(in)famous coworkers

One, one thousand. Two, one thousand...

I got mine at Kessler's.

Guess what, Honey—the new computer came with video software.

You get what you pay for. This is price less. Literally.

OMG. I want one.

Private Library from A Space In Time on Vimeo.

Jacques Coolsteau

Just add water.

Valuable reading for office vandals and other miscreants bent on desecration of another's personal property.

Wisconsin State Statute 943.017
Graffiti.

(1) Whoever intentionally marks, draws or
writes with paint, ink or another substance on or intentionally
etches into the physical property of another without the other person’s
consent is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) Any person violating sub. (1) under any of the following
circumstances is guilty of a Class I felony:
(a) The property under sub. (1) is a vehicle or a highway, as
defined in s. 943.01 (2) (a) 1., and the marking, drawing, writing
or etching is of a kind which is likely to cause injury to a person
or further property damage.
(b) The property under sub. (1) belongs to a public utility or
common carrier and the marking, drawing, writing or etching is
of a kind which is likely to impair the services of the public utility
or common carrier.
(c) The property under sub. (1) belongs to a person who is or
was a grand or petit juror and the marking, drawing, writing or
etching was caused by reason of any verdict or indictment
assented to by the owner.
(d) If the total property affected in violation of sub. (1) is
reduced in value by more than $2,500. For the purposes of this
paragraph, property is reduced in value by the amount which it
would cost to repair or replace it or to remove the marking, drawing,
writing or etching, whichever is less.
(e) The property affected is on state−owned land and is listed
on the registry under s. 943.01.
(2m) (a) In this subsection:
1. “Family member” means a spouse, child, stepchild, foster
child, treatment foster child, parent, sibling or grandchild.
2. “Witness” has the meaning given in s. 940.41 (3).
(b) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a Class I
felony:
1. Intentionally marks, draws or writes with paint, ink or
another substance on or intentionally etches into, or threatens to
mark, draw or write on or etch into, any physical property owned
by a person who is or was a witness by reason of the owner having
attended or testified as a witness and without the owner’s consent.
2. Intentionally marks, draws or writes with paint, ink or
another substance on or intentionally etches into, or threatens to
mark, draw or write on or etch into, any physical property owned
by a family member of a witness or by a person sharing a common
domicile with a witness by reason of the witness having attended
or testified as a witness and without the owner’s consent.
(3) (a) In addition to any other penalties that may apply to a
crime under this section, the court may require that a convicted
defendant perform 15,000 hours of community service work for an
individual(in this case, Wayne D. Koenig), or a nonprofit charitable
organization benefitting Wayne D. Koenig specifically, and soley.
The court may order community service work that is designed to
show the defendant the impact of his or HER wrongdoing. The
court shall allow the victim to make suggestions regarding appropriate
community service work. If the court orders community
service work, the court shall ensure that the defendant receives a
written statement of the community service order and that the
community service order is monitored and adhered to. Failure to
comply with the court order, opens the defendant to additional
judgements and penalties, levied personally by the victim(Wayne
D. Koenig) and carried out under supervision of the state. The victim
is unlimited in his or her rights to impose penalties, assuming
said penalties do not violate Geneva Convention rules on torture or
inhumane treatment. In this case, the definition of torture relates
soley to bodily harm and pain. Public humiliation, subservient
tasks, and other embarrassing penalties dictated by the victim may
or may not be judged to be "torturous" by an international court
chosen at the behest of the victim, if required in protest. Ultimate
failure to carry out specific penalties dictated by the victim and the
state of Wisconsin carries an automatic sentence of seven days and
seven nights to be spent reading the Dilbert book received by
David Paul Knudten at the 2008 WBe holiday soiree. The book shall
be read repeatedly, until the duration of said penalty is concluded.
(b) Any individual, organization or agency acting in good faith
to whom or to which a defendant is assigned pursuant to an order
under this subsection has immunity from any civil liability in
excess of $25,000 for acts or omissions by or impacting on the
defendant.
(c) This subsection applies whether the court imposes a sentence
or places the defendant on probation.
(d) If the defendant is not placed on probation and the court
orders community service work, the court shall specify in its order
under this subsection the method of monitoring the defendant’s
compliance with this subsection and the deadline for completing
the work that is ordered. The court shall inform the defendant of
the potential penalties for noncompliance that would apply under
s. 973.07.
(4) If more than one item of property is marked, drawn or written
upon or etched into under a single intent and design, the markings,
drawings or writings on or etchings into all of the property
may be prosecuted as a single crime.
(5) In any case under this section involving more than one act
of marking, drawing, writing or etching but prosecuted as a single
crime, it is sufficient to allege generally that unlawful marking,
drawing or writing on or etching into property was committed
between certain dates. At the trial, evidence may be given of any
such unlawful marking, drawing, writing or etching that was committed
on or between the dates alleged.
History: 1995 a. 24; 1997 a. 35, 143; 2001 a. 16, 109.

