Profile_bird

Hey there! JohnDrake is using Twitter.

Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Join today to start receiving JohnDrake's updates.

Already using Twitter
from your phone? Click here.

JohnDrake

  1. IPO activity on the rise: Q2 IPO deal value grew seven-fold over Q1. Emerging markets were 53 of 76 global IPOs: http://tinyurl.com/luapdu
  2. Coke website takes summer off--drives people to blog and facebook page: http://tinyurl.com/lwgvb2
  3. GreenGraffiti. Great idea: http://tinyurl.com/kvto9x
  4. QR codes... making street-based works of art commercially available http://tinyurl.com/nasmdy
  5. RT @MikeDuda: I challenge you to go to challengepost.com to absorb the magnitude of what this site could do to revolutionize innovation.
  6. Really digging this "thinking space" site from The Economist today: http://tinyurl.com/ox29ge
  7. 95% of people use mobile media to fill downtime. More on mobile from Brandweek here: http://tinyurl.com/m925p2
  8. New Levi's campaign getting lots of chatter. Influx has a good post on cultural relevance: the brand then&now: http://tinyurl.com/mevqnd
  9. Really informative Nielsen post on global advertising and consumer trust: http://tinyurl.com/lb4x7m
  10. Lots of posts about how US consumer spending is changing... I like this McKinsey article: http://tinyurl.com/lekjgk
  11. Finally, someone has designed a cool lookin' QR Code... Marc Jacbos. http://tinyurl.com/l4bpdc
  12. Seemed true, now there's research: The fall of an item's popularity mirrors its rise to popularity. http://tinyurl.com/oyvh9q (Via Seth)
  13. @bcritchfield congratulations man! very cool. great city. indeed, you will be missed around here.
  14. Amazed when I saw it the first time--glad to see "Why so Serious" win Cannes Grand Prix/viral category: http://tinyurl.com/kk6q9l
  15. Most recent stats on web usage: ave U.S. adult spent 2.1 hrs/day online in '06, compared to 3.8 hrs in '08, an 81% increase (Media Audit)
  16. nice... OXO now into office supplies: http://tinyurl.com/lkmcrx
  17. Oscars will allow 10 nominees for best picture next year... Just like the 1930s. (One year too late for The Dark Knight!)
  18. If you're interested in global trends surrounding Venture Capital, check out Deloitte's 2009 report: http://tinyurl.com/mfeefm
  19. This week's Cannes festival apparently has a very cool touchwall. I like the RFID check-in: http://tinyurl.com/mdwzop
  20. U2's new concert stage for 360 looks pretty amazing... modeled after famous LAX structure: http://tinyurl.com/mhqa78