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Oct 12, 2012

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In about 1998, hip-hop fans might recall, Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z told us that "Money Ain't A Thing." Which is to say, they thought they had such a fiscal surplus, hard currency was more or less completely inconsequential to them. It wasn't a very good song, and it didn't seem sincere either. Interestingly, this insightful...

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Sep 28, 2012

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Earlier this week, we were lucky enough to head down to San Diego, to spend the day working with our friends at Knockaround. We discussed some of their upcoming projects, including this one, which actually drops today. It's a collaboration with the well-respected San Francisco-based clothing label Benny Gold. The two companies have joined forces...

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Sep 21, 2012

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We recently attended the LA chapter of Creative Mornings, which is a series of free monthly breakfast lectures for creative types. The series of talks was founded by Tina Roth Eisenberg of Swiss Miss and has expanded to 34 cities around the world. The LA effort is headed by Jon Setzen, Creative Director at Media...

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Sep 11, 2012

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The inimitable Bill Moggeridge, co-founder of IDEO, Director of the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum and perhaps most memorably a laptop design pioneer, passed away this weekend. He was a role model not just for designers but for creative entrepreneurs, and as an early supporter of Imprint venture OMHU he will be missed dearly. Speaking of innovation, Toys R...

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Aug 24, 2012

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When we posted our recent-ish interview with the talented artist Jeff Hamada, we mentioned his knack for creating interactive projects with which he engages his massive audience at Booooooom. In the meantime, he's launched his latest creative project, in conjunction with MTV Canada and Sony Xperia. It's called Made of Imagination and it's all about...

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Aug 22, 2012

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Remember the Olympics? No? Well, I guess you won't remember the whole controversy with USA's uniforms being made overseas. We should all be focusing on what the USA is producing, it's a major part of our economy. This flash site Made Collection is thinking in the right direction, curating "made in USA" products. So log-in...

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Aug 15, 2012

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Have you ever sat at your desk wondering what someone else somewhere else is doing right this second? Well the web tool "This is Now" and Instagram help answer just that. The tool streams instagram photos geotagged in various cities real-time. Some of the cities they offer include Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, Sao Paulo,...

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Aug 14, 2012

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via The LA Times Adam "MCA" Yauch, the (Beastie Boys) fallen member, has forbidden the use of his music and “artistic property” to be used in advertisements, according to Rolling Stone, which obtained a copy of his will. It was filed on Tuesday in Manhattan Surrogate court. Brilliant. via Forbes But this wording in his will, which he added...

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Aug 10, 2012

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In the last month or so, we've shared a couple of interesting links about marketing on the "virtual pinboard" social platform, Pinterest. In the meantime, the Buzz Referrals blog have posted an interesting infographic about the up & coming web phenom. With only two years under their belt, 400% month-on-month growth, and 10M+ users and...