Status: Occurring Prediction: Social Media is a misery machine What kind of voyeuristic, Orwellian nightmare was this?? And, why were my ‘friends’ so damn old and frumpy?! Where were the celebrities, billionaires, and supermodels? Was I not the youthful, gregarious intellectual I thought I was? Surely, this was a mistake… The 15 Faces of Facebook […]
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Ever wander into some fancy deli and try to make sense of a wall of exotic snacks? Luxurious corn crisps dusted with rare cheeses, caviar, or truffles from Dumbledore. Indulgences you only thought existed on Gwyneth Paltrow’s fleet of organic yachts. The only thing each package has in common is a conspicuous lack of pricing.
A little something I just whipped up. So do you agree? You might also enjoy my recent related posts: The 15 Faces of Facebook & What to Sell Them and Facebook IPO & the Dark, Dirty Secrets of Facebook vs. Google Data.
Actual US Postal Service proposal! A revolutionary reinvention of the US Post Office driven by technology. This will make you “Go Postal!”
I recently saw a post on the TED web site posing the question, “Can advertising be a force for good?” Here’s my response: What a nonsensical question! Advertising is a vehicle for transporting messages. It’s not inherently good or evil. It conveys the desires, values and motivations of the payer (client). Is every client good?
Meet the worst restaurant with the worst (and longest) menu on earth…and here is the review/advice I gave them:
They say dog is man’s best friend. Sure, Fido can fetch your slippers and lick your face in the morning, but so could many of the Kardashian sisters. Even Lassie can’t find Justin Beiber’s favorite color, your weight on Mars, and the best mochachino in Islamabad. For the truly inane and random, you turn to that
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Not long ago, the New York subway was plastered with ads for a drug called Claritin. Lush, green landscapes with pretty models having a ‘moment of clarity’. I had no idea what Claritin was, but I’d never seen a woman look that happy – with or without drugs. Too bad Claritin was hardly more effective than a sugar
I’ve practiced this confession dozens of times. It never goes well. I thought I could keep it a secret forever, but it’s been eating me up inside. Finally, I’m ready to admit that I haven’t seen an Internet ad in six years. I am an Ad-Blocker. Imagine the toll this taken on my family –
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