Microsoft

Off to Cannes

Setting off for Cannes via a weekend in Nice with my aunt and uncle which is handy.

It’s been a long week, hammering down the filming schedule which I hope will be as engaging as last year – check out the below interview with Biz Stone from Twitter.

To see what we’re up to, check out our dedicated Cannes Lions site, follow us on Twitter and fan us on our Facebook page.

Monday will be very cool as we’re hosting the TED @ Cannes conference. Looking forward to meeting those guys!

That’s it for now, gotta get to T5…

Stargate Universe Photosynth using Silverlight

Impressive Photosynth implementation using Silverlight to bring fans of the hit TV show Stargate Universe deep inside the set of the show.

What’s clever here is as you navigate between each area of the set, a 5 second video is played to promote the DVDs they’re selling.

A short, sweet, unobtrusive tactic but nevertheless, very effective way of generating desire.

Check out this on-set interview with Lawrence Moroney on how Photosynth works and what it takes to create an experience like this.

Bing UK & the 3 Lions – Come on England!

Bing UK’s homepage today – inspired as it is sophisticated.

The below photo that Ashley took on safari in South Africa last year, will be me from about 7.30pm tonight.

I may now have American family, but when it comes to sport……

Big Brother 11 MSN Deep Zoom from Shoothill

Following on from their fabulous Michael Jackson effort, the folks at Shoothill have surpassed themselves with a DZ using photos of previous BB contestants.

To be honest there’s a few faces on here I didn’t need to be reminded of.

Prize for the 1st person to name them all below….

Check it out on MSN UK – Big Brother 2010

Cannes Lions 2010 – Photos, Videos & Social Media #CannesLions

Less than 2 weeks to go now till I head down to the south of France for the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.

The organisers have done a great job with the agenda, attracting the likes of Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook, Ridley Scott, Ben Stiller and a host of advertising gods like Sir Martin Sorrell and Rory Sutherland.

Microsoft Advertising will be there in force – we sponsor the event – and I’ll be running around with my esteemed colleagues – Colm Bracken and Kelley Myers – filming, blogging, photographing, tweeting and, hopefully, getting the chance to imbibe some quality rose wine.

This video, from our Microsoft Advertising YouTube Channel, sets the scene nicely, with an interview with Cannes Lions CEO Phil Thomas and a look back to last year when we managed to get an insightful chat with Biz Stone from Twitter and many, many others.

Keep an eye on the Microsoft Advertising Blog, our Flickr feed and our dedicated Cannes Lions 2010 site which will be fed with all the news and views from the festival.