by Josh Galt | Feb 18, 2010 | Capitalism, Cult Branding, Global Virtuosity, Venting
I noticed when I logged in to GoDaddy that they have a "Twitter Check" for all domain names now. Meaning, when you buy a domain name, you can see if the Twitter name is taken as well, and if not, then you can register it (through Twitter).Now, I'm not...
by Josh Galt | Feb 14, 2010 | Cult Branding, Evolution, Marketing, Seamless Design
I found this video really interesting, to see what some famous logos started out as. Even Nike’s “swoosh” logo (not in this vid, but the best logo ever) started out as something else (Blue Ribbon Sports Co!).Nokia, what were you thinking – a...
by Josh Galt | Nov 13, 2008 | Cult Branding, Marketing, Musings
Sent to me by a friend and colleague in the face level sports industry. At around $14,000 though, all I can say is "why?". $14k for one of those Seabob thingys? Come on. It's cool at first glance but when you break it down:1. You can't see jack when...
by Josh Galt | Oct 27, 2008 | Cult Branding, Musings
I should have bought a mac last year when I spent a small fortune building a music studio (erroneously) around a PC.I just bought a Macbook Pro because I needed a new laptop since I'm heading to a tropical destination for the winter to do some riverboarding and...
by Josh Galt | Aug 19, 2008 | Cult Branding, Greatness, Sports
I was chit-chatting with a photographer today during a shoot and we were, of course, talking about the Olympics. When it came to the remarkable Usain "Lighting" Bolt, the photog posed a great question in response to my comments about loving the way he won in...
by Josh Galt | Aug 6, 2008 | Cult Branding, Venting
I have an expensive camcorder that I have used now for about a year with great results. Unfortunately, I took it over one too many waterfalls, and the viewfinder screen is tweaked out so it makes it nearly impossible to work with.Sony, of course, views $1,500...
