Items tagged with brianford

Link // 11.05.2008 // 9:25 AM // 0 CommentsBarackolypse Now: The End of the World as We’ve Come to Know It.

A really nice piece by my cousin Brian on what the events that transpired last night mean. Visit site »

Link // 08.12.2008 // 9:06 AM // 0 CommentsBrian Ford: How to be a Successful Journalist With No Prior Experience

My cousin Brian, in response to the horribly bad Wall Street Journal article I linked last night. Funny. Visit site »

Link // 08.03.2008 // 2:59 PM // 0 CommentsBrian Ford: Is John McCain an Obama Killer?

My cousin Brian compares the advertising strategies of Obama and McCain to that of Apple and its competitors, respectively. It’s an interesting comparison. While Apple just keeps showing sexy shots of its killer products and whetting people’s appietie, Sprint (for example)…wait for it…shows sexy shots of Apple’s iPhone in the ads for its Instinct and calls it an “iPhone killer.” Smary, Sprint. Real smart. Brian says:

Perhaps the biggest flaw of John McCain’s campaign (and the criticisms levied by his supporters) lies in the decision to lend even more face-time to an immensely popular opponent who isn’t suffering from a lack of face-time…

Indeed. Visit site »

Link // 01.14.2008 // 7:17 AM // 0 CommentsCult(ure) of Macworld: San Francisco and the Moscone Center

Brian Ford (who happens to be my cousin) continues his already-excellent coverage of this year’s Macworld Expo with a look the Moscone Center. Very cool. Visit site »

Link // 10.15.2007 // 9:01 PM // 2 CommentsBlog on Blog: Jeff Croft

I’m absolutely frightened as to what my linking this could do to the Google results for a search for my name, but…well, what the hell. My cousin, Brian Ford, has written a detailed profile of me. As you might expect, it’s totally fascinating. I have to say, though — I’m actually only 31 years old (Brian says I’m 32). Aside from this minor error, the piece is 100% accurate. Visit site »

Link // 10.01.2007 // 8:31 PM // 6 Commentsbrianericford.com

My cousin and Newsvine writer extraordinaire has finally launched his own personal website. Brian is a classicly-trained graphic designer, but to this point, hasn’t done much web design. He put the site together with Apple’s iWeb, and I must say I’m impressed with what he was able to do. Of course, the code is crap, but Apple has made it relatively easy for someone like Brian to get his stuff out there — and that’s awesome. Visit site »

Link // 08.23.2007 // 10:51 PM // 1 CommentNewsvine - Faceball - As Sensationalized by a Local News Affiliate

My cousin, Brian Ford, tells the Faceball story just as you would hear it on your local news. “It started out as a harmless game — played by young entrepreneurs with too much time on their hands between energy drinks and $10 macchiatos. Find out how “faceball” has become the next dangerous fad — and whether your teen is involved — on your nightly news at 10.

Scotty used to do the dishes every night. These days, he heads up to his room, shuts the door, and pretends to be like his hero, Dunstan Orchard. His work ethic is completely shot.”

Awesome. Visit site »

Link // 06.07.2007 // 7:55 PM // 0 CommentsBrian Ford: IGN’s Top 50 “Lost” Loose Ends Revisited

My cousin and kick-ass Newsvine columnist, Brian Ford, takes a look back on the 50 unanswered LOST questions and finds that a whole heckuva lot of them did get answered by the end o season three. Great piece. Visit site »

Link // 01.04.2007 // 7:35 PM // 2 CommentsBrian Ford: Macworld Expo 2007, Predicions about the predictions

Brian goes sometaithurts and makes a series of predictions as to what predictions various sites that play this game with make regarding MacWord 2007. Funny. Visit site »