Mike Metelerkamp

Ballerinas on Table Mountain

Mike — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:25:24 +0000

I went up to the top of Table Mountain with some international ballerinas to get some cool shots of them while they were in Cape Town.

Missing Bali

Mike — Tue, 24 May 2011 08:00:37 +0000

Taken at breakfast in a little tree house during my stay in Ubud, Bali.

The Trumpet Man on Clifton 2nd

Mike — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:01:32 +0000

The Trumpet Man on Clifton 2nd – This was taken last week while having sundowners on the beach.

(click photo to enlarge)

Graffiti on the quarry walls

Mike — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:46:23 +0000

If you take a walk to the quarry behind the High Cape estate in Vredehoek, you will find a few interesting drawings.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Mike — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:23:33 +0000

Awesome ad by Call of Duty: Black ops truely hitting the tagline, “There’s a soldier in all of us”.

Living on the edge

Mike — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:52:26 +0000

Ross having some downtime on the way to the Brass Bell in Kalk Bay, Cape Town.

Friday Song: Kings of Leon – Radioactive

Mike — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:10:26 +0000

Kings of Leon – Radioactive is a new song from their new album ‘Come Around Sundown’

They will release the highly anticipated fifth album, Come Around Sundown, on October 19, 2010 in North America and October 18 in the UK. It was recorded in New York at Avatar Studios and produced once again by Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King.

Spier Wine Estate

Mike — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:52:39 +0000

A day of food, wine and chilling on the estate.

Table Mountain

Mike — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:10:52 +0000

Table Mountain from the V&A Waterfront

Coca-Cola Man

Mike — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:09:14 +0000

The Coke Man in Cape Town

5 out of 6 kids like sack races

Mike — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:12:35 +0000

Mountain View from Vrede en Lust

Mike — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:11:18 +0000

This photo was taken at a wedding at Vrede en Lust in Franschhoek

Firefox 4 features panorama and hardware acceleration

Mike — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:43:49 +0000

Here is some information on the latest pre-release version of Firefox 4, which offers new features such as a new tab item, hardware acceleration in Windows 7 and HTML5 video compatibility.

Here is a video from Aza Raskin on the new Panorama Feature:

“I am happy to announce that Tab Candy is coming to Firefox 4. Starting today, Tab Candy will be called Firefox Panorama and be available as a feature in Firefox betas. Head to the Firefox 4 feature list, or watch the video below, to learn how to organize your tabs into groups and reclaim your browsing experience from clutter and information overload.”

Firefox Panorama: How To from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.

ThemeBarn Website Themes

Mike — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:01:57 +0000

Check out ThemeBarn for some premium wordpress themes.

How not to feed the birds

Mike — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:59:46 +0000

My friend trying to feed the birds at the Company Gardens.

A Look Down Long Street

Mike — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:58:15 +0000

This was taken from the Grand Daddy Hotel in Long Street last weekend.

Band of Skulls – Death by Diamonds and Pearls (Friday Song)

Mike — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:25:11 +0000

Band of Skulls is a garage rock band from Southampton, England, consisting of Russell Marsden (guitar, vocals), Emma Richardson (bass, vocals), and Matt Hayward (drums), who formed a band after they all met in college.

Initially, they played at night clubs in the Greater London area and recorded some demos under the name of Fleeing New York before changing their name to Band of Skulls.

Source

So Many Beautiful Things

Mike — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:44:03 +0000

Taken in Long Street, Cape Town.

Old Spice Campaign Case Study

Mike — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:28:04 +0000

If you’ve been following the Old Spice ads and think Mustafa is awesome, then here is the Old Spice Social Campaign Case Study from WK.

The campaign was designed to capture the attention of both men and women and create a buzz through conversation, which it did… very well.

Mustafa became a legend and they needed to find a way to engage with the new fans, which is how the Response Campaign was born.

Here are some stats from the campaign:

On day 1 the campaign received almost 6 million views
(that’s more than Obama’s victory speech)

On day 2 old spice had 8 of the 11 most popular videos online

On day 3 the campaign had reached over 20 million views

After the first week old spice had over 40 million views

The old spice twitter following increased 2700% (probably off a lowish base)

Facebook fan interaction was up 800%

Oldspice.com website traffic was up 300%

The old spice YouTube channel became the all time most viewed channel (amazing)

Thecampain has generated 1.4 billion impressions since launching the ads 6 months ago

The campaign increased sales by 27% over 6 months since launching (year on year)

In the last 3 months sales were up 55%

And in the last month sales were up 107% from the social responses campaign work

Old spice is now the #1 body wash brand for men.

Source

Lavender at the Company Gardens

Mike — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:44:21 +0000

Photo taken at the Company Gardens in Cape Town.