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Weezer – Pork and Beans

Posted by dwalker on May 23, 2008 at 11:24 am

I love stupid viral videos, I love weezer. Add ‘em both together and I find myself needing a stronger word. The cast (or those imitated) reads like a who’s who of one-minute wonders.
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Beware of Stock Footage

Posted by dwalker on March 22, 2008 at 6:44 pm

Only in the Age of YouTube could the people from stock footage be able to speak out about how their footage is used.
I can’t stand political attack ads, but this one comes off okay in my book. I also appreciate that Obama campaign didn’t take the easy route out and make it look like the [...]

Getting bored of Facebook

Posted by dwalker on March 2, 2008 at 10:34 am

This “We didn’t start the Fire”format is getting a bit tired, the execution is not great, but I couldn’t agree more with the message.

Just about everyone I know is spending considerably less time on Facebook these days comscore reports that the ads don’t work. So if they aren’t gaining user time and having a tough [...]

Sleeveface Trend

Posted by dwalker on February 14, 2008 at 9:17 am
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Was just alerted to this trend this morning. People using old album covers as masks and taking photos and upping them to flickr, facebook, etc. Great fun and gives me a reason to crack out some of my old vinyl again.
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I know this makes me sound old, but this makes me nostalgic [...]

Burger King Freaks Out Customers

Posted by dwalker on December 13, 2007 at 9:46 am

I would have loved to see the pitch for the WhopperFreakout idea:”So we are proposing that we take your flagship food item (The Whopper) and take it off the menu and then film people’s reactions.”
This is the boldest example I have seen of someone trying to answer the question: If your brand disappeared tomorrow, would [...]