Thanks to TripSq and Foursquare, this is a fun infograph of all the airports I’ve been to this year and how often (according to Foursquare data). My oh my, I’ve done a lot of traveling. I feel blessed.

I love the letter B. When I babysat, and the kids were learning the alphabet, every time we got to the letter B, I would stop, jump up, put my hands above my head and shout, “B is for Brandie.” The kids would giggle and join in the fun. I’m pretty sure that to this day all the kids I babysat for still say that whenever they come across the letter B

With my love for the letter B, I’m always on the lookout for giant ones whenever I am out or traveling. Surprisingly, I always manage to find one.

Although I posted this one to all my other social networks, I’m posting it here too because it’s my absolute favorite. I mean, how can it not be? There’s even B’s in the woman’s skirt! The logo is from a store called Beckley Boutique located in The Cosmopolitan hotel. Sadly, I’m not a fan of much in the store, but I wish I was! I also wish I had thought of this logo before them! I want to use it for my stuff!

While in San Diego, I walked by a very strange looking billboard during the day. An advertisement for Newcastle, the billboard had a tagline and then a ton of what looked like randomly placed bottle caps. For the life of me, I couldn’t figure out what shape or pattern these bottle caps made. After a few moments, we shrugged our shoulders and kept walking.

Luckily, we passed the billboard again at night. This time, the experience was different. This time, the bottle caps helped to create the shadow of a man reaching for the pint of Newcastle. Very cool. This time, we also noticed a small plaque below the billboard. On the plaque were directions to view the billboard at night. In addition, it contained a QR code to learn more about the making of the billboard, etc.

While the campaign was cool, there were two issues. First, both myself and friend never noticed this plaque during the day. It’s also too small to notice unless you were walking directly by the billboard vs. the other side of the street or driving. But, the worst offender? The QR code. While in theory, great. However, it wasn’t scannable!?!?! I’m not sure if it was because it was too far away (the plaque was offset from the sidewalk behind a fence), if my scanner just wasn’t working or if it really didn’t scan. Luckily, the plaque also contained a URL to (what I assume) was the same content behind the QR code.

The other piece? Besides me, in the fifteen minutes we hung out and watched people stop to check out the billboard, not a single person pulled out their phone to scan the QR code. Maybe they didn’t notice it. Maybe it was a hassle. Or maybe they just didn’t care. Either way, the piece was a great execution in Out-of-Home advertising, but fell a tad short in the digital arena.

Where there’s a will there’s a way. Where there’s passion, there’s a way.

I love quotes. Before Tumblr, I collected them in Word documents on my computer. Before computers, I collected them in spiral bound notebooks. Needless to say, I have notebook after notebook and Word doc after Word doc of quotes. My favorite part of your Facebook profile? The favorite quotations section, of course! To me, that section says more about you than any other thing you have listed on your profile.

What do your favorite quotes say about you? How have your favorite quotes changed over the years? And, if you collect quotes can you see the pattern? Can you tell exactly where you were and what events were shaping your life when you deemed a quote worthy enough to repost, save, favorite, etc.? A collection of favorite quotes are like keeping a diary that’s in a secret code only you and those who know you can decipher.

Thanks to Penelope Trunk, I stumbled onto the below “About Me” page. Wow. By far, this is the coolest, most succinct and well told about me / biography. It’s a quick, easy and light hearted read about a serious subject. More importantly, it sets Joel apart from the pack.

What does your About Me or Bio say about you?

Google really nailed it this Valentine’s Day with their Love doodle and Map Your Valentine e-card. Make your own here.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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