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‘Interactivity’
It’s crazy how a word can lose it’s meaning, like ‘interactive.’ It used to mean something that’s engaging and full of possibilities, but now it usually just means “it’s on [...]
Streaming TV Ads
Advertising agencies still don’t know how to use technology to really benefit their clients. In general, clients want what’s new and sexy while measuring effectiveness with inapplicable rulers. Business and [...]
hireTed.biz 101
This site was created because portfolios merely show what someone’s done. However, now I think it’s more important to show what I can DO: Combine my creativity, technical capabilities, and [...]
Class
Usually when you see someone famous and want to say “Hi,” you either have to fight a mob or intrude on their privacy. So I let celebrities have their crowd [...]
Art Thou Indispensable?
A lot of people have read and been moved by the ideas in Seth Godin‘s book Linchpin. So when he suggested getting together on June 14th, a world-wide series of [...]
GOOD MORNING, CAFFEINE!
I had this idea a long time ago. Really! I did! Then again, it’s not THAT original: Others have mentioned it. Yet we didn’t make it a reality, Amp did. Of course [...]
Kill My Banner Ads, Please
Can we please agree to bury the banner ad? It served its purpose, but at this stage it’s mostly just digital noise.
"Disturbing Presentation" Hits Target?
This video of a presentation made by game designer Jesse Schell at the February DICE Summit is making a bit of a splash. It’s a pretty powerful presentation, even being [...]
Where Art Directors Get Stuck
Many (not all) art directors and graphic designers don’t understand the possibilities of interactive media because they don’t understand the concept of dynamic content.