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Posted by Duke on July 31 at 1:02 PM
What do you get when you combine a Pritzker, a Fan and a Handbag? It has been called everything from “genius” to “commercialization gone awry” to a “Star Trek –style spacecraft.” Whether you love or hate it, the 7.500 square foot epicenter where architecture, art and fashion collide is landing in Central Park in October.
Topics: advertising, architecture and design, arts and culture, branding, design, free write 2 Comments
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Posted by Duke on May 16 at 12:54 PM
Now that Grand Theft Auto IV ‘s first day gross of $310m has entered the Guinness World Records, the looming question is what will happen to the hostile takeover from Liberty City? Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of the game, is entrenched in a takeover bid by gaming titan Electronic Arts whose $2b offer ends today....
Topics: advertising, branding, design, financial services, interactive 2 Comments
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Posted by Duke on March 20 at 11:54 AM
The value of social networking has been primarily been isolated to community sites such as Facebook and MySpace, but email and Instant Messaging market share trends are providing a much more efficient platform for such a system. Some recent market share numbers...
Topics: advertising, financial services, interactive 0 Comments
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Posted by Duke on February 26 at 10:24 AM
In the March issue of Portfolio, Conde Nast reports on the 11 best Green Companies and the 10 worst that should be doing more. Some are expected, some are surprising...
Topics: branding, economic development, free write, green 0 Comments
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Posted by Duke on February 8 at 10:42 AM
Most major credit card issuers are quickly moving into offering “green” credit cards that purport to give back to the environment by allowing users to channel a percentage of their spending towards purchasing carbon offsets and other environmental initiatives.
Topics: branding, financial services, grassroots, philanthropy 1 Comment
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Posted by Duke on January 24 at 2:57 PM
It seems that Google can’t wait for America’s lack of bandwidth to catch up with their wireless aspirations...
Topics: advertising, financial services, interactive 1 Comment
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