according to Advertising Age. Which one is your favorite?

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Test Your Google Skills With The Google Puzzle @PSFK

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Show your skillz!

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QRadio by SWEZA Tape 01 Beatbounce by DENIZ KHAN - YouTube

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Very cool use of a QR code.

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QRadio- Cool use of QR CODE for Street Art

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I was interviewed about URep for THEE BLOG

URep is a t-shirt brand and online community where artists and users can submit designs inspired by their hometown. URep-ers will vote for the best designs which are then printed and sold. But that’s not it! A portion of the sales of your winning design will also benefit a charity of your choice! Yes, this can count as your good deed for the month. I recently had the chance to chat with my friend Ramon Branger, Partner/CEO at The Alten Group and Digital Director for URep and ask him a few questions about this project…

Welcome Ramon and thank you for accepting my invitation. Let’s start with the basics… What’s your official role at URep?
My role in this project is that of Digital Director

Tell us a little about the team behind this great project…
The people behind URep are: Miami locals and Siblings Lucas, Marcos and Daniela Calderon along with the minds at Macias Advertising and The Alten Group.

The Calderon Family came to us with the idea of a t-shirt business that was created for people to represent where they are from. While attending College around the country they found that their peers and themselves constantly wanted to represent where they are from and highlight their wonderful cities. This was the inspiration that led their entrepreneurial spirits come up with the idea to launch URep Authentic.

We created a socially responsible, crowdsourced, hyper local, online, apparel business and online community that highlights the best of every city.

Within the platform we have also added a networking component so that if you are looking for a graphic designer, painter, sculptor and photographer you can find one here. Even a diamond in the rough. You never know.

Working hand in hand with the family, we helped create, produce and execute the business model as well as all of the branding, marketing, design and web development of the community.

The idea is simple, create a digital platform that helps highlight the city’s creative talent, charities, people and landmarks. Always using the city as the inspiration. Increasing home-grown pride and always giving back to the city.

I told a few friends about this project and one of the things they loved most is that part of the profits will be donated to different charities. Can you explain how this works?
When the artists submit a design, there will be a question on the form that allows them to chose the charity to benefit.

Being a Miami creative, what do you think of Miami’s current relationship and perception of Art & Design? Do you believe we have the potential to become a ‘big city’ like NY, LA, etc?
I think Miami definitely has the potential to become a big player in the art and design scene. Art Basel is a huge international fair that comes every year to our backyard. Every year more and more satellite fairs are popping up. The growth of Art Walk in Wynwood has been incredible to watch. And more and more movies and TV shows are being filmed here each year. We are definitely getting there.

Gotta ask you this. Are there any local rock stars already on board? Any hints?
Ha! you have to stay tuned!

Once you conquer Miami, what’s next?
URep LA, URep NY, URep Chicago, and other cities nationwide. We hope that the community will guide us to the next market.

Any other upcoming projects?
We have a few projects in the works for both local and national brands, but don’t want to give anything away yet. :)

Thank you again Ramon and best of luck! I hope to have you back soon to talk about new projects and the success of Urep. Now let me get working on my submissions ;)

URep is currently recruiting local artists, designers, photographers and creatives of all sorts while preparing the official launch of their site. Want to be part of the inaugurating crew? Submit your designs today!! But hurry, the deadline is August 19th!

Want to submit your design? Do it here!! www.UrepMiami.com

Want more info? Get it here!!

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What do you think? Art or Vandalism?

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Colombian-born visual artist Ivan Argote ‘Retouches’ Mondrian Paintings @PSFK

Colombia-born visual artist Ivan Argote is known for creating artworks that convey a rebellious attitude toward traditional art. In this surprising piece, titled Retouch,’ Argote films himself with a video camera and proceeds to spray-paint over top of two paintings by the famed Dutch painter Piet Mondrian. While it may seem like a juvenile act of vandalism, Argote’s work seems to highlight the often-overlooked characteristics of paintingsjust glanced at in museums — in this case, the precision of Mondrian’s usage of vertical and horizontal lines and the three primary colors. With their graffitti additions, the paintings become more noticeable in a way.

Watch the full video below:

His website:
www.ivanargote.com

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My favorite list of contacts.

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SKATE 1.0 on Vimeo

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Installation created for a SURF.SKATE.BIKE exhibition.

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@allCanesBlog @InsideTheU @SaveUMFootball I have a well trained kid. #GOCANES

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City As A Platform [VIDEO] - PSFK

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Great presentation on the great things NYC is doing with technology and social media.

