The Influenced Economy

This translates to the fact that the more followers and/or fans that you have on social networking sites, the more leverage or value one possesses. Which in turn suggests that advertisers should pay more for an ad on a profile page with 1 million followers, than a profile page that has 5,000 followers – creating an advertising economy of scale based on influence. Seems like we are in high school all over again, but this “Influenced Economy” may be a viable way for social media companies to actually start making money, and have a real business model.

Marge Simpson Playboy Cover

Beyond 2D Imagination

Playboy’s smartest move

Marge Simpson will be on the cover for the November 2009 issue for the iconic magazine Playboy. One way to generate interest into a dying medium & publication is to blur the lines…

Black Face Watermelon Soda

Black Face Watermelon Soda

I just have to shake my head at this … and shake my head at Target Department stores

Jay-Z: King of Commercials too?

Jay-Z may be bigger than hip-hop; well, that is debatable, but what isn’t up for debate is Jay-Z’s ability to be a bona fide television commercial star. All of Jay-Z’s commercials are usually tight, creative, and fresh, check below:

Adidas Fly House Party

The full-length video of the Adidas House Party featuring everyone from Run DMC, Russell Simmons, Missy, David Beckham, Method Man, Redman, Kevin Garnett, Estelle, Young Jeezy, and of course classic and fresh Adidas shoes. This is the full-length commercial, not the 30-second chop up that you see on your regular TV channels. Only one thing, has anyone ever been to a fly house party like this? I recall all my house parties been barely full, and not having that much style, but I still had fun in the ‘bashment jams’ … my West Indian Caribbean people will not what I mean!

Shades of Black w/ Beyonce

Shades of Black

Is it just me or is this ad of Beyonce for L’Oreal cosmetics a bit airbrushed to the point that you would think that Beyonce is a Caucasian model (if you did not know who she…