Our weekly update on what people have been talking about online over the past 7 days, brought to you by @beaupurr, @ath, and@alexjcampbell.
1. World Cup Retrospective
Watch a playback of minute by minute reactions to World Cup matches
http://bit.ly/9Gvcgy
2. Why are our cars so dumb?
Excellent post by Alex Bogusky on culture, cars and the ‘digital super me’ that we are creating through our social network profiles
http://bit.ly/9H315h
3. Movie to Mobile
Best Buy releases mobile application that interacts with films
http://bit.ly/cKhLUF
4. The Cleanest Test Drive Ever
Extremely cool ‘virtual test drive’ for Toyota by Saatchi & Saatchi
http://youtu.be/a9fAAXXO4zo
5. Sad Keanu
The best internet meme since Unhappy Hipsters.
http://sadkeanu.com/
6. Brands That Don’t Exist
Alex discusses the challenges that brands face reaching consumers in the attention economy
http://bit.ly/axWqB6
7. Twitter goes local
A few hours ago, Twitter launched ‘Twitter Places’ it’s geolocation platform, putting them in direct competition with FourSquare et al
http://bit.ly/aWZGSe
8. Morgan Stanley's latest Internet Trends report
Excellent statistics, predictions and charts from famed Morgan Stanley analyst Mary Meeker . Did you know that in 2009 social networking usage surpassed email usage for the first time?
http://bit.ly/c60eX6
9. The dining table was full of judgement
Students in New York make some interesting modifications to their favourite Scandinavian furniture
http://bit.ly/asI2Hq
10. Great interview with Pepsi’s US marketing director...
Where she talks about the $20 million they are giving away through social media
http://bit.ly/93sg5v