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Future of Play | Can Children Playing Be a Source of Power?

Escape from IDEO on Vimeo.

London 2012 Olympic Games | Looking Ahead...

Google at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games | Come Ski With Me...

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USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White's Bollywood Ice Dance Big Hit in Vancouver

Earlier tonight at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White, both students at the University of Michigan, were a bit hit thanks to their Bollywood Ice Dance, vaulting to 2nd place going into Monday night's free dance.

So, maybe next time, they should try Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire...same song length :)

Olympic Marketing | AT&T's Vancouver Commercial of Here's to the Possibilities

TED Talks | Tim Brown, IDEO CEO on Creativity, Play, Design Thinking and Thinking Big

From TED:

Tim Brown is the CEO of innovation and design firm IDEO, taking an approach to design that digs deeper than the surface. Having taken over from founder David E. Kelley, Tim Brown carries forward the firm's mission of fusing design, business and social studies to come up with deeply researched, deeply understood designs and ideas -- they call it "design thinking."

IDEO is the kind of firm that companies turn to when they want a top-down rethink of a business or product -- from fast food conglomerates to high-tech startups, hospitals to universities.

IDEO has designed and prototyped everything from a life-saving portable defibrillator to the defining details at the groundbreaking Prada shop in Manhattan to corporate processes. And check out the Global Chain Reaction for a sample of how seriously this firm takes play.

TED TALK (2009) By Tim Brown on Design Thinking and Thinking Big

McDonald's Remake of Michael Jordan - Larry Bird Showdown Commercial with Lebron James and Dwight Howard

TED Talks | David Cameron, Britain's Conservative Party Leader on the Next Age of Government

David Cameron, the leader of Britain's Conservative Party says we're entering a new era -- where governments themselves have less power (and less money) and people empowered by technology have more. Tapping into new ideas on behavioral economics, he explores how these trends could be turned into smarter policy.

President Barack Obama, when he was a candidate not too long ago in July 2008, chatted with David during his trip to Europe:

From TED:

David Cameron was elected leader of the Conservative Party in December 2005, and has been a Member of Parliament for the Witney constituency since 2001. Before he became an MP, he was a Special Adviser  to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and then to the Home Secretary. He took a break to work in media for seven years, then stood for election in 2001 on an agenda of tax-cutting. (During the election, he also wrote a column for the Guardian.) As a new MP, he took several controversial positions, such as coming out in favor of the "harm reduction" drug policy. He became a member of the shadow cabinet (an alternative cabinet to the party in power) in 2003, and two years later became head of the party. And last year, the Daily Mail called him the "prime minister in waiting."

Go World | Behind Visa's Olympic Marketing Campaign with Antonio Lucio

Antonio Lucio, Chief Marketing Officer of Visa, discusses their Olympic sponsorship and marketing with the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games and beyond with AdAge (via Amir Zaheer).

Here's 5 examples of Visa's current Olympic video (television and internet) spots:

Flight over Vancouver

Dutch After Sven Kramer's 5000m Gold | Partying Like It's 2010

For those who are not already aware of this, the Dutch are incredibly passionate fans of speedskating. Sven Kramer, one of their own, won the Gold for the 5000m on the first day of competition of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games and meets his fans at Holland House.

What Really Happened During My Trip to Sweden...

In September and October 2009, I visited Copenhagen, Denmark for the Olympic Congress as my dream, efforts andproject of making Chicago an Olympic Bid City and candidate for the Olympic Games had come true and was there to see if we would be selected for the 2016 Olympic Games with other great candidates from Rio, Madrid and Tokyo (Rio was selected and will make an outstanding host city for 2016).

Since I have family in Copenhagen and across the border in Sweden, it was a remarkable experience to visit, but what many of my friends back in the USA don't know is what really happened once Olympic business was complete and I had a chance to explore Sweden a bit more.  Watch and see for yourself :)

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Note:  Video is powered by Qbrick's Streaming Media Solutions.  They are also providing web and mobile video solutions for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games for Sveriges Televsion (SVT) in Sweden.

Jamie Oliver's 2010 TED Prize Wish to Reverse Childhood Obesity

Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games - Go World

Go World (Visa)


NBC Promo


Last night in Vancouver


Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies begin February 12, 2010

Cool Super Bowl Ads of 2010 | NFL Thank You to Fans

During the actual game, I missed the first part of the NFL's ad thanking their fans during Super Bowl XLIV (2010), but thanks to the magic of YouTube, I've had a chance to watch it over and over.

Great videography with slow-motion effects...

Super Bowl 2010 | David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno

More from the NY Times on the background on the ad

Super Bowl 2010 | Google Commercial

Vancouver Winter Olympic Games | NBC Promo Spot

8 Classic Super Bowl Commercials | Apple Macintosh, Monster, E-Trade, Coke, CareerBuilder, Xerox, Hulu, GoDaddy

Super Bowl 1984 | Apple Macintosh Ad


Super Bowl 1999 | Monster.com Ad


Super Bowl 1999 | E-Trade


Super Bowl 1980 | Coke and Mean Joe Green


The next ad could apply toward several corporations and government entities near you as well.

Super Bowl 2006 | CareerBuilder


Super Bowl 1977 | Xerox Monk Ad


Super Bowl 2009 | Hulu Ad


Super Bowl 2005 | GoDaddy Ad

While GoDaddy has taken controversial Super Bowl ads to the edge, if you want to register a name (cheaper than GoDaddy), check out SuperstarNames.com, where every internet domain name benefits charity (currently the American Red Cross efforts in Haiti).

Must-Have iPhone Apps for Law Students and Lawyers

Law (aka "the legal system") is one of the areas of society that needs desperate "change" in terms of how things are done, the approach and even several old-style attitudes.  Hopefully, the law students of today that are being exposed to technology will help force the legal system to change for the better.

Lawyers (insert joke here), judges, courts and both the business and practice of law need transformation.  I'm glad to see the iPhone becoming a tool in that direction and will be interested to see how things change even more with the iPad.

If you are into the mix of iPhones and law, also check out Jeff Richardson's iPhoneJD blog.

There's a new app called Fastcase, a "must-have" for lawyers or law students or anyone who likes discussions about Supreme Court cases at 2am (that includes me), here's a couple reviews:

http://www.illinoislawyernow.com/2010/01/29/fastcase-releases-first-legal-research-app-for-iphone/
http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2010/02/review-fastcase.html