A little perspective from the folks at Funny or Die. Hat tip to @AdeleLaurie for the find. Netflix Relief Fund with Jason Alexander from Jason Alexander

This story from the Huffington Post about the addictive nature of the internet has me torn. On one hand, the internet keeps me in a never ending hyper state of stimulus hunger that infringes on my every waking moment. On the other, it keeps me employed. The internet is a cruel, cruel mistress.

Clients are always talking about ROI in social media and lately they’re going as far as asking for specific metrics to define the value of their social presence. I’m not saying I wouldn’t be considering the same thing if I was in their shoes- in fact- I can guarantee I would be trying to figure Read More...

Here are our reasons why the City of Austin should launch a bike share program. Compiled by David Rockwood and Melanie Mahaffey 10. Less costly and gassy than cars 9. Like fedoras, helmets are back in fashion 8. Austin the fittest city – you betcha 7. Your cool factor goes up with a six-pack of Read More...

It’s been pretty amazing to watch Netflix completely destroy their brand. They went from the underdog everyone rooted for to the player that everyone loved to the jerkiest of jerks jerking us around. I’ve been a Netflix customer for years. I’ve been with them through numerous price changes and plan updates but I’ve always been Read More...

Chindogu is brilliant. It is the Japanese art of inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that, on the face of it, seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem. However, Chindogu has a distinctive feature: anyone actually attempting to use one of these inventions ends up discovering that it causes so many new problems, or such Read More...

An interview with Janice Suter, Associate Media Director/Emerging Media Did you always want to do advertising? Well I bailed from the business school at UT because at the time the business school left little room for non-business courses, so switching to the College of Communication and the Advertising program gave me the exposure to  a Read More...

The thing that interests me most about advertising is not digital. Or working with really amazing brands. Or the creative people I work with. Or being big business’s sexy younger sister. Those things are all great. But they’re not why I work here. I simply work in advertising because I’m interested in people and behaviors- Read More...

When it comes to spreading the musical love, I know how important it is to find the right tool to share. I am a long time believer in Grooveshark.com. An easy to use interface, available on any computer and just about any song I could ever want to listen to. I spent many days creating Read More...

NOTE:  If references to specific womanly parts makes you uncomfortable, you might not want to read the following post. So I was sitting in the theater this weekend with my daughter waiting for the last Harry Potter to begin and ignoring the pre-movie commercials when I heard something I rarely hear at this time…laughter, lots Read More...