NOW THIS IS A GOOD COMMERCIAL

Here is the non-blinkng world record TV commercial...funny!

A FAIRLY NEW MARKETING TERM YOU MAY NOT BE FAMILAR WITH...

Ever get a nice bottle of Aveda shampoo in your hotel room, or perhaps a tube of Aquafresh in your overseas flight kit? Well, that's...TRYVERTISING!

PREDICTION BETTING...COULD BE GOOD RESEARCH TOOL

This is a pretty interesting topic...you can bet (or buy shares) on predictions...for example, who will be the next President, or American Idol winner? You can predict and bet on just about anything. When McCain's campaign was nearly out of money, his share price dropped to below 5 cents, now it's 37 cents. Had you purchased 1000 shares of McCain at 5 cents and sold at it's current price, you would have made $320 profit for a $50 investment. Not a bad ROI!

So, how does this relate to marketing? Well, there are so many people using InTrade and betting great sums of money, that the site has become a VERY accurate predictor. This information can be very useful for marketers. Check out the recent 20/20 segment on InTrade.

NO MORE RIDICULOUS 411 CHARGES!

I talk about Google a lot, mainly because they Rock! You might want to consider programing 1-800-GOOG-411 into your cell phone. Check out the video http://www.google.com/goog411/

GOOGLE HAS YET ANOTHER COOL NEW APP

Google came out with another cool app yesterday called, "Insights." Google Insights enables you to search any search term in any market to see traffic patterns. You can read an article in the NY Times on it, or go directly to Google Insights.

ELECTRONIC PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS

A couple years ago I was charging my cell phone which was plugged-in near the kitchen sink—as I was removing it from the charger, Murphy’s Law decided to intervene. You see, as I was removing the phone from the charger, some how I fumbled the phone and it went flying into the air. As if it were in slow motion I tried to catch it, but to no avail as it fell into a near empty sink...that was except for a lone glass full of water. $300 down the drain!

Today however there seems to be an interesting new product that could have prevented such a catastrophe, albeit it’s a bit expensive. Take a look at this CNET video on a spray product that can protect any electronic gadget…even laptops.

HAVE YOUR IDEA HEARD...

Pitching the next great idea to prospective business partners, investors, service providers and fellow entrepreneurs just got easier with Vator.tv—a new venture that combines online video and networking. Based on the proverbial elevator pitch—the notion that you should be able to sum up a new business venture in the few minutes it takes to ride an elevator—Vator.tv is an online marketplace for new ideas. “Anyone, across all industries, at any stage, can share ideas, products, services and businesses with the rest of the world, mainly through video.”

To learn more, watch this interview from Beet.tv