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Some Thoughts on the Gates (Sorry, Bill. Not You.)

Strolling through Central Park (with 700,000 other arts lovers) last weekend, I was struck by the realization that Christos's latest project, The Gates, was utterly free of commercialism. No corporate logos. No hawkers pushing ...READ»

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Big Bill

The world's largest $10 was unveiled yesterday at the New-York Historical Society to announce the launch of a new exhibit on Alexander Hamilton. The bill, plastered on the side of the museum, stretches an entire block on Central Park ...READ»

Work Different.

Some ad agencies just design breakthrough campaigns. TBWA/Chiat/Day also designs breakthrough offices -- from 1994's "virtual office" to today's advertising city. And every time the agency redesigns its offices, it reinvents itself.READ»

Tea for Truth

Seth Goldman is cofounder of Honest Tea and currently serves as the company's president and TeaEO. His GEL presentation explored some of the basic ideas behind the company, as well as how business can be used as a tool for social ...READ»

Phil Shalala

Looking for Inspiration for Hotel Design? Try Violent, Profane Movies

Quentin Tarantino's cult classic, "Reservoir Dogs," with its cast of violent, sociopathic killers with names straight out of a Crayola box--Mr. Orange, Mr. Blue, Mr. Pink--was the inspiration for a 10-pack of rooms at the recently-opened Paradise Tower at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.READ»

BLOGGING   |  Comment

Blog World 2008

It's fall again and while summer's valiantly trying to extend its tenure, pretty soon our shadows will get longer and our days shorter. For bloggers though, while posts about drinking outside, losing iPhones on the beach, and walks ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Change Agent - Issue 53

Faith and passion, says Seth Godin, define the battle for the future: The same things that make the economy go make the country go.READ»

oceanworks

OceanWorks International: San Diego's Offshore Airport?

The Central Park International Airport may have been a hoax, but OceanWorksDevelopment's plan for an offshore airport in San Diego is very real. The proposed airport isn't a cry for publicity--San Diego just doesn't have enough ...READ»

Technology: Twitter Has "Ruined" My Life

For those of you that don't know what twitter is... Basically, it's a DIY (do it yourself) chat room. You choose people that you want to "follow", and you can see when they type something to the twitter site. People can choose to ...READ»

NHL Winter Classic
BUSINESS   |  2 comments

Marketing Lessons From The Frozen Confines Of Wrigley Field

The NHL has been around longer then the NFL, NBA, and NASCAR, but it's nowhere near the juggernaut that they are. So you have to give the NHL a hand for yesterday's Winter Classic. Who can resist watching hockey on a baseball diamond?READ»

NHL's Winter Classic at Wrigley Scores in the TV Ratings
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NHL's Winter Classic At Wrigley Scores In The TV Ratings

Usually, a televised hockey game is like a Dennis Kucinich presidential campaign: a low-scoring affair not worthy of further examination. But last week's Winter Classic at Wrigley Field was a hit, and an intriguing one at that.READ»