The Boston Globe kick-started an debate last Sunday when they uncovered a study Robert Putman, Harvard Professor and author of Bowling Alone, published earlier this year.  The Globe’s article was titled “The Downside of Diversity”.  It opened as such:
It has become increasingly popular to speak of racial and ethnic diversity as a civic strength. From multicultural festivals […]

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Our long-time friends and “partners in strategery”(Egg Strategy), have just officially launched their blog The Dozen. While we’ve yet to meet Julie, their “blogger in chief”, we know the Egg folks and they always have something smart to say.
Keep eye on www.thedozenblog.com. We’ve already added them to our reader.
blogosphere innovators trends

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As the AAAA’s Account Planning conference gets underway in San Diego, some interesting observations from those in attendance via the blogosphere:
1) From a copywriter, a general note of “everything’s changed, everything will continue to change… so get used to it”.  Also an observation that us planner-types are still uber-obsessed with Apple, Virgin Airways, and Target? […]

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A McLuhan 180, of sorts.  Or is it a McLuhan 540?
Beer Can House: John Milkovisch, Houston, TX

Tin Can House: Richard Van Os Keuls, Silver Spring, MD
 

Courior Bag Made of Recycled Billboards: Timbuk2
 
Art Cars Made of Bumper Stickers: Rad Tollett, Austin, TX

Prosumption Media McLuhan

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Facebook is the new MySpace.  How many times have we already heard this one?
    
ClickZgot me onto the down-with-MySpace, up-with-Facebook craze with an article they published way, way back in April.  In it, Tessa Wegert took the non-student (me) through the differences between MySpace and Facebook as well as the effect open membership has had […]

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