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  • SXSW Finalists from the 303

    February 19th, 2010 / Comments (1)

    We owe a little 'go get em boys' to three local interactive agencies that are 2010 SXSW Web Awards Finalists. Denver's Legwork Studio, EffectiveUI and FL2 are all in the running for their own agency sites. FL2 is also a contender in the Technical Achievement category for This Is Your Land – launched last year in partnership with Modernista! We encourage you to do some People's Choice voting here to ensure Denver's represented in Austin this year. Big congrats to all.

  • Deviants with a Sense of Humor

    February 19th, 2010 / Comments (0)

    Speaking of twat, you should check out the book Last Words from George Carlin if you haven't already – which contains a great bit from him on this very word.

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  • Verizon's Ads are Working Like Gangbusters

    February 19th, 2010 / Comments (3)

    It can partially be attributed to a massive media buy you can't really avoid if you're watching mainstream TV, but Verizon's 'There's a Map for That' campaign is really overflowing into the public consciousness – and probably knocking AT&T sideways in the process. Here's a video of a dude who created a real AT&T shotty-coverage map, attached it to a helmet, then visited AT&T stores in Nashville complaining about his poor phone reception. The video isn't all that funny, but the piece is pretty telling about the effect that the campaign is having. Kudos to McCann Erickson.

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  • Boulder Ad-School Dropouts Crowdsourcing their Next Portfolio Campaign

    February 19th, 2010 / Comments (5)

    In the newest effort by someone looking for the attention of anyone (anyone?) to give them a job, Eric Stiles and Nick Larson out of Boulder have come up with something called My Crowdschool. The story goes that the copywriter/art director team dropped out of ad school because it was too expensive – but they still need the assistance of professionals to get their portfolios shaped up for the real world.

    Step one in the campaign involves you helping them select the best strategy out of the three they've created. For that, there's a juicy $200 to the person who provides the best advice. Step two is refined strategy/concepts and ideas for another 200 bones, Bob. And third, is providing direction on the final execution – again with $200 going to the smartest provider of advice. Remember, they're only crowdsourcing feedback/guidance – not actual work. So don't get too brazen with your response.

  • A Man and His 800-Pound Pet

    February 18th, 2010 / Comments (2)

    This 800 pounds grizzly bear called Brutus is Casey Anderson’s best friend. The famous naturalist and his furry friend have been inseparable from the day Brutus was a 2-week-old cub. Casey saved the bear from an overpopulated wildlife park and raised him with lot of attention, love and respect.

    And here they are at Thanksgiving dinner. See more crazy pics at This Blog Rules.

  • KLM: Choose Your Personal Kind of Comfort

    February 18th, 2010 / Comments (0)

    Nice little stunt for KLM Economy Comfort airline seating in the Manchester Airport.

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  • Cat Eats Friskies, Trips Balls

    February 18th, 2010 / Comments (3)

    Overalll, cats lead mundane lives. They sit. They sleep. They shit. They sleep. They lick. They scratch. They sleep. Then, they eat Friskies. And the mundane stops dead in its tracks – as they float through a portal in the kitchen into 'a magical world of sensory stimulation.' Is it just us or are ad people fuckin nuts sometimes?

  • Dreaming of a Bigger Package?

    February 18th, 2010 / Comments (0)

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