NYC in Video Games, iCondom, SL McD’s, Mansinthe, GLB Blogs, Leo B Smart Casual, Obama v Mac, SOP

• The history of New York City in video games
  The Bowery Boys take a look at how the Big Apple has been portrayed in the metaverse …
  (tags: newyork gaming metaverse popculture gta)



• iCondom
  In April Russian geeks were eagerly waiting for the Russian iPhone release. Sadly, big Apple-style billboards in Moscow with the word “iSoon” turned to be a viral ad campaign by Contex condoms.
  (tags: iphone apple icondom popculture russia)



• Your Own Mcdonalds Restaurant in Second Life … for $2!
  If you have a SL account, go buy yourself an entire McDonald’s restaurant for $2. (Surely 99c would be more appropriate …) As Ilya says “Live in it. Organize protests in it…”
  (tags: socialmedia secondlife mcdonalds metaverse popculture)



• Mansinthe
  This year’s absinthe craze continues to gain in popularity. Shock rocker Marilyn Manson recently launched his own brand of the highly alcoholic beverage, called Mansinthe.
  (tags: alcohol branding absinthe marilynmanson popculture)
• Gays, Lesbians More Receptive to Blog Ads than Heterosexuals
  Online gay and lesbian adults read more blogs than heterosexuals — 51 percent vs. 36 percent — and are more receptive to blog advertising.
  (tags: socialmedia digital blogs gay)



• Leo Burnett Dress Code Eliminates Need for Account Management
  Leo Burnett created a goofy in-house ad to announce its new dress code. It’s unclear whether or not it’s a joke or not.
  (tags: leoburnett advertising)



• DC Bicycle-Sharing Program to Be Part Ad-Funded
  A public-private venture called SmartBike DC will make 120 bicycles available in Washington D.C.. The automated program, is the first of its kind in the US and is in partnership with Clear Channel Outdoor.
  (tags: environment urban future adsupported)



• Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC?
  On one thing, the experts seem to agree. The differences between hillaryclinton.com and barackobama.com can be summed up this way: Barack Obama is a Mac, and Hillary Clinton is a PC.
  (tags: mac obama politics hillary democrats popculture pc)



• Standard Operating Procedure
  Errol Morris’s new film investigating the events at Abu Ghraib opens this week. I think this is depressing but necessary watching.
  (tags: film war iraq humanrights movie)