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Gunman Updates Facebook During Standoff

During a 16-hour standoff with SWAT teams, an armed man in Salt Lake City who had taken a woman hostage updated friends and family about the incident on Facebook.

Jason Valdez, according to the Associated Press, made six status updates, posted pictures of himself and the woman (“Got a cute `Hostage’ huh,” he captioned one of them), and added at least a dozen new Facebook friends during the standoff.

Valdez had taken the woman hostage Tuesday evening when police tried to serve him with a felony drug warrant after a missed court appearance.

“I’m currently in a standoff … kinda ugly, but ready for whatever,” Valdez first wrote on his wall. “I love u guyz and if I don’t make it out of here alive that I’m in a better place and u were all great friends.”

Friends and family responded with more than 100 messages. At least one of them warned Valdez about police activity outside, to which he responded, “Thank you homie. Good looking out.”

After officers swarmed the room, Valdez shot himself in the chest with a handgun. The AP reported that he was in critical condition on Tuesday.

Valdez isn’t the first to check into Facebook during a crime. In 2009, a burglar logged into Facebook while robbing a house — and forgot to log out. Similarly, police used Facebook to track down the teenager who posted a “Should Obama be assassinated?” poll, and police caught a fugitive who had fled to Mexico using information from Facebook.

Unlike in these incidents, however, authorities believe Valdez’s Facebook communication gave him an advantage in the standoff. They are discussing whether his friends should be charged with obstruction of justice for interfering with a police investigation.

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This is classic!

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Start-Up Lytro Aims to Sharpen Focus of Entire Camera Industry - Ina Fried - News - AllThingsD

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Ridic! I cant wait for this to come out.

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Reporters without borders - The voice

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Kinect For Windows Software Development Kit Debuts - PSFK

This afternoon (EST), Microsoft at last unveiled the software development kit for their Kinect technology, the platform that uses motion-sensing, skeletal tracking, facial recognition, and voice recognition software to allow human movement and voice to act as the controller for games and objects. PSFK has written about a variety of Kinect hacks, but now hacking is no longer necessary because Microsoft has made their development kit free of charge, and available to the public. The press release blog post for the software package explains:

As of this morning, the SDK is officially available for download – at no cost – from Microsoft Research. It provides access to Kinect’s ‘raw sensor streams’ – which means developers can work with the high speed skeletal tracking capabilities, depth sensor, color camera sensor and the microphone array. Oh and over 100 pages of high quality documentation and sample code to demonstrate how to use the sensor.

The SDK includes not only drivers but also APIs, device interfaces, installer documents and resource materials. It’s another exciting milestone for a technology that has captured the imagination of millions, and has become the fastest selling computer electronics device of all time.

To celebrate this event, Microsoft is hosting a 24-hour coding marathon, where they brought developers to the Microsoft campus and gave them a day and a night to use the kit to see what kind of interesting apps they could come up with. You can watch the livestream of the event here.

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Kinect

 

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Booya!

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A Happy Hour fit for a Calendula King

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Hump day juice:

You'll need a juicer and:

- 2 beets
- 1 green pepper
- 3 carrots
- 1 lime
- some ginger
- 2 apples
- some broccoli rabe
- 3 celery

(two 60 min IPA Dogfish Head Indian Pale Ales are optional but highly recommended for prolonging the happy hour)

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FRAMED* — A Platform for New Art Forms

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OASIS: Playing Lego with Kinect style camera and interactive projector system

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Nutralenda Skin and Body with Calendula

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Man I love this app

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I Am Your Grandma

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Short film from Borscht Film Festival by Jillian Mayer. One of my favorites from the festival.

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Tiny Dwyane has a question for you...... - Miami Heat Nation

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2-0 thank you very much!

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Singing Fingers: Fingerpaint with Your Voice

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so cool! cant wait to show Rocco.

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Beastie Boys - talk about star studded

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Gmail Motion BETA

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Google Motion!

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How hetero? - Stockholm Pride 2009

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The Alten Group = Winners

The Alten Group won 2 Gold Local ADDY awards for our Verizon Wireless Interactive Display and Swisher International Website AND a District Gold ADDY for Verizon.... me thinks that's what Charlie Sheen would define as WINNING. 

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Durex Baby App

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Pixar's 3D Zoetrope - That Video Site

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The King is Dead - alexbogusky's posterous

Perhaps the most frustrating times running an agency were those when you decided not to continue to move forward with one of your clients. This can happen in several ways. Sometimes the client decides they want to look at other options but claim to be committed to the relationship. In those cases, I usually chose to split up. So it's sort of mutual although the client, oddly enough, often gets angry. In more specific cases, a client might actually call for a full-on review. I never chose to participate in those, although many agencies do and sometimes they retain the business. This probably works best in big networks where they can redesign themselves for the new client desires. Then there is the case when you have tried everything to make the work good and the relationship work, and it just isn't going anywhere and most importantly it is killing your people.

