“Measured objectively, what a man can wrest from Truth by passionate striving is utterly infinitesimal. But the striving frees us from the bonds of the self and makes us comrades of those who are the best and the greatest.”
- Albert Einstein
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The Association for Downloadable Media will announce their standards for downloadable media at the upcoming Ad Tech conference in San Francisco. I spent some time reading about ADM and they are an association of downloadable media publishers who advocate for both advertisers and publishers in the world of downloadable media. Like me, you might ask, [...]

“In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm… in the real world all rests on perseverance.”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Author
(from the Brian Tracy Newsletter)

Being a gaming veteran and an interactive professional, this headline grabbed my attention. Now they are set to release a new MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing) based on their theatrical franchise, Pirates of the Carribbean.

In 2003, Disney released Toontown, its first MMORPG, to garner children’s and tweens’ eyeballs, attention, and parental wallets. This is the [...]

“I believe through learning and application of what you learn, you can solve any problem, overcome any obstacle and achieve any goal that you can set for yourself.”
- Brian Tracy, Author
http://blogs.briantracy.com/

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds…”
- Albert Einstein
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Not that I’m a “great spirit,” just trying to do what I can!

I’ve been looking for a verifiable backstory to the Honda “Cog” spot that I wrote about previously. While Wikipedia is a great place to get a quick answer, we just can’t rely on the truthiness of each article.
Apparently the ad firm that put together the spot commissioned a making-of-the-spot piece. I found a clip of [...]

In 2003, Honda released the following commercial that was inspired by the whimsical engineering made famous by Rube Goldberg. (Why am I writing about this now? In 2008? Well, just because I am still impressed by how inventive, innovative, and enduring this spot is, I guess.)

Now why would there be a Wikipedia entry [...]

Adam Ostrow over at Mashable covers Google’s recently released financials and marketshare data.
A few highlights from his piece:
“In search, Google maintained 56.6% share, handily beating Yahoo (17.7%) and Windows Live Search (13.8).”
“Other Google properties showed very impressive growth – Picasa up 197%, YouTube 81%, and Blogger 52%. “
So it’s clear that Google is still [...]

“A clear vision, backed by definite plans, gives you a tremendous feeling of confidence and personal power.”
– Brian Tracy, Author
http://blogs.briantracy.com/