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• Scavenja!

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 17:54 in Advertising, msnbc, rave, scavenja, startup weekend

  An old podcasting buddy of mine, Scott Brewster, has been involved in something new. What is it? Watch this clip from MSNBC, then read on. Scavenja is an online, photo-based scavenger hunt. The idea ...

• Twitter Me This, Twinkle Me That

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 00:53 in Advertising, iphone, personal log, scavenger hunt, technogadgets, twinkle, twitter

  What a day. First off, last night was Carl’s going away party. Carl is a co-worker of mine who is leaving Ignite. We held a get together at the Billiard Hall off El Toro Road in Lake Forest. Let...

• There’s an iPhone in my Soup

  Posted on Wednesday July 16th, 2008 at 13:41 in 3g, Advertising, apple, e!, iphone, the soup, TV

  My friend Scott Shumaker sent me the following video from an episode of The Soup on E!...

• Move Over Alton Brown…Ted’s Here

  Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 01:55 in Advertising, food, food detectives, Food Network, queer eye, ted allen, top chef!, TV

  On tonite’s episode of The Next Food Network Star, a commercial came on the screen. The premise? Learn the science about food. Ted Allen, the food connoisseur from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy...

• Weather Channel Finds an Owner

  Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 00:24 in Advertising, buyer, nbc, TV, universal, weather, weather channel

  So seven months after Landmark Communications announced they were looking for a buyer for The Weather Channel, it seems a new owner may be announced tomorrow. NBC/Universal (GE) will become the new ow...

• There’s Something in my Mayonnaise

  Posted on Friday June 27th, 2008 at 00:23 in Advertising, controversial, heinz, mayonnaise, Rant, two men kissing, UK

  There is a commercial that has been running in the UK for a short time. The ad was pulled this week by its maker, Heinz. Basically the ad is for Heinz Deli Mayonnaise. It shows a kitchen with kids get...

• The Next Rachael Ray and other FN News

  Posted on Monday June 23rd, 2008 at 02:17 in adam roberts, Advertising, alton brown, amateur gourmet, cute list!, Food Network, internet, personal log, Rachael Ray, sunny anderson

  Sunny Anderson is one of the newest additions to the Food Network family. Her current show “Cooking For Real” is in it’s first season and she is already branching out to a 2nd show -...

• Thanks Web.com, NOT!

  Posted on Saturday June 7th, 2008 at 14:43 in Advertising, customer service, it tech support, Rant, web.com

  So my site was down for 2 days. Turns out my ISP changed the IP address of the database servers and didn’t tell its customers. On Thursday, I thought it was just a temporary glitch, something to...

• Favorite Moments from American Idol Finale 2008

  Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 02:07 in Advertising, american idol, george michael, season 7 finale

  I was surprised to see that George Michael would be performing live tonight. In addition, I thought that Carrie Underwood’s performance was great - including her outfit. Here are the clips! En...

• Is Food Network Re-Branding again?

  Posted on Friday May 16th, 2008 at 00:26 in Advertising, Food Network, TV

  I’ve never been a fan of the Food Network branding with the flourishy graphics and that GREEN. I was watching Titans of Tastes tonight and a commercial for an upcoming episode of Food Network...

• A Vacation to DC

  Posted on Sunday April 13th, 2008 at 17:33 in Advertising, baseball, ben, Nationals, personal log, precision design llc, wshington dc

  Well I’m finally getting some time off. I will be headed off to Washington DC for a week to relax and spend time with old friends. There will, however, be one day of work. I will be traveling up...