Why a Web Zero Edition? Things weren’t so bad when we had to use payphones, and the only “Net” part of Netflix was where you told the website what DVDs you wanted the company to send you in the mail.…
Sean MacPhedranSeptember 21, 2022
I was kind of obsessed with comic book super heroes when I was young. The back stories, especially the non-mutant ones, inspired me into believing. I found myself inviting spiders to bite me, hoping I’d have some sort of chemical…
John ZegowitzSeptember 30, 2022
Written by Patrick McGinn Digital marketers are losing considerable sleep over the impending shift to a cookieless future. But we are an adaptable and resourceful bunch! Let’s take a moment to prepare ourselves for this bold new frontier and unlock…
SCSAugust 31, 2022
Painting with Pixels By Audrey Akins Gen Z can be skeptical of the blue sky promises of technology. We were born into a time of great transition, have grown up amidst its growing pains, and now are becoming adults when…
SCSAugust 1, 2022
Scientific American: Are We Already Living in a Simulation? With all the talk of metaverses, digital twins and immersive alternate realities brought to life through computers, it’s easy to imagine a world where we’re just living in a simulation most…
Sean MacPhedranAugust 24, 2022
CoinDesk Envisions Happiness 3.0: Building a Mentally Healthier Internet It’s no secret that the rise of social media has had its share of negative effects on our collective mental health. In a recent study published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior…
Sean MacPhedranAugust 10, 2022
Photo credit: Budweiser (YouTube) Where there’s sports, there’s entertainment. And where there’s entertainment, there’s marketing opportunity. With the sports world getting ready to enter its annual “sweet spot”: the NFL and college football are both in the middle of their…
Rick BurchfieldOctober 14, 2022
Photo credit: Dall·E 2 For this week’s issue we’re powering up the Delorean and going to Toronto, where one of our favorite partners, Trend Hunter, hosted their global Future Festival. Themed around “Decode the Return”, the 3 day (and night)…
Sean MacPhedranSeptember 30, 2022
Photo credit: Starbucks For this week’s Friday Five, we’re learning about life lessons from a board game, blockchain coffee, hiding easter eggs around the world, the first Metaverse menu launch, and an unexpected source of TV ad spend. It’s the…
Tyler HartsookSeptember 16, 2022
