Kate Micucci is great. Saw her on Scrubs as the petite ukulele singer and the lawyer’s new girlfriend. Then came across her music and youtube clips. She’s got a quirky and rash personality. You’d never expect that from her, but that’s what makes it so great. Also she rocks out on the ukulele.
In this article, Mark Ritson makes an interesting comparison between Twitter and WH Smith. Apparently Twitter is currently worth about $1 billion, but it won’t last long. I’d have to agree with his view on twitter. Twitter does not post profit, well because it’s a free service and will ultimately run dry. Although it won’t be similar to the dotcom burst and leave thousands jobless, it is a plateaued service. I’ll admit, I do have a twitter account, but I rarely use it. The extent of what it can do is quite limited, although that’s the point of Twitter, I honestly think it’s more of a fad than anything. I guess we’ll just see what becomes of this twittering madness. I should tweet my thoughts.
“The privately held company received a new round of investment last week, believed to be $100m, which values the business at a whopping $1bn (£624m). That makes Twitter roughly as valuable as WH Smith – which provides an excellent point of comparison.”
A recent campaign developed by DDB Stockholm to encourage a change in lazy behavior. A creative way to interact and engage the public by showing the fun side of being responsible. There were two installations: a staircase designed to look and sound like a piano and a trash bin that sounds like the litter falls a good 50 ft before hitting the bottom.
Thought this was brilliant. This campaign revolves around the idea that making something fun can change people’s behaviors. For instance, being responsible can also be fun, like driving an environmentally friendly VW. There’s room for all types of installations to be made to encourage a positive change in life. A third installation is being developed to make recycling more enjoyable. Wish everything responsible was just as much fun, like taking out the trash. Maybe install a slide down to the basement, now THAT would be FUN!
on a side note: another observation, trash chutes are not common what so ever in Hamburg. Man, we had it easy in California. Now I have to carry the trash down 4 flights of stairs and go outside in the cold, at least you get your blood pumping and lose those extra calories! no wonder Europeans are slimmer.
I must say, this seems like a decent trailer for a life changing and optimistic movie like the recent “Soloist” film with Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. Then you discover it’s actually an short film advert by GREY Thailand for Pantene Hair Products? Hmm… so I guess having great hair can inspire you to get through the obstacles in life, or it’s just one less stress to worry about. I did enjoy it, but it’d be tough to go up against “Signs” by Schweppes, I still give my vote to Schweppes.
I could definitely learn a thing or two from this guy, think I may start trying this out, like right now. Almost like a twist on Jack Johnson. This always makes me wonder how people get the idea to try new things, of course it’s great to venture into the unknown and be the innovator of something new, but what compels one to try it? Who thought it’d be entertaining and even possible to stick a knife down their throat to prove they can? Who thought it’d be clever to integrate jet boosters with a carousel? I’m not sure where people get these ideas, but as for the guitar spooner, I applaud you.
List of random daily observations jotted down during my first few months in Hamburg:
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