 

We had a rule that worked well: if the partners no longer wanted to work on a piece of business then we felt like we could not ask other people to work on it. When you would hit that moment, you knew you needed to resign the account. This came with a feeling of failure, but also a responsibility to protect the agency culture. We resigned several accounts over the years but none bigger than Miller Brewing. And what a shit storm that was. The client was beyond angry, ballistic, and although we sent out a release explaining our decision they decided to claim they had fired us. Whatever. People are free to say whatever they need to, to keep their Board of Directors happy, I suppose. But what was frustrating and somewhat telling was the fact that the advertising trade press reported it that way, even though they knew the truth because they had been made privy to the decision prior to the announcement.

 

My sense is that this comes from a couple of places. First, the advertising press doesn't know shit about the advertising business in that none of them has ever been in a senior job at a decent agency. Because of this, they are sure that all billing is created equal and they are confused by the idea that it is not. Second, there is a certain self-loathing that exists in this industry that is hard to quite understand. But it prevents the agencies from actually rallying around one another in the face of the mistruths reported to capture attention. In my career, I've seen the advertising trade press take the same ride toward sensationalism that most of the mainstream press has taken. It's a shame.

 

When you work in the industry and head up an agency, you tend to have to shut up and take it. Just release some nice quote about "creative differences" and how you wish your former client all the best. Now, not so much. We fired Miller and it was a decision I'll always be proud of for lots of reasons beyond the work. And my guess is that CPB decided it was time to part with BK. It might have been a mutual decision in the end but my hunch is that they had too much creative integrity to do the kind of work the new BK team was asking for. And I'm proud of them if that's what went down.

 

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Alex Bogusky chimes in on the BK/CPB split

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Burger King Splits With Crispin

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Just Some News....That's all.

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PSFK » Volkswagen iPhone App Test Drives A Print Ad

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Pretty great integration of technology within traditional advertising. Too bad I am not in Norway so I cant see it in action.

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REVEAL: Inspired Experiences from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

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George Michel Sexy Sax (Video)

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Jake Gyllenhaal Movie Uses Mobile Tagging in Marketing Campaign

Jake Gyllenhaal Movie Uses Mobile Tagging in Marketing Campaign: http://on.mash.to/fpCvgI

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It's A Guy Thing | NBC Miami http://facebook.com/zignum

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Our clients Zignum Mezcal sponsored the closing party for South Beach Wine and Food Festival, hosted by Guy Fieri.

You can see more pictures as we post them on facebook.com/zignum and on http://www.nbcmiami.com/blogs/niteside/Its-A-Guy-Thing-117068698.html

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Banksy in Hollywood Continues

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Zignum Mezcal http://facebook.com/zignum

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A friend of Zignum is a friend with benefits. Events. Contests. Giveaways. And the chance to tell us just what "Unsophisticatedly Refined" means to you. (We're blushing already)

After 400 years of tradition, the purest form of Mezcal is finally revealed. By linking the spirit of the original artisanal process with new-school Mezcaleros and modern techniques, Zignum Mezcal produces the most refined, and premium form of Mezcal - stripped of excess and primed for mixability.

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A friend of Zignum is a friend with benefits. Events. Contests. Giveaways. And the chance to tell us just what "Unsophisticatedly Refined" means to you. (We're blushing already)

After 400 years of tradition, the purest form of Mezcal is finally revealed. By linking the spirit of the original artisanal process with new-school Mezcaleros and modern techniques, Zignum Mezcal produces the most refined, and premium form of Mezcal - stripped of excess and primed for mixability.

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Thom gets down to "Single Ladies" (LOTUS FLOWER DUB)

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Reporter Suffers Stroke (NOT) @ Grammy Awards 2011 (After a NINJA Threw an Impact Smoke Bomb)

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God I Love the Internet! Just so you know, she didnt actually have a stroke!

You can read an update here: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/personality/serene-branson/

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Banksy takes over Sunset Blvd. Billboard | SLAMXHYPE

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In case you haven't heard, Banksy's "Exit through the gift shop" is nominated for an academy award for best documentary. Organizers are worried about what he will do if he wins the award. Well, Banksy has arrive in Hollywood alright.

