Around the Creative World (8/24/09)
It’s Monday so you know what time it is. (No, not #musicmonday time on Twitter. What are you? 16?) It’s time for Around the Creative World! I know. You are pumped.
- President Barack Obama would like to send you a 3 million dollar inheritance. Please respond with your bank account number, routing number and full contact information. (OK…not exactly, but as AdAge points out, the healthcare email spam was a misstep.)
- ADWEEK: ‘Basterds’ Is Twitter Age’s 1st Success Story
- Good morning, Vietnam! Are you ready for ‘American Time!?’ (What year did they make this ad?)
- Brett Favre agonizes over major electronics purchases too.
- Don Draper likes the new BMW 3 Series, despite it not existing when he was “alive.”
- That reminds me… Did you know Eleventh Hour is on Twitter? (I know, that didn’t make any sense.)
- The New York Times is too good for JCPenney.
- French’s weird little Mustard Man has earned a spot at the upcoming Advertising Icon Museum in Kansas City, Mo.
- Michael Moore is set to release his new documentary, ‘Capitalism: A Love Story.’ Oh boy! Can’t wait to hear more about the recession! (Fine…I’ll probably see it.)
- Now you can publish your Facebook status to Twitter using SocialToo.
- TechCrunch: Entire German City Bans Hand Shaking
Brian Laesch has compiled this list of links for Eleventh Hour.