Jun 1, 2013  •  In Entertainment, Funny, Marketing/Advertising

Wait, That’s Not a Real TV Show?

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I’m really digging these ads by New York PBS station Thirteen. Meant to poke fun at today’s popular lineups, ”The fact that you thought this was a real show says a lot about the state of TV.” 
That being said, I personally wouldn’t mind watching Knitting Wars. Grannies can get feisty!…

May 19, 2013  •  In Books, Entertainment, Geek, Marketing/Advertising

Game of Brands: The Game of Thrones Houses as Modern Corporations

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Stock photo website Shutterstock has followed the steps of other brilliant marketing campaigns that have used their products in advertisements to appeal to the geek crowd.
Taking advantage of today’s popularity of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice novels — as well as the Game of Thrones television show! — they have taken six of the Great Houses of Westeros, took into account their strengths and cultures, and transformed them into modern corporations with their own distinct brandings.
What’s more, they did this using stock photographs from its extensive database.
Take a look below — I’m especially loving Air Targaryen! (But then again, I…

May 8, 2013  •  In Books, Entertainment, Funny, Personal, Sports

Poppin’ in to Wave Hi

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Call me Busy Lizzie. Life isn’t crazier than usual, but it requires my spending less time from this blog. I know most of you don’t really care, but I’d like to indulge my stalkers and overshare the mundane.
So here it is, the top 5 things that have been keeping me busy…
(Cue deep announcer voice)
Number 5…
The NBA Playoffs. The Knicks haven’t made it to round 2 in THIRTEEN YEARS.  And while they still have some kinks to work out (and they shouldn’t be partying the night before games…ahem Smith!), my boys are looking pretty good. Just check out…