kenny powers as new k-swiss ceo
k-swiss wrote danny mcbride a blank check and said, "have at it"
the real cost of social media
(via the womma word / view/download high-res version)
alex trochut – change for the letter
illustrator and typographer alex trochut synthesizes illustration and lettering like no other. the expressive, richly ornamented typography he creates ooze fluidity in which movement is practically palpable. one of the most sought after talents, he has created knockout work for the likes of wired and the new york times as well as clients including adidas and coca-cola. gestalten.tv met the
attracting interest via word-of-mouth
merle schmalenbach from the financial times germany just published an article about the basics of viral marketing and ways how to attract consumers via word-of-mouth. it's a short wrap up but doesn't go to deep even though she got in touch with some of the leading voices in this field in germany like thomas zorbach from vm-people, martin oetting from
antennagate: if you can’t fix it, feature it!
…and don’t diss your customer, or the media! insight and advice by former apple exec and now vc jean-louis gassée (via monday note)
twidroid and news aggregator popurls acquired
congratulations to thomas marban and his business partner ralph zimmerman who's widely popular android twitter client twidroyd (formerly twidroid) and news aggregator popurls have just been acquired by tweetup. read the whole story at techcrunch, gigaom or the official press release.
apple iphone 4 hysteria / vs htc evo
this video pretty much hits the nail on the head about the current iphone 4 hysteria. link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg update: best buy trying to fire employee over evo versus iphone video (via techcrunch)
hackfwd – lars hinrichs launches new investment company
last night i received an email from lars hinrichs announcing his new venture hackfwd - a pre-seed investment company designed to enable great people to launch great ideas. hackfwd is led by the european technology entrepreneur lars hinrichs. the board includes other proven technology and investment entrepreneurs. hackfwd employs and involves top grade professionals in talent management, finance and marketing to serve as guides and support excellence for the
iphone 4 – this changes everything. again
steve jobs just announced the brand new iphone 4, available on june 24, 2010. find all the details at gizmodo, or the official apple page. pre-order starts june 15, 2010.
new honda ‘impossible dream’ advert by wieden + kennedy
(via agencyspy and triad auto specialty)