Tue. 07/27 - Are Personalized Digital Billboards the Future?

<p><strong><em>The history and future of billboard advertising. The surprisingly big challenge of recycling bowling balls. And the YouTube Creator who just got hired by Lucasfilm.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>Green Chef, go to <a href="http://greenchef.com/kottke100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GreenChef.com/kottke100</a> and use code kottke100 to get $100 off including free shipping</li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://tedium.co/2021/06/25/billboard-sign-history/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billboard History: How Outdoor Advertising Came to Cover the Landscape</a> (Tedium)</li><li><a href="https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-billboard-ad-patent-system/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ford Wants to Bring Billboards Inside Your Car, Beamed to the Dashboard Screen</a> (Motor Trend)</li><li><a href="https://kotaku.com/giant-cat-becomes-the-latest-inevitable-tokyo-landmark-1847250344" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Giant cat on 3D illusion jumbo display in Tokyo Shinjuku Japan</a> (Kotaku)</li><li><a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/arts/2021/05/06/the-giant-worlds-tallest-moving-statue-phoenix/4947964001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meet 'The Giant.' a 10-story movable statue that could come to Phoenix</a> (AZ Central)</li><li><a href="https://www.curbed.com/2021/06/recycle-bowling-balls-sims.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No, You Can’t Recycle a Bowling Ball (But People Sure Keep Trying)</a> (Curbed)</li><li><a href="https://art19.com/shows/coronavirus-daily-briefing/episodes/9ad357ae-679c-4c7f-b10d-b9462e72f4d3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wed. July 14th episode about bowling balls under the man's house</a> (Kottke Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/26/22595227/star-wars-lucasfilm-mandalorian-rogue-one-hire-deepfake-shamook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucasfilm hires the YouTube deepfaker who put its Luke, Leia and Tarkin cameos t