January 14, 2009 – 9:00 am
Ran across this site, thanks to StumbleUpon. The title says it all. Cats in sinks. Yup. Pictures of cats in sinks.
This site delighted me not only for the off-kilter humor of the concept, but also because it’s genius from a marketing perspective. It appeals directly to cat-lovers, but with a twist that just makes you [...]
November 17, 2008 – 9:24 am
Doug Lasken bemoans a government-school program that teaches kids about exploring sexual fantasies through virtual worlds, in place of teaching them about poetry and literature.
I think the literacy coaches and cadres and their burgeoning publishing empire should be scrapped and the money saved. But not all the teachers present at the 11th grade curriculum [...]
August 19, 2008 – 9:48 am
Dear email spammers everywhere. For future reference:
I already have all the medications I need, and I sure as hell wouldn’t get them from Canada!?
I have already had all the news from CNN that I can stand.
I am currently satisfied with my sexual prowess. (Really, I am. Just ask my wife.)
If you really want me to [...]
August 15, 2008 – 12:41 pm
I just got off the phone with RCN, because I got my new RCN bill, the first after they switched completely to digital. They’ve proven better at irking me than even Comcast was.
To review, about a month and a half ago, I got an oversized postcard in the mail from RCN. It said, “You’ll lose [...]
I haven’t blogged in a long time, because I’ve been editing my upcoming novel. (And I’m keeping notes, so that I can blog about the experience. First lesson: Editing your first full novel will take 5 times as long as you think it will.)
But this week I got a direct mail piece from my cable [...]
December 9, 2007 – 9:00 pm
These are some of the best holiday gifts you can give a blogger. And the best thing about them is they’re absolutely free!
Clayton Makepeace put me onto this idea, and it struck a chord, even though he doesn’t even have a blog. He has an e-zine. Actually, this is also the best gift you can [...]
November 26, 2007 – 3:59 pm
A quick one: Ran into this recently on a client’s AdWords campaign. At first, it really confused me. The ads weren’t showing? Why not?! Because they aren’t allowed? Why not? On the “details and recommendations” page, Google provided a link to explain why not…
I clicked on the link and discovered it was just their terms [...]
October 29, 2007 – 4:16 pm
First of all, I don’t know that Google is really trying to pull one over on its users. This could just be the work of some clueless PR guy.
On the Official Google Blog today, Brad Taylor, a “Spam Czar” at Google, talked about how Gmail filters more spam now than ever. He links to a [...]
August 21, 2007 – 5:51 pm
It’s summertime. Lazy days. Vacations. Time off. The kids are out of school. And only 17 16 15 days before they go back! (But that’s a different story.) I’ve been working part-time while they’re home with me over the summer.
Last Friday, my parents took us all out to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, and then [...]
Seth Godin posted his opinion on the new logo for the 2012 Olympic games.
The 2012 Olympic Games Logo
Here’s how organising committee chairman Seb Coe described the new logo:
This is the vision at the very heart of our brand.
It will define the venues we build and the Games we hold and act as a reminder of [...]