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Acronyms like HTML 5 and CSS3 may sound like a foreign language. They actually are the newest versions of two main programming languages for websites.

HTML (short for “HyperText Markup Language”) is used to build web content, pages and sites, while CSS (short for “Cascading Style Sheets”) determines how those web pages appear by applying styles such as color, font size and much more. HTML and CSS almost always work together — it’s rare to find a web page that uses one without the other.

The changes introduced by HTML 5 will make it easier for search engines to navigate our web pages, plus make it easier to pull and display video, images and other data that exist outside of the actual web page. In a similar fashion, CSS3 will make it easier to style a web page, plus introduces several new style properties. (more…)

If you haven’t seen it already you should check out the new hit “Rap Chop” remix video on YouTube.

Vince, the creator of the Sham Wow also made a product called the Slap Chop and advertised it on TV.  Steve Porter, a well-known DJ, chopped up the audio and video from the commercial and made his own song. The catchy “Rap Chop” video soared to over 1,000,000 views in the first week and is now working it’s way to 3,000,000. With a YouTube rating of five stars and almost 30,000 rates.

DJ Steve Porter made a tour stop at Milwaukee’s [Three] Lounge on the 6^th. The crowd was full of energy as this was one of the biggest names performing at [Three]. Vince’s face was included with some of the interactive video projections, along with an occasional line or two from the famous remix. Unfortunately the full version was never played. Oh well…next stop for Steve, London.

The Hollywood studios have become masters of successful marketing. Even in a bad economic environment, they create extensive campaigns that reach prospective customers in almost every facet of their lives. (And most importantly, they get those people into the theater.) By looking at what those studios do that works, you can find marketing lessons to apply when you want to turn your product or service into a blockbuster.

One great current example is the marketing campaign for the new film Star Trek.¹ Producer J.J. Abrams² and the Paramount marketing team have put together an extensive, integrated campaign which is already generating awareness of – and excitement about – the upcoming film. (more…)

1. Yes, there is another Star Trek film coming out. This one, however, is considered something of a “reboot” with the roles having been recast with younger actors and the overall look updated for today’s audiences. [↩]
2. Abrams is also behind the TV hits Lost and Alias, as well as such recent films as Transformers, Cloverfield and Mission Impossible III. [↩]

Have you seen the Burger King “Whopper Virgins” campaign? In a nutshell, Burger King has traveled to the most remote corners of the globe to try their Whopper against McDonald’s Big Mac in a test of patrons who had never seen, smelled, held or otherwise known about ground beef or hamburgers.

It is very artfully shot, with none of the wild physical humor and sexual innuendo commonly seen in the “King” campaigns. (which I kind of dig…) (more…)