From the Headlines: Week of January 27, 2012
Taco Bell to start serving breakfast, or “First Meal.” Wendy’s is testing its new Bacon Portabella and Spicy Santa Fe burgers in Wichita. McDonald’s Twitter Campaign Goes Horribly Wrong. I’ll take a Venti Merlot, please. Girl saves mothers life by slapping her with a piece of pizza. Read More
Job Opening: Interactive Designer / Front End Developer
MoCo, Inc. is looking to add some creative and technical know-how to our arsenal. Are you a designer/front end developer who obsesses over pixels being perfect? Know enough about code to break and then fix it? Want to be the next DJ in our loft that overlooks our space? Being a part of MoCo’s interactive team, you’ll be in a creative and flexible environment working on a wide range of unique interactive projects including huge product driven... Read More
2012: Bring It On
It’s January 20th. Do you know where your New Year’s Resolution is? Buried somewhere at the bottom of a bag of cheesy Doritos deliciousness? Well, don’t beat yourself up. You’re certainly not alone. In fact, according to the UK’s Daily Mail, it took only nine days into the New Year for 75% of hopefuls to abandon their skinny jeans and/or fat wallets. If you’ve already given up on flaunting that beach body, there’s still hope. The... Read More
From the Headlines: Week of January 20, 2012
New Apple iBooks Author app lets you make your own books for free. Results of the Wednesday internet “blackout” protest against anti-piracy bills. Volkswagen releases Super Bowl teaser ad featuring dogs and Star Wars. Three years after being diagnosed, Paula Deen announces she has Type 2 Diabetes. New check-in service, GetGlue, receives $12 million in new financing. Read More
Meet MoCo
MoCo welcomes designer Justin Tvete to the team! As the new guy, we thought it only fair to thoroughly embarrass Justin by having him answer some personal questions about himself. He didn’t even put up a fuss. How long have you been in the industry? I graduated from Moorhead State with my BFA in December 2010, so I am just over a year out of school. What agency/company did you come from? I worked as a designer with the Minnesota Timberwolves/Lynx... Read More
From the Headlines: Week of January 13, 2012
Popular Mechanics picks the top gadgets of CES 2012 Google search and Google+ merge to create Social Media “juggernaut” 5 ways brands can use Pinterest to boost customer engagement Music moguls Beyonce and Jay-Z announce birth of baby Blue Ivy Carter Hostess files for bankruptcy Infomercial host Vince Offer in another “Schticky” situation The new Crash Corsage app—all you need to become the ultimate wedding crasher Swearing and... Read More
History in the 21st Century
The cavemen told stories through paintings. Ancient tribes relied on song and dance. Our parents used printed text and scripted television. But what is the next generation going to use to share stories? Educators and history buffs are starting to jump on the social media bandwagon to connect a younger audience with the past. They are using social media to share stories about people and events in history. Facebook Donnelyn Curtis is the director of... Read More
What Just Happened – 2011 Year in Review
2011 was a year of change. We saw change in our social media with the new Google+ and the overhaul of both Twitter and Facebook. We saw new relationships forming, first between Prince William and Kate Middleton, then Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, and then Siri and her fans. We also said good-bye to some of our favorite icons-from Steve Jobs passing to The Oprah Winfrey Show finale to the final space shuttle flight. Take a quick look back at what... Read More
From the Headlines: Week of January 6, 2012
Another perfectly nice home destroyed by children with stickers. 5 best practices for digital marketers in 2012. Time-saving tips for touchscreen users. Super Bowl ads sell out at record costs. Unilever releases its first worldwide print campaign. And it’s awesome. Read More
