This is what happens when you try to mix n00bs, and the l33t it just never works out. I think we all know the people. They try to play the games, but just can’t. It’s quite pathetic really, so I have to side with the parents on this one…
Advertising is an odd bird in the business industry. Many businesses hate advertising for one simple reason, it’s nearly impossible to track effectively. Is an ad working? Can one really tell if it is or not? Then you have to ask the questions — How do I make my ad effective? What changes need to be made?
For Microsoft, a recent ad was changed that really brought the wrong kind of response. In a photo for a Microsoft advertisement, a black man was photoshopped out when the ad made it’s way to Poland. Here’s the photo comparison:
First, it’s obvious this was a Photoshop job. Most of the blog writers have accounted the change due to Poland’s ethnic homogeneity, if it’s a viable reason is where the debate lies. What does the photoshopping of the photo actually mean? Is Microsoft being racist in this situation, or are they just relating to their audience who’s predominantly of one race? Whatever the answer to that question is, Microsoft is in the process of taking the photo down.
The big issue with me is how horrid of a Photoshop job this was. I mean this was a complete hack job, and I’d find whoever did it and fire them or relinquish them of service. They didn’t even take the time to change the skin color of the hand. Tsk Tsk.
Stick a fork in me I’m done…The train has left the station…Obi-Wan Kenobi forgot to turn off the tractor beam. Whichever saying you use, you can attach it to my understanding of what’s cool with the kids these days. In my time, it was all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thundercats, and Transformers. Was it silly? Yes, of course it was. But even today I can still appreciate those shows and actually watch them from time to time.
I wonder if kids will be able to do the same thing when they look back on Fred Figglehorn. Apparently, this kid won a Teen Choice Award on Nickelodeon. It’s not even that I hate the videos, I’m just at a loss for words. Spongebob I understand, Pokemon I understand, but Fred Figglehorn? Perhaps you can tell me if I’m missing something by watching these videos. I literally want to comprehend why people like these.
Have you wanted to take your store into the online word, but aren’t tech savvy enough to get started on the project? Google has devised a simple solution for adding shops to websites, and it’s called Google Checkout. With this application you can easily add a checkout system to a website or blog.
There are a few steps you have to go through to setup the gadget. You have to sign up for a Google Checkout account, fill out a Google docs spreadsheet with all the information of the products you want to sell. The just finalize it, and insert the plug-in on your website. 
With the stale economy, people are looking for any way to make money. There’s a good chance that Google Checkout could become a huge hit. With easy instructions and implementation, there’s no reason to keep from trying this gadget out.
You can sign up for Google Checkout, here. Or if you want to learn a little more about the service you can visit the forums.
Digg is community based site that sets many trends in what’s hot or not when it comes to the news. The system is quite simple, an online news story is submitted to Digg, and if people like it they “digg” it. As an article receives diggs, it’s place in the site moves up giving it more exposure. There are no doubt positives and negatives to this system, but the main concern is — what are people digging?
According to this WebProNews article, a variety of things.
The most dugg article is one submitted by Kevin Rose, CEO of Digg. It involved some Blu-Ray/HD DVD encryption problem. Digg received a cease and desist order which led to a flurry of Digg users to show support for the site. Beyond that, most of what’s in the Top 10 belongs to stories concerning Barack Obama. He shares this space with a video showing off the Ninja Cat.
That’s what I love about Digg, it literally lets anything in. Ninja Cats, Barack Obama, useless Top 10 lists. Aslong as it can be listed through their system, everything is fair game.
Don’t look now, the boss is behind you…Whoo, that was a close one. Luckily, Twitter doesn’t take long to check or update right?
Tsk Tsk.
The phenomenon known as Twitter continues sweep across the nation as users update their lives at 140 characters per entry. Just like all great things on the internet, people take advantage of using it at work. Twitter, is probably the greatest social platform to use while at work. It takes short attention spans to use, and information flies like crazy.
Does that make it right though? I’m not judging mind you, I don’t think there’s one person who’s been on Twitter who hasn’t snuck a peak at work. Instead of doing it in secrecy, why not turn it into a positive for your business?
Twitter unlike other social networking sites is perfect for advertising. If you bring up the ‘a’ word to your boss, and also mention that it’s free you’ll instantly have her/his attention. Also, if your boss puts you in charge of it that gives you even more credibility for tweeting the day away.
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