Sep
22
2011
It's been almost two weeks since Google acquired Zagat, creator of those little burgundy guides to local restaurants, rated by actual customers. Since then, there's been no end to the speculation regarding the acquisition: a good deal, a harebrained...
Jun
08
2011
As a long-time Apple fan, I followed a live blog of Steve Job's keynote speech at the Apple Developer's Conference yesterday. By then, the world knew most of the Apple news: iCloud and a new operating system plus a...
Jun
06
2011
It was quite the day on the Internet today. Sarah Palin's supporters were caught editing Wikipedia to match her statements regarding Paul Revere. Representative Anthony Weiner admitted to sending out 'junk shots', including one accidentally sent to all his...
Apr
27
2011
What's the oldest logo you can think of? Coca-Cola? Jell-0? Alka-Seltzer? A few great brands of today date back to the late 19th century. Most to some period in the 20th century. You want an old brand? Instead of...
Apr
16
2011
That seems like a grand claim. Like something a branding guru would say as they set you up in order to sell you something familiar dressed up to look different. I'm no guru, and I'm certainly not prescient enough...