Measuring Pop Culture Relevancy On the Spookiest Day Of the Year
Should Nicki Minaj and the cast of Jersey Shore be worried? Halloween costumes indicate relevancy in pop culture and imitators of the aforementioned celebrities were nowhere to be found in Minneapolis this weekend.
read moreHow To Eat Brains And Build A Brand
You’d have to be dead not to see the smashing success of the Zombie Pub Crawl in the Twin Cities. Seven years ago, 100 shuffling freaks went bar hopping. This year, they’re expecting 18,000. A zombie leader explains secrets of their success.
read moreNetflix Scripts Its Own Disaster
The company, already hemorrhaging customers, makes matters worse by bungling the introduction of Qwikster. CEO Reed Hastings does even more damage with his apologetic blather.
read moreTechnology Time Travel, One Keystroke At a Time
In honor of FHLT08 and hotdesking, a Fast Horse intern looks back on a decade of personal technology use.
read moreBloggers, Consumers And Skirts, Oh My!
A Fast Horse intern buys a skirt — and her excitement over an outfit gives way to thoughts about the power of marketing and advertising, especially as it relates to her role in the game.
read moreWho Stole My Debit Card Information?
In the dead of night, a thief makes off with gas purchased with a stolen check card number. So begins a personal mystery for Fast Horse intern Alex Weaver, who delves into the underworld of iTunes, US Bank and ‘double swiping’ as she investigates a modern-day mugging. Can you help crack the case?
read moreInsta-fail: Instagram Serves Up Android Customers On A Silver Platter
By focusing on the iOS platform, Instagram alienated one-third of the smartphone market and opened the floodgates for photo sharing competitors to snag Android OS users.
read moreThe Undead Aim To Keep You Safe
A campaign that goes back to brains. The CDC’s new preparedness campaign takes a bite out of a larger audience and asks, “Are you ready for the zombie invasion?”
read moreNew ESPN Tell-All: Sordid Tales From The Frat-Boy Deep
A new book will reveal the rise of a successful sports network, complete with explicit stories of sex, drugs and knock-down, drag-out fights. Will ESPN respond to this PR blow?
read moreMy Crush On The New White iPhone Is So Over
I loved you once. But you weren’t there for me. Now it’s too late. Please, don’t call or text. I’ve fallen for someone else. And he’s great. Cheers, Alex.
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