http://mikefrizzi.com/blog Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:04:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The commercial for the new video game for The Beatles...the CGI is a BIT wonky in places, but I'm NOT complaining. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/09/06/perfection/% Thank you Miracle Whip, for providing me with my biggest no-brainer entry since I started blogging. In their latest commercial, Miracle Whip manages to embarrass, entertain and absolutely confound me with their approach to selling product. I will let the spot speak for itself (forgive the lack of sync with audio ... http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/06/16/do-you-think-itll-work-itd-take-a-miracle/% This post is a curmudgeonly continuation of this one from @TremendousNews. I just had to get in on the fun... So here we have, seven MORE types of profile images on Twitter. 1) The 'Glamour shot' Look at her. Her posture - confident and bold. Her eyes - challenging the camera. Her pink ... http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/06/09/10-more-twitter-profile-pictures/% A lot of the talk surrounding Social Media has involved the asking of questions, namely: How can we (as corporations or individuals) leverage Social Media into financial gain? Heck, there are hundreds/thousands/millions of opportunistic scammers out there offering Twitter follow schemes, 'magic traffic driving solutions,' and every other worn out ... http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/06/01/lets-get-drunk-go-camping-social-networking-style/% Angels & Demons & Point Guards.....oh my. In what is by far the oddest example of a cross-promotion mash-up I have ever seen, this spot is running during the NBA playoffs this week. First off, very well edited. You can tell they hired a pro and allocated a decent budget for this ... http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/05/14/mash-up/% Let's take a curmudgeonly look at some recent commercials with a critical eye towards the actors and the 'creatives' behind them. First off...Why do so many actors in commercials today behave like they're on drugs? It seems that in almost every commercial I see lately, the actors are very sedated...almost completely out ... http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/05/14/todays-commercials-stoned-actors-and-creatives/% This is a duplicate entry of a blog I contributed to www.MyTwitterExperiment.com. Read it there, or below. A lot of people who join Twitter follow this 3 step pattern: 1) Begin following people and hope that somehow people will begin following them 2) Realize that Twitter is not the equivalent to the holy ... http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/05/11/twitter-for-beginners-5-ways-to-use-twitter/% The first site up: Qwitter. A simple service, Qwitter shoots you an email when someone stops following you and accompanies that email with the last Tweet of yours that person received. I signed up to Qwitter about a week ago. Since then I have checked my follower count often, keeping ... http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/05/05/three-twitter-tools-that-miss-the-mark/% Let's take a decidedly unCurmudgeonly look at some of my favorite Twitter related sites (subject to change with zero notice): 1) Visibletweets.com - A beautifully made site that allows you to search any keyword, then get rewarded with lovely animations in your choice of 3 types: letter by letter, tag cloud, or ... http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/05/01/my-5-favorite-twitter-apps-of-the-moment/% The other night I was browsing the Twitterverse via Tweetdeck when a friend of mine paid me a visit. Upon seeing my use of Twitter he commented, "You're on Twitter!? That's so lame!" When I asked him why, he said, "Because it's lame." Beyond realizing that I may need to ... http://mikefrizzi.com/blog/2009/04/28/the-evolution-of-a-twitterer/%