;)

Happy Holidays

Two of my favorite holiday videos



and then....

JC Penney makes a cogent argument for shopping there.

Been there. Still am.



(Hat tip: Cheryl "The DawgMeister" Tessier)

Comedy or Reality?

This is just totally awesome!

Got a digital camera and a weekend to kill?

Bejezus. Cool as flip, though.


Fat City Reprise - Long Gone from Cesar Kuriyama on Vimeo.

Godin makes/takes another interesting point.

The bald bard of marketing blather is back with another make/take worth thinking about.

"Making vs. Taking

Consider two cereals:

Honey Bunches of Oats, a category creator, a big brand with spin offs and profits and growth.

Fruit Harvest, a generically named cereal that leverages the marketing department's ability to run coupons, grab shelf space and take share.

That's the choice most of us make when we launch a product or service. We can make a market or we can take share from a market.

"This is just like the Gillette razor, but cheaper."

"This has a touch screen, too, but you can get it from Verizon."

"I'm a shiatsu massage therapist, the only one on this block."

Those are 'taking' statements. They break a larger market into smaller bits. Compare to:

"This is a sugared cereal for adults."

"Our software enables you to find data and trends that no one else can find."

"By combining protein and chocolate, we've developed a new food that's both dessert and dinner."

These are 'making' statements. Riskier, sure, but they stand for something, they don't just steal share. The Dummies guides made a market, the Idiot's guides took from that market.

You need to be clear with yourself and your team about which one you're after, because they bring different costs, different benefits and different time frames."

WBe Creative

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

The new face of fashion

Theft

Wisconsin State Statute

943.20 Theft.

943.20(1)
(1) Acts. Whoever does any of the following may be penalized as provided in sub. (3):

943.20(1)(a)
(a) Intentionally takes and carries away, uses, transfers, conceals, or retains possession of movable property of another without the other's consent and with intent to deprive the owner permanently of possession of such property.

943.20(1)(b)
(b) By virtue of his or her office, business or employment, or as trustee or bailee, having possession or custody of money or of a negotiable security, instrument, paper or other negotiable writing of another, intentionally uses, transfers, conceals, or retains possession of such money, security, instrument, paper or writing without the owner's consent, contrary to his or her authority, and with intent to convert to his or her own use or to the use of any other person except the owner. A refusal to deliver any money or a negotiable security, instrument, paper or other negotiable writing, which is in his or her possession or custody by virtue of his or her office, business or employment, or as trustee or bailee, upon demand of the person entitled to receive it, or as required by law, is prima facie evidence of an intent to convert to his or her own use within the meaning of this paragraph.

943.20(1)(c)
(c) Having a legal interest in movable property, intentionally and without consent, takes such property out of the possession of a pledgee or other person having a superior right of possession, with intent thereby to deprive the pledgee or other person permanently of the possession of such property.

943.20(1)(d)
(d) Obtains title to property of another person by intentionally deceiving the person with a false representation which is known to be false, made with intent to defraud, and which does defraud the person to whom it is made. "False representation" includes a promise made with intent not to perform it if it is a part of a false and fraudulent scheme.

943.20(1)(e)
(e) Intentionally fails to return any personal property which is in his or her possession or under his or her control by virtue of a written lease or written rental agreement after the lease or rental agreement has expired. This paragraph does not apply to a person who returns personal property, except a motor vehicle, which is in his or her possession or under his or her control by virtue of a written lease or written rental agreement, within 10 days after the lease or rental agreement expires.

