I’ve spent the past dozen years or so working primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. So when I hear “government-run healthcare” or “socialized medicine,” here are some of my spontaneous thoughts: Medicare pinches profit and incentive out of system: the end of medical and pharmaceutical research & development. A visit to the doctor becomes like waiting in a…
If the popular websites were cartoon people, what would they look like? Elontirien on deviantART has the answer below (via ContenttoCommerce). Perhaps nothing is amusing as Dr. Google staring in disdain at his adolescent son/brother, YouTube (shooting the bird with both hands).
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Captured by LiveLeak, here’s the “King of Pop” sneaking out of the coroner van (see below). We believe it. I mean, there’s video proof. Okay, maybe not. Top 8 Reasons to Determine this is a Hoax: No “real” news pickup… even the tabloids. Not even Snopes! Indignant post by Ben Parr, tech reporter (mashable). Van…
It’s schweet & sad… You’ve got a week to vote for the best band on Advertising Week’s “Battle of the Bands” (see AdvertisingWeek or visit YouTube “Battle of Ad Bands” channel). The assortment of videos, featuring modern Mad Men (and woman), in the past week have seen about 200-500 views per video. Perhaps mostly from…
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Jared Cicon aka “Video Contest King” has some sage advice for would-be video contest entrants, and characterizes three types of contests (and which to avoid). Of course, he neglects to tell you not to enter a contest he’s entered. Your chances are slim against his polished creative. Don’t bother. Jared doesn’t temper his resent against…
So you got lucky and had a video go “viral.” Now what do you do? YouTube is now giving “one-hit wonders” a chance to become a YouTube Partner, where they’re eligible to earn a percent of advertising revenue from their videos. This may, of course, be frustrating to those who have applied for the Partnership…
Can you tell I’m an ENFP on the Meyers Briggs? Entrepreneurial but a “perceiver” that lets important decisions stew too long. So it’s time to pick a logo- please vote! Winner gets $100. Per this WVFF post, there were nearly 150 plus entries (see recent blog post and collection on flickr). Some were hysterical (and…
My sister is doing a story on the Google Money Tree, and I thought I’d write about it — if for no other reason — to scoop her and her “big media.” I hadn’t heard of it before, so I googled it. Seems it’s a scam that locks you into a regular fee, and cost…