Angela did a really nice one on Blog Snobs - what are they and a little bit of rant about it.
But I am sad to say that I have discovered the extent of my shallow-ness. Despite such great content and fantastic comments, the thing I liked best about that post was the cute picture. So, un-ashamedly, here it is again in all its vulgar glory!
Now, whoever said that a picture paints a thousand words was lying. This one only painted three words.
The other day, my son was telling us a joke about “wives”. Which was funny enough in and of itself, since of course, me and my wife were married, he was not. But anyway, there he was, talking about how you need to have two tongues to be a mommy because you had to yak, yak, yak…
Suddenly, he stopped and made a very astute observation about married life, “Oh, and you have to live with that for the rest of your life.”
So I told him, he was wrong. Women did not need two tongues to yak yak yak. They just need to say it once, and it echoes for the rest of your life. In yet another stroke of incredible insight, he blurted, “I do!”
BEWARE! Poor attempt at humor ahead. Scary post follows.
Yvonne over at her blog has written some really good tips on how to use comments to make other bloggers hate you.
While I would agree with her tactics (and I must say, I enjoy them myself!), I do feel that such tactics are a little too passive. I mean, you go around making a pest of yourself, which of course, is loads of fun; and you expect others to hate you? I mean, they just delete your comments. Or use automated comment-deleting-thingies to help them. They might not even know you exist.
I have ONE KILLER TIP for you that will be sure to make other bloggers hate you. Here is the tip:
There you have it. Spread the hate around. But like all good campaigns, it must start with yourself. Start by imagining the most horrible thing you can imagine. Then, using your focus, direct it at one oh-too-sweet-blogger. Feed it. Feed it till it boils over. Then move on to the next. I tell you, in time to come, your aura of hate will become so huge, everyone will automatically hate you! Go leave hateful comments. But because you really hate, they will FEEL IT. Go flame someone. And because you really hate… well, you know the drill. Nothing drives traffic like genuine hate. I mean, drive traffic away from you, not to you. Duh!
HEALTH WARNING: harbouring too much hate has been known to cause humans to self-destruct.
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I looked at my statistics today, and I saw a very interesting search string: “why should I value ‘fun’…”
This is really a very interesting question. In fact, that this question is asked at all is interesting. What was the mindset of the person asking this, what was going on in his or her mind? Were they trying to decide whether it was worth it to buy the latest XBOX? Or the Wii?
Let me ask you, do you think there is value in making marketing fun? What is the value of fun marketing? Clients are willing to pay for “great” marketing. Will they do the same for fun marketing?
Fascinating question. Studies have demonstrated that learning takes place when people are having fun. In fact, real learning in itself should be fun! But that is another discussion. Extremes in emotions help us to remember things. You will remember your greatest loves, your worst failures and even the silliest jokes. But can you remember the other stuff, the mundane, maybe even important things that have happened?
We remember the Micro-Machines ad, because of the funny guy who talked really fast. We remember the Volvo with another 10 cars stacked on top of it. There are lots more, and each will have their own favorites. But simply listing out the “good stuff” will not help people recall your benefits. Wrap it with something fun, make it relevant and interesting; then you will find that not only will recall be high, even your call to action will see better results. No one wants to go out with a boring date. What makes you think they will respond well to a boring ad?
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I must say, advertising and marketing has always been my “dream job”. I strongly suspect that it has always been my secret aspiration NOT to do commercials like this one…
But I really got to admit… it’s loads of fun! Who wants to do the sequel!?
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Everyone knows how much of a Genius that Albert Einstein was. Mostly, that has been confined to the sciences. However, little is know about his tremendous talents in Futurelogy and Social Engineering.
While many have put forward their theories, extensions and postulations about the famous E equals MC-Squared (e=MC2), there is a deeper secret behind this. I am about to reveal to you the truth about e=MC2 that will change your perception of Einsten forever! No longer will he be that aloof scientific geek, but you will see him as the enlightened social engineer and a perceptive and talented futurist.
You see, way before his time, Einstein had come to the conclusion that
EARNINGS = MOMMY’s CREDIT CARD
Earnings are derived from Daddy x Earning. As Daddy = 1 hence E.
Mommy’s Credit Card is derived from the multiplication of mommy by the amount of credit card debt
In days gone by, it was possible for a man to have 2 or 3 wives, or even a harem. In today’s modern world, that is no longer an option (by law) in many countries. Hence, if Mommy = 1, the new formula therefore becomes:
e=C2
Unfortunately, there is a flaw in the formula that is inherent in its structure. As E tends to zero, Credit Card debt usually do not follow. That is why, in today’s context, the new winning formula will require a constant as Mommy will always need her manicure, gourmet coffee, designer suits and of course, colored contact lenses. I therefore propose that this famous formula will need to be changed to accomodate modern times and be henceforth known to be:
e=M + C2
There you have it. The modern definition of how we poor sods trudge through life, ever at the mercy of our credit card till we die.
NOTE: Please do not confuse this post with other serious blogs about Credit Cards by people like Suhaila! :)
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