943.20(2)
(2) Definitions. In this section:

943.20(2)(ac)
(ac) "Adult at risk" has the meaning given in s. 55.01 (1e).

943.20(2)(ad)
(ad) "Elder adult at risk" has the meaning given in s. 46.90 (1) (br).

943.20(2)(ae)
(ae) "Individual at risk" means an elder adult at risk or an adult at risk.

943.20(2)(ag)
(ag) "Movable property" is property whose physical location can be changed, without limitation including electricity and gas, documents which represent or embody intangible rights, and things growing on, affixed to or found in land.

943.20(2)(am)
(am) "Patient" has the meaning given in s. 940.295 (1) (L).

943.20(2)(b)
(b) "Property" means all forms of tangible property, whether real or personal, without limitation including electricity, gas and documents which represent or embody a chose in action or other intangible rights.

943.20(2)(c)
(c) "Property of another" includes property in which the actor is a co-owner and property of a partnership of which the actor is a member, unless the actor and the victim are husband and wife.

943.20(2)(cm)
(cm) "Resident" has the meaning given in s. 940.295 (1) (p).

943.20(2)(d)
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, "value" means the market value at the time of the theft or the cost to the victim of replacing the property within a reasonable time after the theft, whichever is less. If the property stolen is a document evidencing a chose in action or other intangible right, "value" means either the market value of the chose in action or other right or the intrinsic value of the document, whichever is greater. If the property stolen is scrap metal, as defined in s. 134.405 (1) (f), "value" also includes any costs that would be incurred in repairing or replacing any property damaged in the theft or removal of the scrap metal. If the thief gave consideration for, or had a legal interest in, the stolen property, the amount of such consideration or value of such interest shall be deducted from the total value of the property.

943.20(3)
(3) Penalties. Whoever violates sub. (1):

943.20(3)(a)
(a) If the value of the property does not exceed $2,500, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

943.20(3)(bf)
(bf) If the value of the property exceeds $2,500 but does not exceed $5,000, is guilty of a Class I felony.

943.20(3)(bm)
(bm) If the value of the property exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000, is guilty of a Class H felony.

943.20(3)(c)
(c) If the value of the property exceeds $10,000, is guilty of a Class G felony.

943.20(3)(d)
(d) If any of the following circumstances exists, is guilty of a Class H felony:

943.20(3)(d)1.
1. The property is a domestic animal.

943.20(3)(d)3.
3. The property is taken from a building which has been destroyed or left unoccupied because of physical disaster, riot, bombing or the proximity of battle.

943.20(3)(d)4.
4. The property is taken after physical disaster, riot, bombing or the proximity of battle has necessitated its removal from a building.

943.20(3)(d)5.
5. The property is a firearm.

943.20(3)(d)6.
6. The property is taken from a patient or resident of a facility or program under s. 940.295 (2) or from an individual at risk.

943.20(3)(e)
(e) If the property is taken from the person of another or from a corpse, is guilty of a Class G felony.

943.20(4)
(4) Use of photographs as evidence. In any action or proceeding for a violation of sub. (1), a party may use duly identified and authenticated photographs of property which was the subject of the violation in lieu of producing the property.


943.20 - ANNOT.
History: 1977 c. 173, 255, 447; 1983 a. 189; 1987 a. 266; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 213, 445, 486; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2005 a. 388; 2007 a. 64.


943.20 - ANNOT.
Cross-reference: Misappropriation of funds by contractor or subcontractor as theft, see s. 779.02 (5).


943.20 - ANNOT.
If one person takes property from the person of another, and a 2nd person carries it away, the evidence may show a theft from the person under subs. (1) (a) and (3) (d) 2., either on a theory of conspiracy or of complicity. Hawpetoss v. State, 52 Wis. 2d 71, 187 N.W.2d 823 (1971).


943.20 - ANNOT.
Theft is a lesser included offense of robbery. Moore v. State, 55 Wis. 2d 1, 197 N.W.2d 820 (1972).


943.20 - ANNOT.
Attempted theft by false representation (signing another's name to a car purchase contract) is not an included crime of forgery (signing the owner's name to a car title to be traded in). State v. Fuller, 57 Wis. 2d 408, 204 N.W.2d 452 (1973).


