This Week on the Internet: Louisville Apps, Great Video Ads and a LEGO Smartphone

Today’s Menu
 
— Louisville —
 
This (Perfect?) Restaurant App Offers Just The Menu And The Hours | Congrats to Michelle Jones on her beautiful app!
 
Louisville word game inventor puts Gadzookery mobile app up for crowdfunding. Another success story in the making?
 
— Kudos —
 
Ad of the Day: Oscar Mayer – A man travels across the country, paying for everything in bacon
 
Ad of the Day: Amazon – The new Kindle spots take a page from the iPad, but the story doesn’t end well | Fellow Vestie Kate Jennings and I had a different reaction to the video than the author of this post. We felt identifying with and becoming part of their audience’s daily life was a strong position. How does it strike you?
 
Is the bus “cool”? This ad sure is! | This is one bus I’d like to ride!
 
— Mobile —
 
QR Code Beer Bottles Help Singles Meet At The Bar [Video] | As clunky as I usually find QR codes, I did think this was a clever use.
 
Check Out LEGO’s Smartphone Prototype | I think this could rival the new iPhone.
 
— Research —
 
Photos and Videos as Social Currency Online | Here’s a bit of interesting research from The Pew Internet & American Life Project.
 
— Odds and Ends —
 
Visualizing Virality: The xx’s New Album Premiers through a Single Fan
 
Now You Can Buy Your Own Cube Of New York City Garbage | It’s not about garbage, it’s about packaging.
 
Being noisy in the movie theater? Ninjas might shut you up
 
— Just for Fun —
 
Google unveils the Bacon Number; figures out degrees to Kevin Bacon (really) | Don’t click this unless you’re ready to spend at least five minutes playing with it.
 
The Daily What: This Will Make You Cry of the Day | via Death and Taxes
 
Bon Appétit!