Rooftop + Tweetup = Roofup

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Last night in Boston several hundred people arrived at the Rattlesnake Bar and Grill for one of the biggest tweetups the city has seen.

Geeking Out on the Geeks


Modernista Planning Head Gareth Kay looks at the highlights from Creativity's CaT: Creativity and Technology conference.

‘Media Has Become a Kind of Reverse Roach Motel …’


In this latest installment of Dumenco's Media People — a regular series of interviews with media grandees — I thought it a good time to revisit New York Times media columnist David Carr's book, "The Night of the Gun," which was released in paperback this week. We talked about the media world's reaction to the dark and disturbing revelations in the book, and also about what's been happening to media in general and specifically The New York Times.

Fashion beatbox against AIDS

This collection of clothes is created with the help of celebrities as N*E*R*D, Dangerous Muse, Cyndi Lauper, Katy Perry and Robyn among others. advertiser: H&M

Dank!: Aesthetic Imperfections Cut the Pain Out of Price

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Here’s a clever little campaign for Dank! Second Hand Furniture.

Sexy Surrealism – Miles Aldridge’s Scary but Sensual Photography (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I am so in love with the work of Miles Aldridge. “Beautiful,” “freaky,” “surreal,” “sexy,” “scary,” and “gorgeous” are just some words I can think of to describe his photography.

Since Miles Aldridge…

Next-Gen Creatives Focus on Web’s Data Detritus


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Web sites clicked; miles run; TV watched; text messages sent. The data stream left behind by humanity is truly mind-boggling and threatens to overwhelm. But a new generation of creatives is looking to harness it — to make it useful and even beautiful.

Want More TV Time? Woo the Talent


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — In the new TV economy, what starts out as simple product placement can turn into a larger-scale ad buy between a brand and a network or even turn an advertiser into a defibrillator for a dying show. In the case of E! Entertainment's "Kendra," what started out as a one-off integration for sponsor Dave & Buster's turned into an endorsement by the show's star and an off-channel marketing partnership.

Ben Bradshaw to replace Burnham as Culture Secretary

LONDON – Ben Bradshaw, the health minister, is to take over as the new Culture Secretary, replacing Andy Burnham who is moving to become Health Secretary in today’s Cabinet reshuffle.

New York Pizza and Italian Stereotypes Envision Rollergirl

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New York Pizza, which is not in New York, is out with another strange commercial just in time to be compared to the recent Miller commercial, featuring Sopranos actor Frank Vincent, which was derided for perpetuating Italian stereotypes.

Gain: So Sweet-Smelling, You Might Attract Hop-Ons

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This print effort for Gain could probably have done with better execution.

Giles Darby appointed to Absolute radio executive team

LONDON – Absolute radio sales controller Giles Darby has joined the broadcaster’s executive team following the appointment of Chris Goldson to the position of commercial director.

Digital minister Tom Watson resigns via Twitter

LONDON – Tom Watson, the minister for digital engagement and the first MP to blog has resigned, first breaking the news of his resignation to his followers on Twitter.

Dominic Fawcett leaves top PHD planning job

LONDON – Dominic Fawcett, the worldwide strategy director of PHD, has left the network just a year after he took on the role.

Ben Bradshaw to head Department for Culture, Media and Sport

LONDON – Health minister Ben Bradshaw is the new secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport.

The Crime Isn’t in Napping, It’s in Napping Indiscreetly

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BreatheRight keeps you snoozing soundly without leaving the auditory evidence in your wake, promises CBGrey/Paris in “Theatre.”

Unilever reigns in ice-cream promotions due to supply problems

LONDON – Unilever is pulling in-store promotional activity for its ice-cream brands after a problem at its factory left the FMCG giant unable to meet supermarkets’ demand.

Braincast TV | Seeding, o spam das mídias sociais

Encerramos a 11ª edição do Braincast TV, gravado no The Hub em São Paulo, com Emerson Calegaretti do MySpace Brasil e Rene de Paula Jr. da Microsoft.

Falamos sobre o conceito de seeding, muito aplicado por agências de mídias sociais para gerar buzz e comentários em cima de uma campanha, o preço da credibilidade, a tecnologia reforçando laços off-line, etc. Confira o índice completo abaixo e assista.

Se preferir, faça o download do vídeo ou assine o feed. E se perdeu os blocos anteriores, assista: #11.1 Comunidade Online e Redes Sociais, #11.2 Publicidade no Twitter e #11.3 O Below-The-The Line do Below-The-Line.


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00:35 – Seeding
01:59 – É possível evitar o “spam das mídias sociais”?
03:20 – O seeding do bem
04:23 – “O povo não é bobo” – Vale vender sua credibilidade?
05:32 – A “garotada web” está com a cabeça aberta pra outras coisas?
08:34 – O Twitter apresentando as pessoas fisicamente
09:45 – Uma rede social reforçando laços off-line
10:41 – “A tecnologia não tem limite, nós temos…”
11:27 – Interagindo. “Do outro lado tem uma pessoa…”
14:19 – B#9tv agradecendo ao The Hub

Thomson to leave Global Radio for move to New York

LONDON – Global Radio’s marketing director Nicola Thomson is leaving the radio station at the end of June to move to New York with her family.

English Heritages appoints Kuoni’s Mark Lawrence to top marketing role

LONDON – English Heritage has appointed Mark Lawrence as its marketing director.