943.20 - ANNOT.
Under sub. (1) (d), it is not necessary that the person who parts with property be induced to do so by a false and fraudulent scheme; the person must be deceived by a false representation that is part of such a scheme. Schneider v. State, 60 Wis. 2d 765, 211 N.W.2d 511 (1973).


943.20 - ANNOT.
In abolishing the action for breach of promise to marry, the legislature did not sanction either civil or criminal fraud by the breaching party against the property of a duped victim. Restrictions on civil actions for fraud are not applicable to related criminal actions. Lambert v. State, 73 Wis. 2d 590, 243 N.W.2d 524 (1976).


943.20 - ANNOT.
Sub. (1) (a) should be read in the disjunctive so as to prohibit both the taking of, and the exercise of unauthorized control over, property of another. The sale of stolen property is thus prohibited. State v. Genova, 77 Wis. 2d 141, 252 N.W.2d 380 (1977).


943.20 - ANNOT.
The state may not charge a defendant under sub. (1) (a) in the disjunctive by alleging that the defendant took and carried away or used or transferred. Jackson v. State, 92 Wis. 2d 1, 284 N.W.2d 685 (Ct. App. 1979).


943.20 - ANNOT.
Circumstantial evidence of owner nonconsent was sufficient to support a jury's verdict. State v. Lund, 99 Wis. 2d 152, 298 N.W.2d 533 (1980).


943.20 - ANNOT.
Section 943.20 (1) (e) does not unconstitutionally imprison one for debt. State v. Roth, 115 Wis. 2d 163, 339 N.W.2d 807 (Ct. App. 1983).


943.20 - ANNOT.
A person may be convicted under s. 943.20 (1) (a) for concealing property and be separately convicted for transferring that property. State v. Tappa, 127 Wis. 2d 155, 378 N.W.2d 883 (1985).


943.20 - ANNOT.
A violation of sub. (1) (d) does not require proof that the accused personally received property. State v. O'Neil, 141 Wis. 2d 535, 416 N.W.2d 77 (Ct. App. 1987).


943.20 - ANNOT.
"Obtains title to property," as used in sub. (1) (d), includes obtaining property under a lease by fraudulent misrepresentation. State v. Meado, 163 Wis. 2d 789, 472 N.W.2d 567 (Ct. App. 1991).


943.20 - ANNOT.
The federal tax on a fraudulently obtained airline ticket was properly included in its value for determining whether the offense was a felony under sub. (3). State v. McNearney, 175 Wis. 2d 485, N.W.2d (Ct. App. 1993).


943.20 - ANNOT.
The definition of "bailee" under s. 407.102 (1) is not applicable to sub. (1) (b); definitions of "bailment" and are "bailee" discussed. State v. Kuhn, 178 Wis. 2d 428, 504 N.W.2d 405 (Ct. App. 1993).


943.20 - ANNOT.
When the factual basis for a plea to felony theft does not establish the value of the property taken, the conviction must be set aside and replaced with a misdemeanor conviction. State v. Harrington, 181 Wis. 2d 985, 512 N.W.2d 261 (Ct. App. 1994).


943.20 - ANNOT.
The words "uses," "transfers," "conceals," and "retains possession" in sub. (1) (b) are not synonyms describing the crime of theft but describe separate offenses. A jury must be instructed that there must be unanimous agreement on the manner in which the statute was violated. State v. Seymour, 183 Wis. 2d 682, 515 N.W.2d 874 (1994).


943.20 - ANNOT.
Theft from the person includes theft of a purse from the handle of an occupied wheelchair. State v. Hughes, 218 Wis. 2d 538, 582 N.W.2d 49 (Ct. App. 1998), 97-0638.


943.20 - ANNOT.
When the victim had pushed her purse against a car door with her leg and the defendant's action caused her to fall back, dislodging the purse, his act of taking it constituted taking property from the victim's person under sub. (3) (d) 2. State v. Graham, 2000 WI App 138, 237 Wis. 2d 620, 614 N.W.2d 504, 99-1960.


