Marketing Munch: Scream tactics
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The pair of thieves in balaclavas who heisted The Scream from the Munch Museum in Oslo this week sure knew what they had their hands on - art&#39;s single greatest spinoff merchandising moneymaker.
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When the social discovery site turns members' most trivial actions into unfolding "News Feeds," users rebel, and the company races to quiet their anger. Both sides learn a hard lesson about the illusory nature of online privacy. Commentary by Bruce Schneier.
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The winner of this year's competition in the classic computerized strategy game shows that a tactic based on cooperating with team members can succeed over one that relies on echoing rivals' moves. By Wendy M. Grossman.
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A PBS documentary makes the case that Americans have tuned out marketers pitching everything from cars to candidates. The result: even more crass attempts to get through, and a fragmentation of American society. By Jason Silverman.
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The robbery of the well-known &quot;The Scream&quot; and &quot;Madonna&quot; paintings by Edvard Munch in Oslo this week reverberated in cities like Washington, rich with museums and galleries housing valuable artifacts and works of art.
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Andy Hagans, the laziest man in SEO, has put together his Ultimate Guide to Link Baiting and Social Media Marketing which covers the art of link baiting, attracting natural links to your bait, the importance of timing, photos, titles and cleanliness and the differences between the social media outlets which can send all kinds of [...]
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It's been a real thrill to watch Loic Le Meur roll out his new video community tool called Seesmic. He's got the French touch, a bit self-deprecating, he's good at seduction, keeps his ego in the background and puts the focus on the users, where it should be.  As he's been seeding people one by one, they create videos which then appear on Twitter (heh) so people who don't have Seesmic get an idea what it's like through the eyes of people they know. This immediately creates a feeling of envy, but if you beg Loic he gives you an activation code, and off you go -- ready to become his next evangelist. Feeling priviledged to be his next evangelist. It's like Tom Sawyer and the fence. He reminds me so much of Jean-Louis Gassee in his prime, when he had all the Mac developers wrapped around his finger, and loving it.  I have an idea of where Loic wants to go with this, and it's going to be big. It'll be a fun ride, and fun to watch a master promoter at work. PS: Here's my latest Seesmic video, a demo of FlickrRiver. You may have to turn up the audio to understand what I'm saying, or use headphones. We're going to do something fun with the people at Le Web 3 and FlickrRivr. Thanks to Loic for also having a curious mind.  PPS: Beware the exclusive.
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Dating, negotiating, fragging and making money.  Play and its consequences.
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Analysis Photos and printing dominate marketing strategy
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The Oslo gallery appeals to those who stole Edvard Munch's The Scream not to destroy it.
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This category-killing concept is selling for half price!
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The videocassette in film: an unsettling innovation, a romanticized artifact, an LP in an MP3 world.
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Backdoor drafts, security moms and up-armoring
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How to find the best choices in a crowded market.
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How to uncover your own Hidden Gems.
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The word "gaming" is making its way onto the whiteboards of advertising conference rooms on a regular basis these days. As a proponent of this industry's viability as a communication platform for brands, I think that's great progress. We've collectively woken up to the fact that pimple-faced teenagers are not the only ones playing games (for those of you not in the know, these guys aren't even the typical game consumers anymore, nor have they been for quite a few years now).
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Hey! Kids! Buy! This! "Marketing is essentially about feeding poop back to the diners fast enough to make them think they're getting real food." - Generation X, Douglas Couplandâ¦