When I started writing this post, the video in question actually existed… but now the link they had goes to the Visitor and Convention Bureau site… hmmmmmm. The title of this post might as well be “How not to do viral marketing.” It concerns a new animated ad campaign, detailed in excruciating detail in this… Continue reading What the hell was that?
Tag: Bend
My new blog launch: Hack Bend
I had hinted a while back about a new project I was starting, and I think it’s time to launch and announce it. It’s a new blog called Hack Bend, and it’s purpose is to be an insider’s guide to Bend and Central Oregon. (In fact, the tagline I have on it right now is… Continue reading My new blog launch: Hack Bend
Growing Up in Central Oregon: Introduction
This is a series I’ve been mulling over for a while now and even at one point promised Simone I would write. I’ve been wanting to write it partly because I think the perspective of growing up in rural Central Oregon is unique, and partly because I think there’s some good stories to tell. So… Continue reading Growing Up in Central Oregon: Introduction
Bend, Oregon Monopoly
The title refers to the board game, not a business monopoly. Sorry to anyone coming here looking for juicy Bend business gossip. 🙂 According to CNNMoney, Monopoly is updating its look with modern places and landmarks and further, letting users vote on their board placement. That’s pretty cool, and it brings to mind the panoply… Continue reading Bend, Oregon Monopoly
The Paperback Exchange is closing
Heads-up, Bendites: The Paperback Exchange, which is one of the oldest used bookstores in Bend (if not the oldest), is closing! Right now they’re having a huge 75% off sale on everything. I stopped over there after lunch and bought four books (for only $4.50, which would have been regularly priced at $18) and talked… Continue reading The Paperback Exchange is closing
That’s a lot of realtors
My mom mentioned this yesterday, though I didn’t see it online and I’m too lazy to do a deep search: there is now apparently one realtor for every 200 people in Bend, according to The Bulletin. Wow. I figure this should be good fodder for the newish Bend, Oregon Housing Bubble blog.
Bend tees
This idea seems like a natural: a blog spotlighting funny Bend-related T-shirts. All locally designed and offered via CafePress. I wish I’d thought of it first.
Anagram map of Downtown Bend
Inspired of late by Boing Boing’s pointers to subway maps that have been remixed to used anagrammed names, I thought it would be fun to do the same with Bend. Only, Bend doesn’t have a subway (or any mass transit, grrr), so I did the next best thing: remixed the map of downtown. The only… Continue reading Anagram map of Downtown Bend
Population 70,238
That’s the current population of Bend, Oregon. It’s up, what, 40% from the year 2000 census population of 52,029. My question is, have that many people moved into the city (18,209 of them) in that time, or have the powers that be mostly been creative with the city limits (which is what got us to… Continue reading Population 70,238
Resonate
I think Jennifer almost always has insightful things to say about Bend (and is a fine writer to boot), but last night’s post was really remarkable, I think. She points to the Bend 2030 website (the project of which I was only really tangentially aware of until the past few days), and drops the bomb… Continue reading Resonate