Thursday, January 28, 2010

I'm Back with Modern Family, Wired, Air New Zealand, and The New Yorker

Back by popular demand...I have been away for awhile but am re-engaged. If you have to know, I was on sabbatical.


My blog is about the brands and the impact that their advertising has on my life, both negative and positive.


However, I will start off this post with a word-of-mouth connection that I recently had. A friend had mentioned the television show, Modern Family, was the best new series. I am a little late to the party, but have to agree. I prefer smart-comedies to silly-comedies. I missed the first few episodes but have been catching up via DVR and ABC.com. http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family



I am a fan of Wired on Facebook and recently saw this article about Air New Zealand. I'm getting sleepy. The Facebook update sent me to Wired where I read the article (but did not dig any deeper into the site, at least today) and was exposed to display ads from The New Yorker, but did not click.

In the ongoing game of creative airline seating, Air New Zealand is introducing a welcome option in the economy section of its new long-haul airplanes. Some seats at the back of the plane will feature a footrest of sorts that can be raised like a recliner to create a platform for sleeping. Read More http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/01/airline-introduces-cuddle-class-seating-to-the-economy-section/#ixzz0dxBbNDFV