FEBRUARY 19th-21st, 2010

Sketchbooks offers a glimpse into an artist’s life,
which is why we want to make a publicly accessible library of
sketchbooks that people can browse, peruse, and check out. We think
that this sketchbook collection has the potential to open a new line
of communication between the artist and the viewer, since the
experience of making and viewing are both so personal. Anyone can sign
up to receive a sketchbook. Before joining our permanent collection,
sketchbooks will be exhibited at select galleries across the US. Each
sketchbook will be barcoded and cataloged, allowing visitors to choose
what they want to look at via theme, medium, geographic location, name
of the artist, etc.

Sketchbooks will be show in LA, Brooklyn (303GRAND!), Chicago, Atlanta, and
St. Louis.

Exhibition Hours:

Friday, 7-11 p.m. (Q&A from 7-8). Saturday, 8-11 p.m. & Sunday, 12-3 p.m.

To sign up to receive a Sketchbook please visit:

http://www.thesketchbookproject.com

*Also, be sure to check out the article in TONY featuring the Sketchbook project.

On this week’s Digital Download Digg does footwear, Facebook goes after your friends, and Google speeds up the web.

Digg pairs up with TOMS to create some new kicks for a good cause. I’ll upvote that!

Facebook cashes in on popularity with a new ad option that allows brands to target friends of fans connected to their page.

Google is in the prenatal stages of developing a potentially faster internet that could replace HTTP. If they succeed the internet could be twice as fast and their ego twice as big…which is a scary thought.

YouTube gets serious and signs up with NPR, Politico, The Huffington Post and The San Francisco Chronicle for YouTube Direct.

#NewMoon continues to dominate all aspects of social media leading up to the movie’s 12am debut Friday. So for all you Twihard fan enjoy!

The PerkStreet Lounge officially opened last Thursday at 303GRAND. The lounge is free and open to the public, providing free coffee and WiFi. Sure, that’s rad – a place to get caffeine and do some work or surf the web. But it’s better than that.

The PerkStreet Lounge is putting on a series of free events through the month of November – from the grand opening event with music inspired artwork to acoustic music to informational events. It’s awesome. There are photographs from Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Conrad Keely’s artwork from You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead and way way more.

Check out the full schedule here on the 303GRAND site.

The lounge is sponsored by PerkStreet Financial – a brand new financial services company that believes in giving back to its customers. They offer free checking accounts and debit cards that give you 1% back on your purchases, free music, or free coffee. Now that’s a  lot of freebees!

Side note: does your bank do that?  Didn’t think so. Let me break it down for you. They (your bank) have all these branches that you don’t go to. PerkStreet doesn’t have any (strictly online, because they’re 2.0 like that) so you get that cost back in your pocket.

Oh,  did we mention that all those bodega ATM’s with a StarSF logo are free too, all 37,000+ of them.

I know your hooked now, so check out the schedule and stop by the lounge already! Plus, if you open an account at 303GRAND you’ll get $75 deposited in your account. Yeah, also cool. Free money.

The Texans Bring It! Tour had a very successful official kick-off and press event today at the Francisco Medrano middle school in Dallas, TX.

Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, Todd Staples, visited the tour this morning to address kids, educators and press about how important this cause and campaign is. With obesity rates in Texas one of the highest in the nation, the Texans Bring It! Tour will visit four additional middle schools in the next two weeks to propel a movement and bring awareness to the Texans Bring It! campaign, the 3 E’s – education, exercise, and eating right – as well as the website, www.texansbringit.com.

Other key figures in presence today included top officials from federal and state USDA offices, as well as key figures in the local school district.

Street Attack is thrilled to be a part of this groundbreaking campaign. The tour and website were built and managed by the Street Attack team.

On this week’s Digital Download LinkedIn gets a face lift, Twitter gets its own dedicated device, and Facebook makes some big changes.

Some major new developments in Facebook’s ever growing quest for self improvement.

In celebration of reaching 50, million users that is, LinkedIn will be getting some work done.

From Facebook to more flash, Marketing Vox predicts digital trends for 2010.

This weeks #fail brought to you by the maker of TwitterPeeq, because spending $200 on a device dedicated solely to Twitter, that can be downloaded for free on a phone, makes perfect sense.

Help warm a heart this winter by donating a coat. Lands End and the Boston Coalition for the Homeless are encouraging residents to donate gently used coats for a cause that hits home, literally.

Their bone chilling display on the Prudential plaza really exemplifies the stark reality of Boston’s homeless problem. Hard to ignore, this parade of human card board cut outs represents the increasing number of homeless in our great city who stand faceless. (Each figure represents 10 homeless people)

To find out more information and to learn where to donate visit Big Boston Warm Up. The website is also a shocker and contains many appalling facts that would make even the biggest Scrooge search his closet for a donation.

On this week’s Digital Download Burger King augments reality, Twitter breaks it down, and YouTube lends a spooky hand to last minute Halloween costumes.

Long live the King … of  Whoppers. Burger King is breaking ground as one of the first brands to run augmented reality banner ads.

Twitter is making a list and checking it twice.

Viral Marketing meet Social Media…..Social Media meet Viral Marketing….. [I think they might hit it off]…

Happy Halloween! If you need some last minute costume help YouTube’s got your back.

A little strapped for cash these days? Head on down to Copley Square today and join the “Trident Army.” It only takes 5 minutes and a photogenic face. Insecure ego’s need not apply.  What’s your reward for entering this public rally? $20 bucks cash, on the spot!

Additionally, your painted warrior mug will be displayed on the Trident Facebook Page after each city is conquered.

Check out some awesome pics from the Dongyun Lee show at 303GRAND!