Things That Make You Say 'Huh'

   Ben Huh visited work last year to give a great talk on memes, viral videos, and social media. I found him to be both fun and fascinating, a big-thinker who was extremely down-to-earth. What a treat. My friend (and one of my favorite photographers!), Carlo, sent me a link to a wardrobe smackdown: GQ named him #10 on their list of worst-dressed men of Silicon Valley. But he lives in Seattle... and did they not see the awesome t-shirt above? The guy has fun glasses and wears his iPod Nano as a watch! Too cool for you, GQ?

   I am impressed by Ben's ingenuity and his sense of humor, and will forever be a fan, because over dinner he encouraged me to keep beating the social media drum at work, and shared some ideas. Also, he's the guy behind cheezburger network and failblog, so he's got that going for him. Which is nice. Go Ben!
   And by the way, the billboard fail that I posted back in APRIL is still out there in the world, along 31st street near Southwest Boulevard. AND they added a second, matching, WRONG billboard across the street from it. Which I'm pretty sure qualifies as an epic fail.

Shameless pimping of my product...

   I started a new job as Creative Director on Hallmark's digital team about five months ago. (And it's kind of ridiculous how fast it has flown by!!!) One of my favorite products that we create are the personalized cards for Hallmark.com. Our fun designs make it SO EASY to create the perfect card for someone, with or without adding your own photos. They're fun to make & even easier to send: we'll mail them to you if you want to hand-write your own message, or you can do everything online & we'll address, stamp & ship them for you. It is seriously so cool. Our team just created almost 200 new designs for the holidays that will debut at the end of the month, so be sure to check them out—it's never to early to start those Christmas cards! (And if I start now, I might actually have them done on time...)
   I got online this afternoon to make a thanks card for my veterinarian, & a birthday card for Masayo:

   We're even offering 25% off right now with promo code PARTY25 . Give it a try! I am a real believer in this format—every time I've sent personalized cards I've heard a great response from the recipients.

  My group's other awesome products include Mobile greetings, ecards, and a Facebook application to help you track birthdays & special events. Be sure to let me know what you think!