Author: Rick Klau

  • links for 2006-05-06

    Why Did Goss Resign? | TPMCafe Goss largely innocent, says Larry Johnson, but implicated by senior staffers linked to defense contract bribery (rumors of hookers and Congressmen persist, but are yet unsubstantiated). (tags: goss cia bush mzm wilkes scandal) Marketing M.O. – Tips from the Trenches > How to share documents on your website What…

  • links for 2006-05-05

    More ‘Lost’ than ever | Chicago Tribune Wow, thanks to TiVo I totally missed this ad while watching Wednesday night’s episode. It’s beyond scary how deep this rabbit hole goes… (tags: lost hanso tv) The Hanso Foundation The ‘official’ page of the foundation that advertised during Lost. Must… resist… temptation… Must… work… (tags: lost hanso)…

  • links for 2006-05-04

    Apple – Get a Mac – Watch The TV Ads Brilliant ads. Just brilliant. Great to see Warren Cheswick on the air again too. (tags: advertising mac apple comedy) CNN.com – Non-voting sons spoil election bid – May 4, 2006 Father runs for reelection. Race ends in tie. Potential tie-breakers? His two sons, who didn’t…

  • Smart Bet Chicago Poker Tournament

    I’m looking forward to this charity poker tournament being held in a couple weeks in Chicago. Looks like it’ll be great networking, a lot of fun, and even a chance for a few prizes. It’s also in support of a great cause — the Chicago Entrepreneurial Center’s business education center for under-privileged Chicago high school…

  • links for 2006-05-03

    Adrants – Volkswagen ‘Crash’ Ads Get Results I think the ads are brilliant… you watch them every time they come on, regardless of how many times you’ve seen them. They seem to be trying to recast Jetta as a safe brand, and given the sales results, it seems clear they’re succeeding. (tags: Jetta advertising strategy)…

  • FeedBurner.com redesign

    My favorite part of the redesigned corporate site? The 404 page: Don’t know that Matt & JZ intended the hat-tip to my blog’s name, but either way, this made me grin.

  • Family doctor visit

    We took the boys to the pediatrician last night for their annual check-ups. Each needed a blood test to check iron levels, and Robby needed a couple shots (he just turned 4). Robin mentioned in passing to the pediatrician when he came in that she’d be back tomorrow morning with Becca for Becca’s six month…

  • links for 2006-05-02

    The So-Called “Austin Mayor” Blog: “My fellow Americans: Major combat operations in Iraq have ended.” Three years after Bush declared “Mission Accomplished!”, only 9% of Americans think that the mission is, in fact, accomplished. 44% think it never will be. (tags: Bush Iraq) It came from Black Background: Been (Not) Caught Stealing Shobe turns criminal,…

  • Web presentation software

    Looking for recommendations for web presentation/meeting software. It must be Mac-friendly and needs to allow for collaborative web-browsing (or at the very least allow for me to lead a web browsing session). Suggestions?

  • YouTube – A contrarian view

    Paul Boutin wrote today that YouTube succeded because they “made it head-slappingly easy to publish and play video clips by handling the tricky parts automatically. Umm, not quite. I agree with Paul that they got uploading right. And they got public videos right. What they didn’t get right was sharing to a limited group. By…