Current TV issues advertising RFP via Twitter

Just about an hour ago, Jordan Kretchmer, VP of Brand at Current TV (full disclosure: Jordan used to work for me at Tribal DDB) sent a a “TwitteRFP” inviting agencies to respond by Tweet (@jkretch) by 8:00 p.m. Monday (Pacific Time). All you have to do is give your name and what you could provide as Current TV’s partner. The five best responses will be invited to compete for the business. Colorful if not thorough. Also, word on the street is you’d better be located in San Francisco or LA if you want serious consideration.  I’ll be very interested to see what sort of response this generates.

Clowns vs. Cops – A technical tour de force from Philips

Here’s some rather stunning work from Philips that you can view on your computer in HD (provided that you have a high-speed connection). And if your connection isn’t so good, you can see the same short film–”Carousel, directed by Adam Berg of Stink Digital–on trusty old YouTube.

While I suspect this may ultimately do more for Mr. Berg than it does for Philips (are we to believe that videos like this can only be truly enjoyed on Philips’s screens?) it’s worth a look if only to enjoy its technical prowess.