I wrote a piece for PBS in which I analyzed all 15 food & beverage Super Bowl commercials from 2011 and all 15 from 2010. My goal? Determine the total calorie count of all the food that appears on screen in each ad. You can read my piece HERE. Let me know what you think!
Tags: Advertising · Media Coverage · Sports
Let’s have some fun with Google Analytics and take a quick look back at 2011. What blog posts got the most direct traffic in 2011? It should be noted that the So Good posts that get the most traffic in a given year aren’t always written in that year. For example, a 2010 post from [...]
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May your holiday be filled with family or good friends, merriment, lots of delicious food – and if you drink, copious, copious amounts of booze. (Note to self: copious is an under-used word, start using it more post-haste) Enjoy your day!
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A couple weeks ago, the food blogger network I belong to, FoodBuzz, reached out to ask if I’d be interested in writing a post about Serve, a new card from American Express. I was all “meh” but they were all “hey, we’ll put some money on the card that you can use toward a meal.” [...]
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I didn’t realize we were still so obsessed with space. What is this, 1971? Sending product X into space is still a thing? Really? Yes. Apparently it is. Today coming across the So Good news desk is a report that Natural Light is the first beer in space. Now first off, count me as a [...]
Tags: Beer · Bizarre · Marketing · social media
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s Would You Rather time. Option #1: You can never eat Saltines again. Option #2: You can never eat Stoned Wheat Thins again. There are many knock-off and imitation versions of Premium brand saltine crackers. For the purposes of this vote, saltines=saltines, no matter who the brand or label. Anything you would define [...]
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Today is National Sandwich Day! If there is one thing people know about me, it’s that I LOVE sandwiches. The fine folks at Food Beast put together this nice info graphic, so I thought I’d share it with you. What’s your favorite sandwich?
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MacDonalds planning chicken world domination. 7 inappropriate restaurant names. Halloween Candy: Good vs. Evil. Shocking news: No fruit in Fruit Gushers? Pumpkin seeds with kick! All Hail Corksicle! Beer and Ice-cream legally wed. Potatoes and Senators gang up on kids. Mr Salty getting naked soon to drive sales? Junk food the new contraceptive?
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It’s Wednesday, which means it’s Would You Rather time. With Halloween just around the corner, we want to see how much you love candy – but specifically, what type of candy you prefer. Option #1: You can never eat candy WITH chocolate again. Option #2: You can never eat candy WITHOUT chocolate again. This only includes foods [...]
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Lucky Charms cereal sifter. The McRib is back. Wahlburgers opened today. 8 recipes inspired by Halloween candy. A 350-pound burger. Will Americans “eat real?” Top 5 beer cocktails. Food shows Anthony Bourdain actually likes. GrubGrade reviews the BK Chef’s Choice burger. Eggo pumpkin spice waffles reviewed. Do you like Sour Skittles? Walmart buying into craft [...]
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