Open Web Awards

So I'm completely intrigued by this thing Mashable.Com calls the Open Web Awards.

I mean like. Wtf.
This stuff is so epic.

Awards for online stuff?
This is actually their third year doing this and I think it's a great idea, I mean they have awards for a bunch of other random stuff right?

They have many categories that just go right at social media and technology and wtf I'm just amazed.

But anyway they have categories about what company used each of the social networking sites the best with branding, best Facebook App, best news website, best mobile game, best actress to follow, best blog, Twitpic of the year, etc.

The voting takes place on all the social media sites and people tweet about it, etc.

I think it's just amazing.

Web 2.0 at it's finest.

MAIP

Really hype about this internship.
Even though it's finals, and I'm highly stressed out,
I'm still finding time to work on this application and essays and stuff.
Rargh.

But I really want it so hey,
you gotta work for what you want right?

I'm learning that the hard way.

This advertising stuff is NOT easy and for anyone who thinks so they can kick rocks.
It's a lot of work and it takes a person with a lot of dedication and ambition to survive.

I got this. =)

More Cool Packaging

I've been really big on packaging lately because I think it's super awesome and I keep seeing interesting things in random places.
Packaging is the first thing people see when they are about to buy something, and I think it's super cool to have somethin unique to wrap your product in.

I recently came across these holiday Coke bottles and they are INSANEEEE!!



They look like ornaments aaahhhhh.
I just wanna hang em on a tree!

[The only difficulty is they may be hard to put in a cup holder, poop.]

Insights in the Strangest Places

Riding down the street earlier, I saw the stupid Wendy's sign and wondered why it's so old fashioned. Why they never really went modern and why they chose red as their main color...?

I mean of course there's all the obvious reasons but I want it there to be deeper meaning behind everything in life so I assume it's something....

Aliens maybe?

I don't know but it made me realize how crazy my mind is. Haha.

I've never in my life been this observant,
and I'm pretty observant so this is extreme.

I just think it's funny how everything gets so much thought now-a-days.
I'm going to go ahead and blame it on these thinking classes.
This so called 'gift' will continue to grow.

But it's a good thing.

BIG PEN BIG PEN.

We started selling these at work at Staples and I thought the packaging was pretty awesome. It's a big pen with a whole bunch of regular pens inside of it lol.

Simple concept but cool. The big pen turns into a piggy bank!

Neat-o! lol.

Mmmm, oatmeal.

This stuff is comedy gold.
It's cawled The Oatmeal and I can't stop clicking on this stuff because it makes me lol.
It's this cool website that has random lists and quizzes of random things in life that are obviously sarcastic... well some of them are pretty serious but it's all funny nonetheless.
One of my favorite ones was


Other funny ones include the 9 types of crappy handshakes and 8 ways to tell if your loved ones plan to eat you.

Haha!

While I was looking at this stuff I was thinking why is this so funny? It's just ridiculous and I applaud their efforts.

tadow!

AWNY

So I went to the AWNY Conference this week in in New York and it was quite awesome.
I had sooo many insights about advertising and life.

One of the things that were constantly talked about was our constant conversation about the change in advertising (and life) because of technology.
We're all getting so busy and multi-tasky with our lives, and DVR /TiVo is getting out of control, so traditional advertising is sooo not what's poppin' anymore.
Advertising is going straight digital and we're getting less and less time to get our word out.
So what we create is going to have to be REALLY good and 'sticky' as Scott would say, and people are going to have to remember it.
OOH (Out of Home) advertising is the second fastest growing medium in the world, guess what's first? I shouldn't even have to say it.

But anyway, overall the conference was off the chains and I'm more than glad I went!