Have you placed a product today?

I loved Ze Frank's response to a marketing company's pitch for product placement on his video podcast. ("I place products in places you couldn't imagine.") It made me think of a few product and media recommendations that I made to friends and family lately, and I thought I would share them here. BTW, I am not in any way being compensated for this post. This statement is necessary because of the lavish attention that I get from my three regular readers.

• Zicam cold remedy nasal swabs. I'm a big fan of zinc treatments for oncoming colds, and am convinced that I fought a couple of them off with Cold-Eeze before my wedding. But I got sick of the metallic taste and sugary grain it left on my teeth. The nasal swabs were icky at first-- you actually have to stick a wet Q-tip into your nose-- but easy and quick to use in the bathroom at work or every few hours at home. I can get colds once a month if I don't take care of myself, so these are a necessary addition to my backpack in the winter.
• Regina Spektor's latest album. She's everything as a songwriter and singer that I hoped Nelly McKay and Fiona Apple would be and after seeing this video for the song "Fidelity" I instantly became obsessed. I recommended the album to my friend Pete, and we gushed together over IM on Friday.
• Threadless.com. I caught a sale at the design-oriented online t-shirt shop right before Christmas, and had a great shopping experience and even better reactions to the gifts. My favorites are here and here.

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[Linda Shortman]

Tribeca Film Festival has teamed up w/ Threadless for a T-shirt desgning contest. Wish I were creative, the prize is amazing. How funny would it be for me to fly to NYC???