943.20 - ANNOT.
Multiple convictions for the theft of an equal number of firearms arising from one incident did not violate the protection against double jeopardy. State v. Trawitzki, 2001 WI 77, 244 Wis. 2d 523, 628 N.W.2d 801, 99-2234.


943.20 - ANNOT.
Agency is not necessarily an element of theft by fraud when the accused obtains another person's property through an intermediary. State v. Timblin, 2002 WI App 304, 259 Wis. 2d 299, 657 N.W.2d 89, 02-0275.


943.20 - ANNOT.
Multiple charges and multiple punishments for separate fraudulent acts was not multiplicitous. State v. Swinson, 2003 WI App 45, 261 Wis. 2d 633, 660 N.W.2d 12, 02-0395.


943.20 - ANNOT.
A party to a business transaction has a duty to disclose a fact when: 1) the fact is material to the transaction; 2) the party with knowledge of the fact knows the other party is about to enter into the transaction under a mistake as to the fact; 3) the fact is peculiarly and exclusively within the knowledge of one party, and the mistaken party could not reasonably be expected to discover it; and 4) on account of the objective circumstances, the mistaken party would reasonably expect disclosure of the fact. If a duty to disclose exists, failure to disclose is a representation under sub. (1) (d). State v. Ploeckelman, 2007 WI App 31, 299 Wis. 2d 251, 729 N.W.2d 784, 06-1180.


943.20 - ANNOT.
A landlord who failed to return or account for a security deposit ordinarily could not be prosecuted under this section. 60 Atty. Gen. 1.


943.20 - ANNOT.
State court rulings that unauthorized control was sufficient to support a conviction under sub. (1) (d) were not an unlawful broadening of the offense so as to deprive the defendant of notice and the opportunity to defend. Hawkins v. Mathews, 495 F. Supp. 323 (1980).


943.20 - ANNOT.
Sub. (1) (b) was intended to target those entrusted with the property of another who retain or use that property in a way that does not comport with the owner's wishes. The statute applies only to those who are entrusted with custody or possession or money or property. It does not apply to a breach of contract case over whether a purchaser has met contractual conditions for obtaining a refund. Azamat v. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. 426 F. Supp. 2d 888 (2006).

Increase in theft of unmotorized vehicles on Madison's West Side

So far four sightings have been reported in the case of Wayne "Faux-hawk" Koenig's missing scooter. If anyone has any information regarding the suspects below, please contact Wayne in the last office on the left.

Wayne, I hear they are hiring.

DING! Fries are done.

Gives "Serve the Lord" a whole new meaning.

Ok, you need to bear with me here. This is not about Starbucks or churches (at least from my point of view). It's about taking a look at what you do—and how you do it—from a different pair of eyes: your customers'.



We should encourage our clients to do this often—and practice it ourselves.

(Hat tip: Brand Autopsy, John Moore's great Word of Mouth marketing blog. See it here.)

Marketing inspiration knows no bounds. . .

I thought the phrase -- "Yes we can!" sounded vaugely familiar?

Continuing Education/Marketing 101: Election 2008

I want to second Wayne's post below about Seth Godin's brief thoughts on marketing and Election 2008. Interestingly, Godin wrote it before polls opened on Tuesday.


You can view the whole post (and his highly recommended blog) here.

You can download the post as a print-optimized PDF (with highlighting supplied by your Vor Acely) here.

NOTE: this posting implies no endorsement of any campaign, campaign tactic or candidate, but rather introduces some interesting high-stakes thinking worth considering.

Change.

Yesterday's election of Barack Obama, is the final wake up call for anyone in America who hadn't yet recognized how the internet, and the "net generation" has changed, everything—from the way we interact with our own families, find entertainment, to how we work and function as a global society—and that influence will only continue to grow and drive the way we do things.

As marketers (I hate that word, but works best in this instance...and if anyone has a better alternative throw it my way!) we have to live in that stream.

Seth Godin's post on lessons to be taken from this historic election (again, none of this is new, but the circumstances of the 2008 election have really brought it home and drawn a clear line between those who've embraced the digital age, AND are fully immersed in it, and those who woke up to this reality only recently): Marketing lessons from the US election

Badonkadonk!

Don't forget to vote.

Careful Where You Step!!

