Danica Patrick on Twitter

Danica Patrick is (apparently) the first ever to have a Twitter feed in conjunction with a full sponsor – Tissot.
http://twitter.com/danicapatrick

How many more celebs are going to go this route? I’m sure the numbers will start to spike. It’s a no brainer for companies who are already affiliated with a celeb to partner with them on the fastest growing social networking site in the world today.

Question is, does this take away from the personalization of the celeb who’s tweeting? As a follower, am I going to get tired of seeing this? Probably. Do I care? Nope.

Is this the start of “Twitter-tising”? I think we started seeing that a long time ago.

(thanks to @mhannahp for the vine)

New, sexier Bucarsrv.com

Check it out… the new, the sexier, bucarsrv.com!

Worked on this beauty with a great team here at Mosaic Studios. Late nights and endless discussions are completely worth it when it produces great results.

Check out the demo video that Mosaic also produced.

David

Stimulant, and Seth on TED

Some interesting tidbits leading into the long weekend…

A (new?) site dedicated to Canadian ad creative. It’s produced by Strategy magazine’s Brunico Communications. Keep it in your favourites for frequent visits.
http://www.stimulantonline.ca/

Also, when you have 17 minutes (lunch perhaps?) check out Seth Godin’s TED talk on why tribes have become the most important change agent out there today. “It’s tribes, not money, not factories, that can change our world,” Seth says. “Not because you’ve forced them… but because they’ve wanted to connect.” It’s also about telling a story about yourself, your product, your offering, and letting it spread and create a movement and being a leader. Think social media marketing…
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/seth_godin_on_the_tribes_we_lead.html

Links to some of Seth’s references (sorry didn’t get them all):
Al Gore: http://www.algore.com/
Amazon’s Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Generation/dp/B00154JDAI/ref=amb_link_84306891_2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0XPZ77ESDN7TVZPXEN44&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=476812931&pf_rd_i=133141011
Diane Hatz Meatrix: http://www.themeatrix.com/
Toms Shoes: http://cdn2.tomsshoes.com/default28.htm
Red Maxwell: http://www.squidoo.com/redmaxwell

Have a great Friday!
David

Tuscany, Calgary Dog Parks

What’s up with the angry residents in Tuscany, Calgary. I saw a Letter to the Editor in the Tuscany Sun complaining about all the dogs that are off leash in Tuscany. They have even resorted to calling the bylaw officers every time they see a dog off leash. Pathetic!

Well, if there were more readily available off leash dog parks in one of the largest communities in Calgary, perhaps we wouldn’t have a problem. AND, if the owners of the dogs had a better handle on the dog’s actions, picked up after them and basically acted as responsible dogs owners should, we could all get along.

I’m a dog owner. I’ll be the first to say that I let my dog off leash ALL the time in Tuscany. But I also am very responsible – so is my wife – at making sure my dog, Londyn, is behaving, not running up to people, not running away, not defecating everywhere, not being a nuisance.

Actually, I’ve never run into a badly behaving dog off leash in Tuscany. In fact, it’s the dogs that are ON leash that seem to be badly behaved.

Solutions: 1) angry residents need to stop labeling all dog owners as bad dog owners. 2) that the city/community needs more dog parks in Tuscany where dogs can get the exercise they need. 3) People need to just stop complaining about all those nice dogs that are off leash. There’s a reason they’re off leash. It’s because they’re GOOD dogs.