7.22.10 Ford's Facebook Launch- Car Companies Are Finally Catching Up
For those of you who haven't heard about Ford's "really really different" upcoming launch for its 2011 Ford Explorer, you might be surprised to hear that it won't involve booth models and smoke machines at an auto show. Instead, Ford's decided to simultaneously launch its new Explorer on the model's Facebook page and in NYC's Harold Square, with "Dirty Jobs" host and Ford spokesperson Mike Rowe on July 26th. On the release date, multiple videos [...]
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7.21.10 Street Attack: Vision Episode 4 Somerville Local First
In this episode we visit Somerville Local First, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping local businesses, artists and crafts thrive. Check out the video and don't forget to visit their website for more information and to stay up to date with all of their events. http://vimeo.com/13492066
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7.19.10 Three Ways to Stop Your Smartphone From Labeling You
How often have you heard someone say, "Oh, you would have an iPhone" or "way to conform" when you decide to purchase a BlackBerry. Too often, right? To be perfectly fair, it's not easy expressing your individuality in tech, especially when most of the people you know have an iPhone, Blackberry, or some Android device (they all kind of seem like the same to me). If I ever spend a night in a different place, I never even worry about how I'm going [...]
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7.12.10 The Quick & Easy Way to Kill Your Productivity
Here at Street Attack we value our efficiency and productivity as diligent (and slightly neurotic) advertisers. Everyone needs a break now and then- a brief respite from the daily grind- so here's a list of our favorite time-wasting websites to ensure that even your off-time is productive, depending on how you look at it. Don't Even Reply < [...]
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7.9.10 Marketing & Augmented Reality, Working Together
The term "Augmented Reality" (AR) has been described as everything from the future of marketing to the demise of productivity to the most useful and innovative addition to smartphones since the web browser. AR is, in fact, a type of browsing, but one that involves browsing the world around you rather than the world wide web. Wikipedia defines it as, "enhancing one’s current perception of reality" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality) [...]
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7.8.10 Do It Yourself: Blurb lets you tell your story
The online self publishing service Blurb has been around and well known in the do it yourself communities, but we thought with the summer heat wave killing us here on the East Coast, you might find yourself stuck indoors more than you'd like, with more time on your hands to unleash that inner creative being. The Do It Yourself series focuses on sharing tools and technology that make the traditional crafting realm [...]
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7.7.10 Summer in YOUR City- Film Edition
The hottest season of the year is classically associated with broken air conditioners, crowded pools, mad ice cream dashes, and other desperate measures to stay cool. Summer is also a time, however, when many cities celebrate certain films by showcasing them, typically for free, at prominent locations. Going to an outdoor movie is a great activity to do with friends, family, and even as a date. Here's our rundown of the best places to see an outdoor [...]
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