Posts tagged government
avin narasimhan
often rambling, but hopefully always interesting
Visual Story Of The Gulf Oil Spill
Leaving political commentary or tirades about BP aside, I think one thing we can all agree on is that the oil spill in the gulf is something that will fundamentally change many aspects of our culture and the future direction of the country for some time to come. But my guess is for many people, grasping exactly how much so is a bit difficult unless you’ve seen it live. And personally while I’ve been reading everything I can, and have seen bits and pieces of the impact in stories, pictures, videos scattered across the web, this presentation is one of the most powerful collection of images I’ve encountered so far, and probably brought it home most for me.
No long winded wrap around back to brands or marketing, just something that is incredibly powerful and I thought was worth a minute out of all of our days to take in (and a good reminder of how the daily problems and issues we may face as an industry seem rather trivial when put into context with an event that affects us all as human beings on a shared planet).
Remix: No You Can’t
via youtube.com
Somehow just caught this that’s been making the rounds over the past few days. Not nearly as successful as the original, but it gets the point across. Entertaining on the surface, but also sad that it seems to sum up the political conversation of the past year quite accurately.
Infographic: trends in job losses, from 2008 to today
via fastcompany.com
I’ll resist going into any additional political commentary, and just let this speak for itself. As Fast Company rightly puts it, “sometimes a strong, simple infographic says more than words can”.
Not all pleasant, to say the least, but a good sign of where things are going.
Maybe the best political ad ever
via mediabistro.com
@agencyspy says it best— can you really argue with his platform?
Worth checking out the rest of his campaign and the organization building around him as well. And, if you prefer a slightly toned down version of his campaign promises, he serves that up for you front and center on his site as well (hm but no embed code? C’mon man!)
Newsweek Counts Down the Past 10 Years in 7 Minutes
via citizentube.com
Just caught this over on Citizentube (which incidentally is another great source I just started keeping regular tabs on). Nice cultural roundup of the last 9 years (though obviously the chorus is already sounding off on the moments that may have been missed, but that’s bound to happen).
Good for what it is, and the picture it paints of the journey we’ve taken over the past few years, as well as hinting at where we are headed. Worth 7 minutes.
