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Whenever I talk to non-industry people about hot topics in advertising, the boom in Internet ads comes up. As I’m describing all the hope that the publishers, agencies, and advertisers are putting on the web as an ad-friendly successor to TV or magazines, a look of incredulity usually washes across their face. Invariably, they […]

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Gary Gygax, ‘Father of D&D,’ Dies at 69 | The Underwire from Wired.com
“I don’t think I’ve really grokked it yet,” said Mike Mearls, the lead developer of the upcoming 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons. “He was like the cool uncle that every gamer had. He shaped an entire generation of gamers.”
(tags: games news gaming)

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Wal-Mart Tastemakers Write Unfiltered Blog - New York Times
Corporate blogs are nothing new — General Motors, Dell and Boeing have them — but Wal-Mart’s site, called Check Out (checkoutblog.com), turns the traditional model on its head. Instead of relying on polished high-level executives, it is written by l
(tags: blogging walmart brand)

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Here’s a really lovely claymation video that charts the evolution of Adidas from Adi Dassler’s workshop through global domination. (Well, maybe not domination. There is that whole Nike thing.) Anyway,  Jesse Owens, Mark Gonzalez and, those anti-athletes, the Brit pop band Oasis make cameos.
adidas | Originals

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