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michael Johnston — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:58:53 -0400

I work in advertising. Yes it can live without it. Where do I start.... google, amazon, ebay, the cars as someone said. There are a million products being created daily that can deliver without advertising. Now as an industry.. we have to use our skills of knowing people and brands to help you build products that will communicate themselves

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michael Johnston — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:52:26 -0400

I quite loved the mac vs pc work. Its more talking about the personality of the brand as well. Not just having a hard slug. There is reason for apple to show how they stand out. But I dont think picking on the vista name has any benefit or strengthening of the apple brand. Just a cheap tactic if you ask me. Which is usually unlike apple

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michael Johnston — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:30:50 -0400

Great question. I am going to look at it with two hats on.

First hat: someone sells branding to clients

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michael Johnston — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:51:28 -0500

I havent read your entire note. But I know that microsoft brought out microsoft sync for cars at the recent CES which is pretty much in car computer software program. I believe WiMax also went the car angle at CES to show how cars will drive wireless internet usage

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michael Johnston — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:04:26 -0500

after my sore shoulder from playing wii boxing last night I am making comment from inside the trenches. Fun is great... but also simplicity is key here. Lets not forget what the simple technology is doing to the industry. Check out what Johnny Cheung Lee has done with the technology here http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/
I have heard of a huge bunch of examples of how this type to technology is only the beginning