Jim's Journal

07/05/2007 22:04 #39932

Astroturfing
Category: marketing

Today at work I was talking with (e:Paul) and (e:Tony)(?) about (WIKIPEDIA - astroturfing), which is when companies or organizations try to create the image of broad or spontaneous support from the general public but really it's all bought and paid for and basically just sleazy marketing (astroturf, as in fake grass - not really grassroots).

Paul was talking about how Sprite faked up rap concerts and paid cool kids to go and look cool and the broadcast it all on MTV as though everyone else was paying to be there, when really Sprite was footing the bill. So now Sprite is the face of of rap or something ridiculous.

Read through some of those examples on the linked wikipedia page - how cynical do you have to be to try something like this?

mike - 07/06/07 15:17
while prolly bad, it is like the best kind of advertising. That and stealth advertising which is what I kinda wanted to do in life but felt kinda bad about it. But that's like where you use people to pretend to be real people but really they are ads. For example, a couple on the street in NYC will ask you to take their picture and then you will be like "oh what a nice camera", they really working for the camera company. It is crazy!

fellyconnelly - 07/06/07 14:20
that deserves yet another HA for my own ridiculousness. I have been sitting in a Sprint booth all day, and am fuddled in the brain.

jim - 07/06/07 13:27
Sprite, like the soda :)

fellyconnelly - 07/06/07 11:26
ha! sprint is the face of rap... that deserves another 'ha!'

07/01/2007 21:49 #39882

The First of Many
Category: apartment

Our neighbors have a scary porch. It's sagging, but looking at it I don't know where it is going to. The post looks like it's shrinking, not sinking or bowing out (although the face boards are popping off). The base looks fine but the top is way too low.

I am not sure how that can be. One night we'll be woken to the sound of it crashing in to our bedroom.

fellyconnelly - 07/02/07 00:35
um... that is highly disturbing!

07/01/2007 14:35 #39875

E:Strip on iPhone
Category: estrip

07/01/2007 12:46 #39873

iphone keyboard
Category: apple

It's working pretty good but I wish when it made suggestions it would give a few options instead of one at a time.

I'm typing this post from it and haven't had to hit backspace once yet. For me it's a big step up, but Paul I'm sure you'd be frustrated by the non-802.11 wireless speeds. Not too bad though definitely usable.

There is no way to upload files through regular web pages which is pretty annoying. Have to email them or sync to get photos off.

All in all I love it. Those are my only complaints as far as basic functionality go.

jim - 07/01/07 13:45
They both work but the mobile site is quicker and easier to navigate.

paul - 07/01/07 13:36
Do you use the normal site for this or the mobile site? For example my not phone running firefox renders all the javascript etc of the real site, but it is definitely more convenient to use the mobile site as it renders so much quicker.

06/29/2007 23:17 #39853

Well That Didn't Last Long
Category: apple

I got one. An iPhone. The number I was assigned is awesome. The number is sort of like a full house in poker, if you think about it.

435-5888

or

HELL-888

or

HELL-TUTU

If only it was 666.

mrdeadlier - 06/30/07 17:22
I'm looking forward to seeing it Tuesday!