Thursday, January 05, 2006

Three Waxy.org Links: Fark's best Photoshops of 2005. some of these are brilliant, like The Temptation of Jedi and I Want to Make Believe   The Decade the Music Blockbuster Died. crunching the numbers on best-selling albums by decade [via]  iFilm's top 25 viral videos of 2005. I'd seen all but two   7:12:40 AM    comment []

Study: Best place to advertise to teens is in-game. A Forrester research report on advertising to teens concludes that the best way to reach them is to buy in-game ads or produce "advergames:" [G]aming presents the best opportunity for marketers who wish to reach this audience. Over 90% own a gaming device, and three-quarters play online and offline games on their PC. Two main avenues are open for advertising through games: in-game advertising and advergaming. The former is an extension of the product placement common in movies and television, and can range from graphical representation of a product in a game to wholesale sponsorship of a gaming title. With the increase in open-ended gaming that allows a player to wander around a virtual world (such as the Sims or Grand Theft Auto), opportunities for product placement are numerous. Advergaming refers to a game, usually online, that is wholly intended as a promotional device. I don't know how good or bad this is for gaming, but it's pretty telling when buying ads in a game is smarter than buying ads on TV or product placement in a movie. Link (via Wonderland) [Boing Boing] 7:00:44 AM    comment []

Attack of the MP3 patent hoarders. A Texas chip design company broadcasts a warning to the world: Pay us now, or pay us later. [Salon - How the World Works] 7:00:24 AM    comment []

Paul Saffo on rules for forecasting. Last month I had an opportunity to listen to Paul Saffo of the Institute for the Future speak at the CIO Magazine CIO|06 The Year Ahead conference in Phoenix. I was there as part of CIO's Enterprise Value Award Process Review Board and as a facilitator for several of the breakout sessions. Paul was the MC for the 3-day event and his opening talk offered his rules for forecasting. They're worth having handy if you find yourself in a position to have to make some bets on what might happen next. Continue reading at McGee's Musings [PJM - Top Stories] 7:00:17 AM    comment []

Tom the Dancing Bug. The NSA Division of Illegal Wiretapping presents: Your Government Working for You! [Salon] 7:00:13 AM    comment []

Bush's war on professionals. The president is determined to stop whistle-blowers and the press from halting his administration's illegal, ever-expanding secret government. But it may be too late. [Salon] 7:00:09 AM    comment []