An image of the sidewalk stencil promoting the TRUE message campaign at CUNA Mutual --

The chalk is made from 100% recycled material enriched with organic fertizlizer (winterizer for Fall Months) and does not harm humans or animals. It's call GREENFITTI*

* None of that is true but it really sounds cool.

Coming soon, to a fridge near you

Pepsi (and Mountain Dew and Sierra Mist) has a new logo/redesigned look.

Maybe now I won't always mistake Elizabeth's afternoon Pepsi Max for a beer.

Meet the Millennials

This is a snapshot of tomorrow.
And tomorrow is today.
(Man, that's trippy).



Seriously, the new marketplace will not star Dennis Hopper.
And we, as an agency, better be prepared to deal with that fact.

Friendly Friday Afternoon Competition

W&B hosted an official Pumpkin Carving Contest last Friday, in the spirit of all that is evil, bloody, slapstick, and/or mildly disturbing.

Thanks to our "Celebrity Judges" Nancy, Christy, and Darin! A wild afternoon was had by all. Well... especially some people*.

* Certain contest winners were especially amused.

When is evil cool?

When it's a question posed
by The Atlantic.

Amazing Creative from Bank of New Zealand -- Oink!

TRUE Hits Ft. Worth

Check it out! -- CUNA Mutual employees in Ft. Worth, TX report an odd feeling someone is watching them. Congratulations everyone on making TRUE come to life!

Managing Bits—er....Humans

I ran across this site for a book written by an engineer, about managing people. If the website intro is any indication, the stories contained in the book are probably pretty insightful. As illustrated in this entertaining intro, half the battle in all lines of work and life is admitting what we don't know...and then doing something about it.

For Wayne

But know in advance that there is no baby Jesus

Did anyone watch this on PBS?

Craaaaazyyyyy people obsessed with their ferrets. I suppose at least they are not furries...

Arg, meetey!

...as my son Leo likes to say. 826 is a unique organization that endeavors to inspire creative expression amongst those ages 6-18. The short story is that the space they were using for the original 826 chapter was zoned for commercial use, which led them to setting up a fictional retail store front for pirate supplies. These retail stores(now in New York and LA also) have lent themselves to great design and creative thinking for designers and visitors. The 826 Valencia store just received a pro-bono, full-blown new identity, covered in this Brand New story.

This kind of insanely cool shit is the exact kind of thing we could and should do under the WBe Ferret flag in the future...just as places like Coudal have done with a little entrepreneurial spirit. The Pissed Ferret steins, posters, etc. Lets dream big, and help our fuzzy friend be all he can be.

Below is the TED talk by Dave Eggers about the 826 concept:

Obama 360

Looks like I need to pick up a copy of Burnout Paradise.

Brown Acid

The brown acid that is circulating around us is not specifically too good. Uh, it's suggested that you do stay away from that, course it's your own trip, so be my guest, but, uh, please be advised that there is a warning on that one ok?

To give credit where it is due. My brother sent me an email with that statement in regards to this commercials.
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Bloody Brilliant.

Lots of new blood in the office, so I thought it might be a good time to throw up some required viewing—integral to the always-devolving WBe creative culture. For those who have seen this, it's always prudent to get a refresher.

How anyone could watch this, and not see that Ricky Gervais is clearly a genious, unmatched in his time, is totally beyond me.

Happy Friday!

And speaking of Hobos

This is Yum Yum Sinclair Snowballeater. For more names (700 names!) please,please, please check out http://e-hobo.com/

My favorite video from back when "MTV" meant "Music Television."

New & Improved with Xtra LiterALL®. Perfect for clients.

Regardless of party, this is smart political marketing.

From CNET.

Ohhhhh Judy

The second SNL skit was even funnier.

Desperately needed for WBe Drinking...err...THE PISSED FERRET!

Logo Etched pint glasses.
This style is called "Nonic." The ridge makes for easy holding and stacking (and is just a little cooler looking than the flat sided version).

Rock me, Amadebateus!

Give me a beat!

Yes, this sets the bar for my sense of humor.

Just 'cause this provides me never ending joy

Call it "Parotire." Or may "Satody."

This is the definition of parody—and satire—all at the same time.

Too cool.

