Author: Daniel Cross

A new, rightsholder-funded study of P2P file-sharing shows music is being traded far less than films, pornography, TV shows, video games, and computer software. Piracy isn’t a problem that industries like to have, but at least it suggests high interest in one’s product. When it...

Young directing duo Daniels orchestrate some colorful chaos for Levis’ Chambray collection for Opening Ceremony, in a film commissioned through the Idealists Agency. Nice track but definitly not something i would have expected from Levis. youtube.com...

Sony Ericsson has unveiled details of its long-awaited Xperia Play, a smartphone designed specifically for gamers, which draws on features from Sony’s PlayStation games console. brandrepublic.com...

Kraft cookie line Oreo is attempting to become the first brand to enter the Guinness World Records with a Facebook title, by recording the highest number of “likes” posted over a 24-hour period. Mmmmh. brandrepublic.com...

Lady Antebellum and Arcade Fire were among the big winners at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, held Sunday night in Los Angeles. The Best New Artist prize went to Jazz vocalist Esperanza Spalding, who made her industry debut at NARM in 2008 during UMGD’s Product...

Nike celebrates the achievements of everyday athletes and aims to inspire movement in a spot for Nike FREE, its running and training shoes that promote natural movement. youtube.com...

Amazing ad for the new integrated campaign for Jim Beam, Bold Choices, starring William Dafoe….beautifully shoot in b&w and and excellent choice on Dafoe! youtube.com...

Y&R New York worked with a star-studded cast to produce this music video for MTV Exit to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking. The agency worked with music collective Black Iris which wrote and performed the original song, When Will I Feel Love, which features...

Visa Europe and Wireless Dynamics have developed a solution based on the latter’s iCarte accessory, which will be supplied by participating banks and operators. mobile-ent.biz ...

Here’s the first look at LG’s G-Slate tablet, gunning to be the best Android tablet by equipping a dual-core Tegra 2 chipset, 8.9-inch 3D display, 3D camera, and of course, Honeycomb. It also runs on T-Mobile’s 21mbps HSPA+ network. gizmodo.com...