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Back up and running

Tiny — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:16:48 +0000

After not checking on this blog for a while, while I was traveling last week it got hacked. Cleaned everything out, and cleaned up the affected pieces of the database and it looks like we’re good to go. Note to … Continue reading →

Let your love flow for Toyota

Tiny — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:33:34 +0000

I’ve got to admit, the new Prius commercials are beyond awesome. I enjoyed the celebrity edited chevy commercials lately, but these have an amazing ability to get the point across thats beyond cool, flashy, and hip.

The commercials capture the whimsy and play that the Prius brand has built itself on.

But what I want more.. is for Toyota to release the Petra Haden sung songs. I’ve heard they might be working on it. I’m an impatient bastard and its the one part of the marketing strategy that always fails to me. Connect the song to the brand NOW.. not later.. not after I’ve forgotten it.. not after I’ve moved on. MAKE the connection NOW.

Sure, songs are overused in this day and age.. but covers delivered in a new way.. are a brilliant way to leverage a new version positioned toward your brand without the crusty backlash of ‘ruining’ the classics.

Another great example to me is Lincoln’s “Luxury at Lightspeed” http://www.lincoln.com/extras/tvads.asp – which is a cover of Major Tom by Shiny Toy Guns.

In doing this rant I found out it was now available on iTunes, and is now gracing my library with its presence awaiting the Prius’ commercial covers.

Hypnotic

Tiny — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:55:21 +0000

It’s been forever since I’ve written anything on here, in fact I forget with all the ideas running through my head how much fun this is. Not that it’s read by anybody, at this rate any thoughts I’ve had once for what this blog and site could be have been derailed by life.

Trying to reclaim some of that though. The first step was cleaning my desk and for the first time in years its close to being just monitors, keyboard, wireless mouse and a drawing tablet.. and maybe a scanner off to the side.

I’ve moved things around, and moved external drives to shelf nearby and I’m gonna get a little cart to store CDs and such and store the things I think I need, but really dont. I’m trying to use the psychology of this situation for myself. I figure I can’t change my habits overnight, but if I have a simple alternative that I can store crap in and wheel it around and clean it out every now and then.. my desk stays.. AWESOM!

For to long my brain has been cluttered, which has lead to a cluttered space. Slowly that is being changed. Just like this blog is about to change.

Back to its simple roots.

Imma start to get this shit tinyfied.

Blog Wars

Tiny — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:08:42 +0000

So Dan decided to be all “I posted 2 posts in one day, what ya gonna do about that”.. my answer:

BLOG WARS

Now I will post 3, to which he wont be able to counter tomorrow with 4 because he just isnt that motivated, or interesting. OH SNAP.

BTW, back from the island and a party of packing up the house with the family.