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Don't mock the BieberJustin Bieber - the kid with a whole legion of teenage girls behind him and an even bigger army of grownup misanthropes who hate him with a passion. Bieber…
For the love of Bambi, say something newI often think the world is dying from simplicity. Instagram offers an instant substitute for good taste and games like Draw Something uphold the illusion that…
Why drawing stick figures on Draw Something is not creativeDraw Something - the game where two players alternate turns between drawing a picture and guessing it. If you don't know this app, you should look around more…
Mumbai round-upFourteen days I spend my time in one of the craziest cities on the planet. Asia is booming and advertising is starting to gain quality quite rapidly there,…
caboodleWith the SOPA postponed, I figured now would be a most fitting time to share something which is not mine with you - the internet. Archive of 789 images, not…
In a parallel universeMy first article of the year and already I have this itching urge to clarifying something, namely:I consider my life one big experiment, and 'collecting' many…
Advertising as a sport“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” That was said by…
What SEO can learn usThe notion that content is king is a myth, because it's based on a fallacy, namely the following: 'If you build something good, the customers will come…
Content is catalystThe dail-up sound:http://jackmancer.com/images/dailup.mp3 Listening to that definitely takes me back to a time, not so long ago (10 years?) where I had to ask…
Best of WikipediaWikipedia is often the target of purists who say it's unreliable because it's full of errors and that anyone can edit it. It may be true, but I believe in…
Strategic lawn mowingHave you ever heard about strategic lawn mowing before?It's like normal lawn mowing - but smarter. You see, instead of just rolling out your lawn mower and…
Retrospect on the Cannes Lions 2011Sunday, the 19th of June, 2011. The Cannes Film Festival was over. The celebrities where flown back to Beverly Hills. Their trash was removed, the red carpet…
Why I hate InstagramMaybe I'm just being grumpy here but I can use a good rant since I'm getting really really tired from seeing the same faded faux Polaroid aesthetics all over…
CapitalismasSo I read this article about a Christmas tree, costing 11 million dollar, being unveiled in a hotel in Abu Dhabi. If you didn't know yet, Abu Dhabi, part of…
The notion of randomnessI like to think about the definition of words, and why the words where ever made. One of them is random. "Unsystematically" is it's synonym. I don't believe in…
50 ways to get an ideaMost ideas jump into our brains at unexpected times, at unexpected places. (Having dinner at 6' is an idea, and it's one that occurs at an expected time and…
Copywriting quotesThis is a collection of quotes about copywriting from some advertising legends. Together, they make a sort of quick guide to this act of stringing words…
11 ways to boost your brainpowerDo new thingsGo wine tastings, go diving, I don't know. Do something new. Don't make life a time-serving routine. Sleep wellHave at least 8 hours of sleep a…
Food for your brainMost of you know that apples speed up your metabolism while onions decrease hypertension. Some foods have increased beneficial effects on your body. Still,…
Playstation freak adsSuper Mario, Donkey Kong and Sonic. All game-characters from way back. But all made for kid's games. Even Link from Zelda wasn't exactly a badass. And let's…
LEGO case studyAh, LEGO. Complete days of my life have I spend with these plastic building blocks. Yes, my LEGO characters suffered greatly at my fingertips. It's been a…
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