0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/6/2009
In the last month and a half, I have felt the need to mock the two shockingly bad advertisements below. Snuggie Microsoft SongSmith Both are pretty horrid. But oddly the fact of the matter is that they both have been wildy succesful. As the economy withered in October, cable stations were forced to show more […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/5/2009
A couple days ago, I got to hear best selling author Michael Lewis give a keynote on the origins of his book, Moneyball, as well his next book he is working on that will cover the collapse of our financial system. It was extremely insightful, but I have to admit I was really taken with […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/3/2009
Yes you read that right. Where did this happen? Arizona of all places (Tucson area). When did this happen? In the seconds after the Cardinals took their first lead of the game with minutes left in the 4th quarter. How did this happen? Well nobody knows. But given that this is the freaking Super Bowl […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/2/2009
That Super Bowl was awesome. Not sure if it was the best ever as 1/3 of it was kind of dull. However imo, it had the best play in a Super Bowl ever (James Harrison 100 yard int TD), and the awesomest finish ever. I thought the commercials didn’t have that many standouts, but at […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 2/1/2009
What? Ben Koo watches tennis? No not really. However last night through sheer dumb luck stumbled upon the final of the Australian Open around 1:30 am and decided that I was going to push all in and watch what many sports fans are calling the best rivalry in sports. It did not disappoint and in […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/31/2009
Below are two pictures. One made by former colleague and good friend, Ryan Meeker responding to yesterday’s post in which I made goofy posters. My buddy Art (photography expert, and coding ninja) requested a Ben Koo Obama picture) and now he gets it. I think I am going to put this as the background to […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/30/2009
There is no doubt in my mind that I am among the worst 5% of the total human population in terms of art skills. However things like Jib Jab and Obamiconme.com do a lot of the heavy lifting if and when I feel the time to make something visual. I found Obamiconme.com today and spent […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/29/2009
Every day there is significant news about our downtrodden economy. Sometimes its another 3 digit loss on the Dow, more layoff announcements, unemployment figures, or news of more bankruptcies. However there have been several things that really stick out more then some. Below are five things that blow my mind about the recession. 1- Post […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/27/2009
Came across two really interesting football stories, none of which has to do with the Super Bowl. First, coming off a banner year, the Mountain West Conference is making its case to the BCS that it should get an automatic bid to a BCS bowl game. While the likelyhood of success on this front is […]
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About 6 months back in far different economy, I convinced my friend Skinner to look for jobs in Silicon Valley. Kudos to him for taking the plunge into a new lifestyle, area, and web 2.0. In the end, he settled down at Yelp and has learned quite a bit in his time there. While telling […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/26/2009
Haven’t been doing much commercial of the week of late mainly because literally 1/3 of all commercial I have seen this new year have been trucks commercials. However this one put a smile on my face. The scantily clad women got my attention, the sexy accent pulled me in, and the words coming out of […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/25/2009
I was lucky enough to catch the documentary, Running the Sahara on Show Time today. Saw most of it and have to say it was probably one of the best things I have seen on television. Below is a trailer If you don’t have the time to check out the trailer, in a nutshell its […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/24/2009
I love this video. Here is a guy just like everyone else, having a hell of a time dealing with these very difficult times. So what’s his answer? Let’s just say he has some very outside the box thinking. For a very stiff NYC crowd, I am not sure how this went over. Regardless its […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/23/2009
This week started off on a very positive note with the 1-2 punch of MLK day and the Inauguration. I wasn’t fooled into thinking that a new president in office would make life easier, but did hold out some hope that some good news on the economic front was out there waiting. And for a […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 1/22/2009
The Kings are having a pretty horrible year, but that’s to be expected when your top five scorers are Kevin Martin, John Salmons, Brad Miller, Francisco Garcia, and Beno Udrih. No, I am serious those are their top five scoreres and not the names of the five finalists in a season of Making the Band. […]
