Show Series to Originate on MySpace [New York Times]
Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, producers of “My-So-Called Life” and “Thirtysomething,” will create an original series for MySpace that integrates SNS components. Check our last post for more on the interactive web show trend.
Want to ‘converse’ with advertisers? Me neither [CNET]
Elinor Mills visits the Conversational Marketing Summit held by Federated Media but suspects that the interactive “dialogues” advertisers want to have with consumers is not genuine.
Online worlds to be AI incubators [BBC]
Virtual worlds such as Second Life provide a testing ground for researches in Artificial Intelligence. Initial experiments include AI avatar pets that learn by interacting with their human owners.
At MTV, a New Show That Pushes Deodorant [Wall Street Journal]
MTV’s new series “Gamekillers,” a reality show about a guy’s quest to get the girl, will be a branded entertainment vehicle for Unilever’s Axe antiperspirant.
Shop Via Print Ads – H&M Semacode [Trendhunter]
You can now take a picture of the Semacode (URL barcode) on an H&M billboard and then shop the look in the ad right from your mobile phone.
Shopping: The Mobile Game [MediaPost]
Sprint’s new Mobile Shopper application brings online research to your shopping expeditions.
Geisai Artists at Giant Robot [Cool Hunting]
Takashi Murakami and Giant Robot bring emerging Japanese artists to Gesai art fair in Los Angeles. Show opens September 15th.
Amazon To Launch Music Service Next Week? [Billboard.biz]
Amazon’s digital music service could launch as early as next Tuesday.
Google map could break privacy law [Reuters]
Google Maps’ Street View function, which shows close-ups of city streets, could break Canadian privacy laws.
The Indie City [Slate]
Portland, Oregon is hailed as America’s indie rock Mecca.


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