Burnett, MySpace, Reality TV & Politics: "Independent"

LOS ANGELES — The online social networking site MySpace.com and reality TV producer Mark Burnett are teaming to launch the search for an independent presidential candidate. The political reality show “Independent” comes with a $1 million cash prize. But there’s a catch: the winner can’t keep the money. The prize can be used to finance … Read moreBurnett, MySpace, Reality TV & Politics: "Independent"

EA & Endemol's "Virtual Me"

    EA AND ENDEMOL ANNOUNCE CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP FOR VIRTUAL ME CANNES, FRANCE, – April 16, 2007 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS), the world’s leading interactive entertainment software company, and the Endemol group, a global leader in television and other audiovisual entertainment, today announced a creative partnership for the development of Virtual Me, a new … Read moreEA & Endemol's "Virtual Me"

Experience Design & Showbusiness

Adam Lawrence has put together 12 Tips from Showbusiness to apply to Experience Design: Storyboard your highlights: BoomWowWowWowBOOM! Plan your experience like a Hollywood movie; have a great opening impression, a series of highlights, and a finale that tops even the opener! “The Making of” – show hidden values People are interested in what happens … Read moreExperience Design & Showbusiness

Parallel Narrative: Webisode & TV for Ghost Whisperer

The narrative relationship between the Ghost Whisperer TV show and their new websiodes looks interesting: Explore the world as seen through the eyes of an earthbound spirit with GHOST WHISPERER: THE OTHER SIDE, an original scripted online companion series to CBS’s GHOST WHISPERER, streaming free of charge on CBS’s broadband channel innertube (www.cbs.com/innertube) starting today … Read moreParallel Narrative: Webisode & TV for Ghost Whisperer

Smallville, comics, Yaris, content wraps & Saatchi and Saatchi

This looks interesting: The automaker [Toyota] has fittingly teamed with the Warner Bros. series Smallville for an integrated transmedia campaign via Saatchi and Saatchi, Los Angeles, that breaks tonight and will include on-air comic book creative from DC Comics in the form of content wraps during breaks in the popular series. Content wraps replace regular … Read moreSmallville, comics, Yaris, content wraps & Saatchi and Saatchi

"AN OBJECT CANNOT COMPETE WITH AN EXPERIENCE", but

I stumbled across walking artist Hamish Fulton (his works) whilst in Paris. He takes photos while he walks. He claims the walk is the artwork but the photographs are the only thing he can sell. Love this: I like this because of the truth of it, experiences reign supreme. But I’d also like to add a perspective … Read more"AN OBJECT CANNOT COMPETE WITH AN EXPERIENCE", but