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Demographics and the Economy

November 28th, 2007

Several years ago I heard author David Wolfe speak at a marketing convention about how people in different stages of their lives have different "hot buttons" with regard to marketing. Furthermore, he postulated that the "hot button" values of the majority are subconsciously inherited by the minority. He talked about the maturation of humans throughout [...]

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Seen on the ‘Net IXX

June 21st, 2007

Welcome to yet another episode of Flametoad’s “Seen on the Net”. Today we (that’s the imperial “we”, for those of you watching at home) bring you a pair of videos from Clip a Day.
First, a clever Adidas marketing stunt pays off. Two athletes (at least, you hope they’re athletes) are suspended from a billboard and [...]

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My interview on The Writing Show was released today. I just finished listening to it, so here are my first impressions.
Man I sound like a dork.
Wow! I don’t remember saying that. I’m smarter than I thought.
That was “in a nutshell”? Just shut the heck up already!
God… I talk like William Shatner!
My deepest regret is not [...]

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Seen on the Net, part V

July 26th, 2006

First, as mentioned last night during gaming, I’d advise you to give careful consideration before registering a domain name. For instance, the Mole Station Native Nursery, based in New South Wales, probably should have reconsidered www.molestationnursery.com. For more ill-conceived domain names, visit Highmoon.
I started watching Rocketboom maybe a month before I even got my iPod, [...]

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Sex Sells III

June 22nd, 2006

Over in Europe, Ax deoderant is called Lynx. Over in Europe, they don’t have quite the prudish attitude toward sex that we in the States do. Over in Europe, this tv ad demonstrates that they have a healthy sense of humor.
Over in Europe they have nude beaches. That doesn’t have anything to do with the [...]

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I ignore conventional blogging wisdom and refuse to focus on a single topic. This website covers gaming, family life, marketing, security, literature, music, and just about anything else shiny that catches my eye.

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