Just Because it is in Print September 8, 2007
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I didn’t get this at first, but it turns out you can’t trust anything just because it is in print. Not even the advertising. No matter how often I learn something, I have to relearn it in a new context.
Seems someone was inspired by a Google AdWord and created one of their own that was intended as satire. Okay, I don’t think of advertising outside of the Superbowl as deserving much attention, but the target of the satire, in this case, Apple Inc., didn’t think it was funny.
Once again, the unintended consequences are often the more significant. A sample from the author:
2,781 impressions and 354 clicks later, my ad had cost me a total of $17.55, and had a click through ratio of 12.72 percent.
I guess it didn’t go as unnoticed as I had planned.
2,781 views isn?t much for a campaign on Google, but unfortunately, one of those 2,781 views forwarded the story to one of the bigger blogs, and things kind of spiraled out of control from there.
The whole sordid story is linked below.
http://www.didntyouhear.com/2007/09/07/dyh-isnt-funny
Tweet Tweet August 4, 2007
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Will Richardson posted a funny look at Twitter. If you haven’t hear of Twitter yet, think of texting mashed together with RSS. That means that anyone can subscribe, or listen in, to your short, momentary messages, called tweets. In fact, you don’t even have to send your text to anyone in particular, so in that respect Twitter is a little like a short blog post. Having spent more time recently texting with my kids, I’m starting to get it. I’m not sure there is a unique educational model here yet, but there may be one in the tweeting medium somewhere.
http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/what-the-tweet/
Poking Fun of Ourselves May 23, 2007
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Wired has posted a funny look at mashups today. It presents a series of humorous potential mashups of existing sites. While these may be in questionable taste for the workplace or school, they do remind us to lighten up and remember to have a little fun at our own expense.
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/commentary/alttext/2007/05/alttext_0523
Tomorrow’s Workforce Today May 4, 2007
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The New York Times is running a funny piece detailing the online advuntures of today’s preteen set. This story may disturb readers who have no idea what the author is talking about, while others will nod and smile as they think about their own children. At least I did!
Twittering about Twitter March 23, 2007
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Very funny take on Twittering. Enjoy!
http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/939.html
Sort of sums it all up February 15, 2007
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Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
