0 comments by Ben Koo on 5/9/2008
Before I get into this weeks commercial of the week I want to tell you an interesting story. I saw this commercial on Monday night and loved it. Its ingrained in my head and will be hard to top in 2008. I found it in youtube, and was excited to post it on the blog. […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 5/8/2008
It seemed today there was an onslaught intriguing news on the entertainment front. Below are some highlights. – Last fall I was absolutely captivated by HBO’s mini series entitled Hard Knocks which chronicled the training camp of the Kansas City Chiefs. In fact I have no qualms in saying the series finale in which the […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 5/7/2008
So I wanted to post my commercial of the week, because I have fallen in love with the AMP no walk of shame commercial. Unfortunately they took it off youtube for now (stupid). With the crazy stuff going on in my life (job switch, moving kind of) the only thing I have energy to post […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 5/6/2008
Last week I plugged the first two parts in my 4 part series looking back at the NFL rookie years of the 2006 Buckeye offensive stars. Below you will find the final segments which includes my interview with Troy Smith. Troy Smith Anthony Gonzalez Ted Ginn Antonio Pittman In other interesting Bucknuts news, OSU will […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 5/3/2008
A trio of headlines stood out to me across the college athletics landscape, all of which involved ethical disciplinary actions being taken at prominent sports schools. Leading off is new Indiana basketball coach, Tom Crean deciding to take a stiff line with a handful of current Indiana players. As you may recall Armon Bassett and […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 5/2/2008
Thought I would chime in with some news on the Buckeye front as well as plug my latest two articles. Awhile back I came up with the concept to write a look back at the Ohio State’s 4 offensive stars NFL rookie years (Antonio Pittman, Ted Ginn, Anthony Gonzalez, and Troy Smith). I actually snared […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/30/2008
Awhile ago McDonald’s introduced their chicken ranch snack wrap. It was well received as a healthier, cheaper, snackier, and solid tasting option. A couple months back KFC launched an aggressive advertising campaign touting their new Toasted Wrap as the superior option in chicken wraps. KFC’s attack on McDonald’s now serves as the initial move of […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/29/2008
You can stop freaking out that benkoo.com has not been updated. Travel and some other issues have cut into blogging time, but I am back and back with a vengeance (and a big announcement soon) But before we jump into bigger and better things, thought I would give a shout out to my latest commercial […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/24/2008
Lots of stuff going in the world of Buckeye. Below are some highlights. -Ohio State held its annual spring game. QB Joe Bauserman, LB Etienne Sabino, DE Thadues Gibson, and WR Taurian Washington were some of the surprise standouts. The real story was who was in attendance, as Ohio State hosted a hoard of top […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/23/2008
I would have had no clue today was Earth Day, but thankfully the major online search engine and portals remembered. Its become the industry standard of late for online portals to create event specific banners to celebrate holidays. Below are some examples of the Earth Day banners. Ask.com had a similar one , but its […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/21/2008
I saw a handful of good commercials (I really liked the Diet Mountain Dew yo yo commercial), but in the end opted for this slapstick advertisement promoting Stride Gum. Simply put, its random and hilarious. It doesn’t really make sense, but what’s not to like. Usually I stay away from commercials that are this simple, […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/18/2008
For die hard college football fans there are 6 portions of the year that are essential for following 1) summer camps (pre season practices, position battles) 2) the regular season 3) bowl prep and bowl season 4) national signing day 5) The Spring game (last years below… big crowd) 6) the draft Luckily the draft […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/17/2008
Silicon Valley is home to the lion share of technology companies in the US. However, not in this great area is Microsoft, a company that tends to draw the ire from IT business professionals across the valley. Recently a spoof video Microsoft made for their sales teams has surfaced on youtube (below) and is approaching […]
0 comments by Ben Koo
Last night the MTV’s Gen Y cult hit Rob and Big came to an abrupt end with an unexpected series finale in which Big announces the pending arrival of a his first child and subsequently moves out of the house. Rob and Big has garnered an expansive audience in just under two years (3 seasons) […]
0 comments by Ben Koo on 4/14/2008
Awhile back I blogged about how The Wire had ended its much celebrated 5 season reign on HBO. Despite recieving unprecedented critical acclaim, the show never crossed over to gain mainstream acceptance. 2 months removed from its ending, I find myself going through withdrawal. There is a plethora of entertaining and comical shows out there […]
