It’s easy to see the appeal of having your own business: you can set your own hours, you get to collect all of the money, and you can do things your way. You see movies likeThe Social Network, and you watch television shows like Dragon’s Den/Shark Tank,where there are bidding wars for the weirdest ideas, […]
Since 1988, NBC has been where Americans go to get their Olympics coverage. It’s no secret that this incredibly lucrative contract, obtained during the network’s glory days, has led the broadcaster to think they are “unkillable,” (despite being 4th in the network wars.) This theory was seriously tested this past weekend. You see, NBC has […]
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Go towards Blair, and go over the 401. Get on the 401, and keep going past where you used to get off for Andrea’s house. Take the next exit (I can’t remember what it’s called) but the NEXT one is Stratford, so don’t get off there. Once you’re off the highway, turn left and go […]
One set of Lalique fruit nappies (12). Complete Criterion Collection on Blu-Ray. Dog Tuxedoes (1 vintage). Wine journals purchased on trip to Harrods last year. One lesser Tintoretto. One set of Versace towels (and matching shower curtain) – Monogrammed. Oldest known Haida handcarved dildo (irreplacable). Chutney collection from trip to India 2009. Artisinal salts (one […]
Recently, in an effort to get “down with the kids,” perpetually misguided multinational Nestle (Whose profits last year were 10.35 BILLION dollars) launched their Instagram channel. Because so many food brands succeed with nonsensical imagery, Nestle opted to dress someone in a bear suit, have them play the drums, and tag the photo “Drumroll please… […]
Recently, I have been seeing a lot of this type of stuff in my feed, and it’s time to cut this shit out. At some point in the past, some “internet marketing guru” claimed that a great way to boost fans and followers on social media was by offering them a small prize for specific […]
I was in the elevator on my way to a client when my friend Moe asked me “What IS Pinterest?” This would be the first of several hundred times I would have to explain what is was. “That sounds stupid.” was the response. (Later, “Is this PINTEREST?” would become his slam-du-jour.) Pinterest is a collection/curation […]
In the wake of the SOPA/PIPA defeats, everyone seemed to take a typical slackivist approach: “OK, that’s it. We fixed the internet. HIGH FIVES!” (I mean we fixed Uganda, and boob cancer, right?) If you know anything about the current political climate, you should have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. Yes, the […]
I am someone who hates the phone. Yes, I work in technology, and YES I carry the phone with me EVERYWHERE, but that does not mean I enjoy being accessible to fix people’s computers while I’m sitting on a streetcar, or discussing familial matters while I am in line at the deli. A natural extension […]