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Who Is Arcade Fire??!!? http://whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com/

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Arcade Fire, ima let you finsih, but eminem had one of the greatest albums of all time......waaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaa

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B movie - a film about the art of Banksy

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NEW RADIOHEAD ALBUM: The King of Limbs, to be released online again!

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Once again Radiohead is releasing their latest album online for a small price of $9. It will also release what they are calling a Newspaper Album with the following:

Newspaper Album - PRESALE

Radiohead's new record, The King Of Limbs, is presented here as the world's first* Newspaper Album, comprising:

Two clear 10" vinyl records in a purpose-built record sleeve.

A compact disc.

Many large sheets of artwork, 625 tiny pieces of artwork and a full-colour piece of oxo-degradeable plastic to hold it all together.

The Newspaper Album comes with a digital download that is compatible with all good digital media players.

The Newspaper Album will be shipped on Monday 9th May 2011 you can, however, enjoy the download on Saturday 19th February 2011.

Shipping is included in the prices shown.

One lucky owner of the digital version of The King Of Limbs, purchased from this website, will receive a signed 2 track 12" vinyl.
*perhaps

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Everything is a Remix Part One

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PSFK » NFL Hopes To Replace Playbooks With iPads

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Anytime an organization can embrace technology to enhance any experience is a good thing. Games evolve. The players have better equipment, nutrition, gear and more and more, new technology. I am sure there will be the one or two pundits who will say: "too much technology is ruining the game, its too easy for the players now-a-days". Well go back to wearing leather helmets then will ya.

From PSFK:
The NFL is tech savvy enough to feature high-definition instant replays and in-helmet communication, yet traditionally, the games are planned by way of old fashioned paper playbooks and game-day printouts. CNET reports that with current technology moving at a rapid pace, NFL teams are considering the introduction of iPads or other tablets into the fray. The topic came up last Tuesday during a discussion about Dallas Cowboys Stadium technology during Super Bowl Media Day. Pete Walsh, Cowboys head of technology, mentioned the Cowboys and others are considering a potential shift that could pave the way for Apple’s iPad, noting how this move “could save them as much as 5,000 pages of paper printouts per game.”

Besides the cost and environmental benefits of eliminating paper, a networked iPad would give coaches and players access to data in a whole new way, through clearly presented plays, real-time communication with coordinators in the booth, and photos of the field that are printed on the sideline could be pushed to an iPad seconds after the play is completed.

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Thanks FRO!

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Site Launch: www.vistacolor.com

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Also together with Macias Advertising, we are happy to announce the launch of Vista Color's website redesign.

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Website Launch: Nutralenda

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We are happy to announce the launch of Nutralenda's new e-commerce website that we developed with our partner's at Macias Advertising.

Let us know what you think.

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1994: "Today": "What is the Internet, Anyway?"

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Volkswagen Commercial: The Force

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Awesome commercial, especially for me, a VW and Star Wars fan!

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Internet Surpasses Television as Main News Source for Young Adults - Via Mashable

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The Internet is now the main national and international news source for people ages 18 to 29, a study from the Pew Research Center reports.

In 2010, 65% of people younger than 30 cited the Internet as their go-to source for news, nearly doubling from 34% in 2007. The number who consider television as their main news source dropped from 68% to 52% during that time.*

Of all 1,500 American adults surveyed, 41% say they get their national and international news from the Internet, up 17% from 2007. Sixty-six percent cite television — down from 74% — indicating the trend is spreading among other age groups.

Forty-eight percent of those ages 30 to 59 cite the Internet as their main news source, up from 32% in 2007, while television went down from 71% to 63%. Though the number of those in the 51 to 64 age group who consider television their main news source (71%) is about the same, those who turn to the Internet (34%) is nearly equal to the number who cite newspapers (38%). The amount of people 65 and older who get their news from the Internet has risen from 5% to 14%, but television remains the chief source for 79% of respondents.

These numbers fall in line with the rise of the personalized news stream online. Both Facebook’s news feed and Twitter launched in summer 2006 but didn’t catch on until 2007. Both sites have seen explosive growth since 2008. Tweet counts have increased from 5,000 daily in 2007 to 90 million daily in 2010, while Facebook went from 30 million users in 2007 to more than 500 million users today.

In addition, the television viewership culture has shifted in the past few years. Between media streaming services on the web and, more recently, Internet-TV connection devices like Roku and Boxee, people have more viewing options than ever before. With the ability to personalize what news and entertainment you consume, these television watching methods have become more desirable for many.

Which is your preferred news source? Internet or television? Tell us in the comments below.

*Figures add to more than 100% because respondents could volunteer up to two main news sources.

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