This Week’s Movie Taglines
In light of Star Trek Into Darkness’ release today, I thought I’d take a look at the tag lines of this week’s movie releases and review them for their effectiveness on a 5 Star Scale. Star Trek Into Darkness was released yesterday, but the other two come out tomorrow so be sure to check them out as well.
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Why Snickers’ AdWords Campaign Nailed It
Last month, Snickers launched a campaign through AMV BBDO that bought out misspelled Google search terms and served ads that reminded them they can’t spell properly when they’re hungry. The campaign, besides being funny, is a slam dunk for various reasons and serves as a good reminder of what creatives should strive for.
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ShareKit – iOS Sharing Made Easy
Here’s a cool tool for iOS development. Nate Weiner of Idea Shower created ShareKit to help developers add sharing capabilities to apps with just 3 lines of code. You can customize the code for your needs, but the best part about ShareKit is that its completely free to use in any app under the MIT Open Source License.
You can find ShareKit on GitHub or check it out on the ShareKit website.
You can also find Nate Weiner on Twitter or check out his site.
Mobile TechnologyA Choice Selection of Epic Metal Covers
My music taste is rather eclectic, however one of my favorite pastimes is finding epic metal covers of songs that deserve epic metal covers. One of my other favorite pastimes is finding epic metal covers of songs that definitely don’t deserve epic metal covers. I’ve compiled a list of my favorites here to share.
So, without further ado, get your week started off right with some sweep picking.
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Glitch Art (Part 1: The Basic Databend)
Post-PC Infographics
Whether you know it or not, the times they-are-a-changing – and they have been for some time. Here are some infographics we created showing some of the important facts about the Post-PC era and how clients and agencies must adapt to remain competitive and relevant.
Click here to see the full-size infographic, or check below the fold for each individual piece.
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Monsters University – Throwback Thursday
The students at Monsters University started submitting their own Throwback Thursday pictures yesterday. Though Thursday has come and gone, you can submit your own Throwback Thursday picture to become part of an exclusive Monsters University collage over at Pixar’s Yahoo! Movies hub. In addition, you can follow the throwbacks on Twitter at #MonstersUTBT.
When you’re done, don’t forget to study up on your scaring over the weekend – we hear there’s a quiz next week.
Film and TV General Topics Social MediaAnimated GIFs from PSY’s “Gentleman”
Here’s a new set of GIFs we created from the video for “Gentleman” by K-Pop artist PSY. “Gentleman” set a new Youtube record this last weekend by being viewed over 22 million times within the first 24 hours of its release, shattering the previous record of 8 million held by Justin Bieber’s “Baby.” Click below to see some of our favorite hijinks from the video, and make sure to head over to YouTube to watch the entire feature.
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Interesting Layouts from House of Leaves
The other day we were discussing the interesting text layouts in Mark Z. Danielewski’s bestselling book House of Leaves
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Enter the Grumblr
Here’s an interesting one: A Monster’s University student has set up his own tumblr. The Grumblr blogs about all aspects of life at Monsters University. His most recent post shows the damage that a recent Fear Tech hacking did to the Monsters University site.