Complete Fulfillment

I just got back from VMWorld. It was quite an experience. This was my first tradeshow and was some great learning for me. There were over 14,000 people there over the last 4 days. It was crazy the amount of infrastructure that was required to manage all of the logistics of this many people. They had this cartoon theme. I took some pictures of these ~30ft tall pictures that lined each of the hallways.



I will post some of the video I took of the lunch room. It was amazing.

This is the long version of the second commercial.



Here is the article that ran in Fast Company a few months ago about the firm that is developing these commercials.

This video is great. I don't know what it is with me blogging about videos lately but oh well. This has gotten awful reviews on YouTube but I think it is great. Microsoft recently engaged the same marketing firm that brought you the King - of Burger King. I think this will be the first in a series of strange but attention getting commercials.

I can't wait for this guy to join the Blazers next season. He is going to need some work but he is high energy. In the gold medal game last night he made some threes, some great passes, rebounded and this great dunk. He fouled out and Spain lost but you can tell that this guy will be an exciting add to an already great Blazers squad.

The Russian reaction is the best part.

Have you noticed that every swimming race in the China Olympics has been a world record? Some people might jump to the idea that all the swimmers are juiced. Given how many times that Michael Phelps was tested for drugs I find this highly unlikely - although it is just a matter of time until a French newspaper makes the claim.

Could there be something in the water? I'm not typically a conspiracy theorist but China is very motivated to show well in these games. Could they do something to the water that would allow the swimmers go faster? Could they reduce the friction or something? Just a random thought.