We think it’s fair to start off the early spring with a note on Productivity. Inc. has written several articles on productivity and efficiency recently and they are all worth a read.
What we’re looking at.
Productivity
OK Go
… for inspirational purposes.
March 6, 2010We Want Candy!
Sweet candy for the eyes. Candy Chang is a designer in NY that is bringing change to her environment through creativity and great design.
Greenopolis
Green-washing or a growing awareness on a networking site? Greenopolis, Waste Management’s green social networking site, is getting mixed reviews from eyebrows being raised by Earth First to some praise from Earth Times. What it is doing, bringing attention to something worth talking about, then environment.
Facebook Faceoffs
This NPR article shows the power that the people have when voting on issues great and … not so great. From pickles to politics, who are your friends voting for?
March Madness for man parts?
Vasectomies for free pizza? We know, we’re really not sure what to think of it either but it seems to be working. Virginia Urology is pitching a new campaign and Richmond BizSense has the scoop.
Fight the Good Fight
Boing Boing presents the latest book developed from cubicle boredom, Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction. Have fun at work. Incoming!!
Gut Check
If that can of Campbell’s Soup looks increasingly irresistible, it’s thanks to neuromarketing, part of the company’s efforts to try to get people to buy more soup. They changed the label in response to studies done using biometrics, analyzing consumers’ response to the classic can. I think I’ll have soup for lunch.
Don’t Forget Your Seat Belts
Beautiful Disaster
Treehugger describes the devastating effects that factory farming can have on algae growth in rural lakes through photography. The photos, while illustrating the effects of pollution, show how an artistic eye can draw much needed attention to a large problem.

