Creative Media Alliance

  Business networking, both online and offline, is essential for company growth and success.  LinkedIn, Facebook, Biznik, and other social media platforms are great, but there is nothing better than the good old fashion, face to face, hand shake and a smile, meet and greet interaction.  The Seattle Chamber of Commerce is a great way to build your business network and we encourage everyone to check them out.

Mark is a professional photographer creating documentary, editorial, commercial, and fine art images for a wide range of clients. He has over 10 years experience in photography, video production, and multimedia. His images have been published in newspapers and magazines including USA Today, Newsweek, Alaska Airlines Magazine, Where, Seattle Weekly, Food Arts, as well as many northwest web sites. You can also view his printed artwork at the first Thursday artwalk in pioneer square every month - 619 western - 3rd floor. www.mbbphotos.com

Non profits are really feeling the pinch in this down economy and they can use all the help they can get. CMA provided pro bono video production, video editing and web streaming services to help this incredible organization tell their story and the invaluable services they provide for our community.  Check out the video below and consider FareStart for your next lunch or dinner outing.

We love calling out corporations on any smarmy business practices. Today we're echoing David Pogue of the New York Times who's calling out cellphone carriers that force callers to listen to those mind-numbing 15-second canned messages that go something like this: "At the tone, please record your message. When you have finished recording, you may hang up, or press 1 for more options. To leave a callback number, press 5." (Beep) Not only is Pogue incensed about the ridiculous idea that we still need to be told how to use voicemail, it turns out those additional messages are actually costing…

Watch out YouTube, because goofy pet videos can't hold a candle to vintage TV commercials. From Duke University comes AdViews, a growing online archive of television commercials that date from the 1950s to the 1980s. In addition to ads for familiar products such as Crest, Pampers, and an array of breakfast cereals, are those ads for brands that have been lost to the ages, including Studebaker, Fluffo, and sinister-sounding Sugarcane 99, the Splenda of its day. The newly-digitized archive contains commercials created or collected by ad agency Benton & Bowles and its successor, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, and can…