Dec 1 Sf tree

Ahhh, hoidays and December have arrived.

Say hello to the dazzle tree downtown San Francisco, across from the Omni Hotel on California and Montgomery. Fa la la la la.

Nov 29 - Clicker Careers Famous Mugs

• Look at our colleagues making their way in today's MarketingVox Email newsletter. Also note the headline story - it sounds like this could have been something DoubleClick also can help with.
  

Nov 20 - SF Turkey Travelers Beware!

• The SF Chronicle has a very good take on just how many SF and Californians are road or plane tripping this Turkey Day. I am adding to those statistics.
  
• I was going to abandon the local Turkey Trot here (warning: link plays annoying music loop!) since it is extensive beach and sand running. However I just checked out the site and due to the terrible oil spill, they moved the race to Golden Gate Park. I'm back in!
• So far my road trip plans are to head up to Inverness, CA and the Point Reyes area (google map) about 1-2 hours north of the city, on the coast. Some beaches will be closed but I am not deterred. I tossed around a trip to Mt. Shasta - but with 5+ hours of driving on Rte 5 on a holiday weekend and gas nearly $4 at the local pumps, for a Jeep Wrangler, Inverness area seemed like a much wiser and economical choice!
• I will be cooking up a traditional feast with the bf tomorrow. Last year we tried to make some fancy dishes. Lets just say its best to stick with basics. I made cranberry sauce tonight and a pumpkin pie this evening. Pure goodness.

Nov 14 - Search Insider » Blog Archive » Facebook Ad Targeting: From 2007 To 1984

Great article on facebook searching and creative marketing experiments...
Search Insider » Blog Archive » Facebook Ad Targeting: From 2007 To 1984

Nov 12 - SF Yerba Buena Free day - thanks Oracle!

• Oracle has officially taken over San Francisco. At least for a week around the Mascone Center. White and red banners drape buses, sidewalks (they lay their own plastic tiles on every the sidewalk), and busstands. Throw in a street shut down, a police task force, and selling out every hotel within a 7 mile radius, and you have Oracle Open World.
  
• One of the assets of having a few hundred million dollars to finance your own user conference is the ability to have all the local museums agree to be free for a day on Saturday Nov 10th. Since I'm already an SF Moma fan, I skipped that and pressed on to the Museum of African Diaspora (aka MoAD), the California Historical Society, and the Academy of Sciences.
  
• It's amazing who comes out of the woodwork for the low low cost of free. Nonetheless, it was sort of a rush tour, but the rainy Saturday made this museum day a huge success.
  
• My favorite museum hands down was the MoAD. I can't believe I look at it everyday through my tiny windows, and never stepped inside. Open almost 2 years, MoAD has wonderful exhibits. The highlight was the featured exhibit about what the world eats. Globalization takes on an interesting twist on how small most of the world has come when it comes to packaged goods and available food crops. My favorite part was the itemized costs of all the food in local dollars and in USD. A week of food was $500+ USD in Germany, while in Mali it was about $30. It was a great way to spend a Saturday. Thanks Oracle!

Nov 6th - Cast your Vote

• Today is Election Day. Walking through midtown Manhattan drizzle I remembered instantly as the volunteer pollers sat at their kiosk tables with instructions visible in Chinese and Korean. Remember to take 10 minutes out of your day and vote. With all the worldy unrest happening, its important to exercise this right. Vote vote vote! If you are traveling and forgot about voting, register for absentee voting as I have done. There really is no excuse
• It feels good to be back in NYC. I certainly feel like a visitor but am enjoying my short trip.