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Entries from June 2009

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Chester French's Cell Phone Number: 617-830-2532

From D.A. of Chester French:
Finally, once we return from Europe we're going to be doing something no artist has ever done before: weekly "office hours!" For an hour every week, I'll open up my cell phone so that you can call me directly and we can talk. I'll announce office hours on Twitter (www.twitter.com/dachesterfrench) and [...]

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Nickelodeon Teams Up With HP

I normally don't write about products, especially ones that are big, heavy and square. But this is more about people.
I've been impressed with HP's marketing guru Ron Coughlin since we met last year via my colleague Matt Spielman. Ron's got a tough job: Make people print more…in an era of [...]

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Using The Power of MTV For Good

MTV is using technology to connect young people to local causes in need.
So proud we are doing this…

MTV Shows

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Ever Made Something With No Dialogue That 4 Million People Watched?

This Indian Superman and Spiderwoman did…

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Father's Day Special: Biological Warfare at Brooklyn Botanical Garden

Seeking peace and tranquility, I spent this Father's Day at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. We signed up for the "Wicked Plants" tour, which sounded cool. Our awesome guide introduced species after species, each more bent on causing chaos in the human body.
Diarrhea, for example. We started the tour with multiple species that can be used [...]

Friday, June 19th, 2009

@patkiernan Is My Most Favorite Follow

Yesterday, I read Pat Kiernan's tweet about tripwires in Times Square…about 30 seconds before I would've been clotheslined by one. Wtf was NYPD thinking? Thank you Pat Kiernan. You saved me.
Sometimes it feels like New York City has one central command center from which all things can be seen, and Pat's the only [...]