Entries from September 2008

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

The Culture Market Goes Mobile

It’s still a work in progress at the moment, but I’ve added a mobile feature to the site. With everyone going mobile these days, it seemed like the thing to do. Check it out on your cell and let me know how it works. Enjoy! Matt

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

The Bank Crisis

An interesting tidbit from the New York Times on bailout concerns with U.S. banks. “This administration is asking for a $700 billion blank check to be put in the hands of Henry Paulson, a guy who totally missed this, and has been wrong about almost everything,” said Dean Baker, co-director of the liberal Center for [...]

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Microsoft: I’m a PC Campaign

Beginning with the Jerry Seinfeld commercial, Microsoft has sought to capture our attention and break us out of the proverbial box we’ve managed to label them with in the last 30 years. It’s been 7 years since the end of the anti-trust suit, and Microsoft has begun to make some headway as it moves away [...]

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Top 25 Most Culturally Affluent Companies

I’m compiling a list that comprises the Top 25 most Culturally Affluent Companies in the world today. On the whole, I’m looking at companies that have made a diverse impact (not just having something on paper, but actually influencing the way people think and feel) on multiple fronts such as products, media, social trends, environmental [...]

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Corporations Go Green and Social

In the last year or two, with the burgeoning of the green trend and more attention given in media to general public welfare and social causes, a growing number of corporations have sponsored marketing campaigns around encouraged participation among individuals, organizations, and governments to become active in community projects and activities. To that end, a [...]