The 2008 Peugeot Design Competition is down to 10 finalists. You can vote for your favorite concept car...the winner will be announced October 2 at the Paris Auto Show. The winning design will also be produced as a scale model for the Shanghai Motor Show in spring '09.

They received over 2,500 submissions from over 95 countries. (None of the 10 finalists are from the US, so lets kick it in the pants people.)

122 years of English history in 1 minute and 30 seconds

Wow. Now, that's a budget.

Everyone needs a theme song.

And this is THE VOR ACE'S!



SUCCUMB TO THE HOTNESS OF THE VOR ACE!

We got the funk.

Ok, this just made me laugh. Well done Mastercard.

Click on Robot Dance

Now this is a mission statement.

Watch the whole thing, but pay special attention about 4:30 in.
Much more worth exploring here.



THE VOR ACE CONCURS MOST VIOLENTLY WITH THE ATTITUDES EXPRESSED IN THIS CINE-COMMUNICATION.
MAY THE VOR ACE BE WITH YOU.

More yearbook photos

Elizabeth- aka DJ Tanner
Irving
Maggie

New art for the office

Wayne
Ondrea

DP

Denise
Whitney


I encourage you all to yearbook yourself.

Brilliant.

If you're up for a laugh, indulge yourself and bathe in the comic brilliance that is the Ricky Gervais podcast. Joined by his cohort Steven Merchant, and their ever-daft mate Karl Pilkington, their podcasts offer side-splitting hilarity, and a frightening peek into the inner-workings of Karl's orange-shaped head. Season 5 is now available on iTunes. Seasons 1-4 are also on iTunes for download—all bloody brilliant. A few podcasts are also available for free.

Ricky also keeps up a blog called This Side of the Truth for fans to keep up with his madness.

No soup for you!

Microsoft is dropping Jerry Seinfeld from its barely-out-of-the-gates Windows campaign. MS claims this was planned all along, but that is difficult to believe given that the first two ads, while misguided, were obviously building toward a payoff, which will either not happen entirely, or will not include Jerry.

Instead of rolling out Seinfeld, MS will now try to redefine PC to rebut Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads. I won't pile on any more but to say, being forced to rebut a competitor's ad is certainly not dealing from a position of strength.

New Errorproofing Process

Basically all that is required to ensure that design proofs aren't sent out with errors: hire someone that looks like this.

For all you font geeks...

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Anti-Theft Lunch Bag

Via Design You Trust

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It just gets worser and worser. What we're they thinking?
Oh, yeah—they weren't.

Well, I had this post about Steve Jobs' business philosophy, blah blah blah...and now I don't even want to post it so the Whitbull post can live at the top of the blog where it can be viewed straight-away. But alas, if I don't post it now, I'll forget. So scroll down...

Now the good stuff! In an interview with Jim Goldman of CNBC, Steve lays down a great nugget toward the end:

"Manage your top line, people, talent, business strategy, products, and the bottom line will follow. I've always found that be true."

Apple's success, not only as a company, but creatively, certainly backs that up, and we should be investing 100% in the same philosphy. I think we've seen glimpses of the same philosophy at work here at WBe...but we gotta bury the needle.

WhitBull has too many Red Bulls.

P.J. asks me to ask you if all your timesheets are current and this is what happens?





Believe me, I understand.

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Sums up my thoughts completely. I especially like the #8 MacAddict Side by Side photo from 1996. (reproduced here). Remind you of anything?

(And yes, Wayne, the guy on the right would look divine in a pink shirt.)

O. M. G.

I'm speechless.




Apple just won the war.

Google gets it.

Google this, Google that, Google Google Google Google Google. Thing is, they just totally get it...and that's why you can't turn a corner without seeing or hearing about them. To announce their new Chrome web browser, they requisitioned a full comic book to explain the complex inner-workings of their new browser. Too fucking cool. Microsoft would have sent out a press release.

Google Chrome

Record labels are getting it - finally.

Via Music Week:

Snow Patrol will become the first artists to deliver an interactive album application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, ahead of the release of their fifth studio album next month.

Record labels have to continue to experiment and push their product into new places if they want to survive in the digital era...it would look like they're starting to shake off the wallop they've taken so far in this transition and are finally figuring it out.