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November 10, 2009

Penalty! Unnecessary Blandness! Redesigning the Worst NFL Helmet Graphics (via Fast Company)

As for simplicity, I guess the Cleveland Browns score highest. They use no logo at all but why do the Browns have orange helmets?

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via fastcompany.com

Good question. Best I could come up with without calling the front office:

In the 1950 and 1951 seasons, the Browns wore the white helmets in day games and plain orange helmets in night games because of an NFL rule prohibiting the use of white or light-colored helmets for night games because of the lighting and the use of a white football for night games.
via Wikipedia
The Cleveland Browns used to have their training camp at Bowling Green [State University. So,] to honor [the school] the Browns adopted [BGSU's collegiate colors].
(cleaned up) via WikiAnswers

And now you almost know. On that note, which helmets and jerseys make you glad or gag?

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November 1, 2009

The Good, The Bad and The Browns

Bears 30, Browns 6. We had a Brady Quinn sighting late in this one; that should tell you how it went. Cleveland turned it over five times, but don't worry. They, the Rams, and the Raiders have their byes next week, so the average quality of football should rise dramatically.
via deadspin.com

Also: Ravens ruins the Broncos' once-perfect season, 30-7. Which is about as bad for Cleveland fans as watching Sabathia v. Lee in the World Series.

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October 9, 2009

Follow @drewfromtv and #BlameDrewsCancer

Cancer sucks, but Cleveland rocks.

Famed funny man from my old hood Drew Carey is raising awareness and dollars to fight cancer via social media.

The short of it: a guy named Drew Olanoff was diagnosed with cancer and decided to LIVESTRONG.  One thing led to another, he's auctioning off his Twitter handle @drew to the highest bidder, and Drew Carey will pony up a million bucks if an equal number of people follow him on Twitter.

I wonder how Twitter will hand off the followers between accounts, or whether other famous Drews (e.g. Barrymore, Dr. Drew Pinsky) will raise the ante.  Regardless, this is welcome news for cancer tweeps around the world.

Thank goodness for Follow Fridays.  Now go follow Drew Carey!

Filed under  //   cancer   cleveland   corporate social responsibility   drew carey   social media   twitter  

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September 18, 2009

I miss my thimble

Now that "Rich Uncle Pennybags" is finally open for business, here are my first impressions of Monopoly City Streets:

  • Slick interface.  Think "Command & Conquer meets Google Maps."
  • Buying the streets I grew up?  Cool.  Rebuilding my old school and childhood home?  Very cool.  Owning high rise condos on Whiskey Island? Now we're talking.
  • The fact that no other registered user in the world can touch my properties?  Now that is neat.  Unless of course, they own a bulldozer.
  • Sharing my real estate prowess on Twitter, gravy.  Facebook, I wouldn't know...
  • The game servers lag a bit and the official blog is a tad preachy, but it's free and I ain't griping.

MCS won't replace the kitchen table.  Sure, I miss my thimble, but that's not the point.  This isn't "online" Monopoly, which already exists on multiple platforms.  Nor is it a mere transformation of an American classic.  Rather, a transubstantiation of a ageless brand from gaming tradition to global juggernaut. 

Think of it.  Monopolists in Moscow, for example, snapped up parcels along Arbat Street faster than they could say "это очень дорого" within hours of the site going live.  Save the uber-wealthy, Muscovites can barely afford to stare into store windows along Arbat, much less live there.  But as of today, they are virtual landlords, competing with other consumerists around the world in a digital land grab not seen since Second Life.  The economics of EverQuest also come to mind.  Wake up, marketing!  This could be bigger than Mafia Wars, larger than Second Life!  We need banners and apps and contests! 

Maybe I'm wrong.  Second Life did lose luster over time.  Then again, MCS could be the next "next big thing," spawning countless cottage industries and consulting fees. 

That's the marketer in me talking.  What about the consumer?  Perhaps this fad will pass by my next blog post.  Or maybe I get hooked.  Would I pay for premium play?  Will I crave each session as I once did with Scrabulous (now Lexulous) on Facebook?  And this is light years ahead of Lexulous...

Time will tell.  For now, it's fun to frolic in the old 'hood.  Think I'll go grab another green house.


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September 13, 2009

Football redux

Sure my home teams lost this weekend.  Vikes over Browns, Trojans over Bucks.  My alma mater, I won't even go there...

It's mid-September.  I shouldn't worry so early.  And I don't.  You see, I am from Cleveland, Ohio.  I eat heartbreak with stadium mustard and onions.  And when it suits me, sweet relish.

I got my Columbus fix in 2002.  The Browns?  Well, it's only been 45 years.  What's one more?

This is football, dammit.  My kind of football.  I have high def and I'm not afraid to use it.  Now pass me some hot wings and keep the beer cold.

Yeah, the blue cheese, too.

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