I was named a Film Independent Project:Involve Screenwriting Fellow, Class of 2010. You probably already know Film Independent (FIND) as the fine folks who bring you the Independent Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, this is one of their talent development programs.
That series of 60-plus ads brought some humanity into the equation by turning the machines into live-action cartoons. In so doing, the comic spots offer transparent understanding of the aspirations of its audience and how people identify -- and connect emotionally -- with technology
Jobs knew that the iMac could well save the company he'd founded in 1976 -- but the new model was 12 months off ... Meanwhile, to let the world know Apple was not going away, Jobs needed a rallying cry -- something to remind the core following of Apple's rebel spirit. The result: Think Different.
Most brands are run by committee, but this one is the embodiment of a living, breathing person. Steve Jobs is Apple in the way that Richard Branson is Virgin. Of course it helps when you're a brilliant marketer who happens to be the CEO.
To date, more than 220 million iPods have been sold worldwide. The success is all the more amazing because Apple didn't invent the MP3 player—it redefined it ... Prior to the iPod launch, the devices on the market were ugly, weak and could barely hold one album.
Out of touch and kilter with the spirit of democracy in South Africa, Zille has come up with a male-dominated provincial cabinet which defies our efforts to redress gender and race imbalances created by apartheid
Under the stewardship of Zille, this project hit serious snags in the Cape Town metro, with the budget more than double than was originally planned. This mess of the BRT alone should earn Zille an absolute zero
We settled on three out of 10 as an overall mark for the president
Instead of providing an effective brake on power abuse, independent institutions are becoming extensions of the ANC, and instruments of the party's power abuse
Not only does the latest move expose the DA to be employing cheap and desperate political tactics, but it demonstrates that they are not in keeping with the sentiments expressed by the South African people and the international community in praising the work of government, particularly that of our Presi...