June 2010

David Perez is Disruptive

Case study
David on Demand

David Perez is a Chicago based recruiter for Leo Burnett. He convinced his bosses to let him go to the Cannes Film Festival under one condition: he had to wear a webcam attached to his glasses the entire time and do anything (yes, anything) that his Twitter followers request. Thus, David on Demand was born!

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Tools You Can Use: Current

Interviews
Current graphic

Current: A News Project is a data visualization tool launched last month to give editors and writers a new way to determine which stories have the best chance of being read online. Seeing the potential for communicators to leverage this program to better understand the news cycle, I interviewed Current’s creator Zoe Fraade-Blanar about her project.

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The iPhone 4 is a Joke

Products
iphone 4

I know this post probably means I won’t be working with Apple anytime soon, but I’ve come to terms with that. I’m not buying the next generation iPhone, and here’s why…

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Communicators, Read This Book!

books
Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky

Internet genius Clay Shirky released his new book this week, titled Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. Read it, post haste!

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