Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
RIM Executive Faces Charges Over ‘Stampede’
This is ridiculous ! As a marketer, how are you responsible for the public reacting to your great promotion? Lame! http://mashable.com/2011/12/05/rim-executive-faces-charges-over-blackberry-st...
Thanks! John Haden
714.501.4221
Thanks! John Haden
714.501.4221
Monday, November 28, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Walgreens? Wow! You're a leader in mobile!
Check out this article: Walgreens Launches Scannable Mobile Coupons Today (http://techcrunch.hereing.com/html/1/2012/index_target300.b64.htm)
Thanks! John Haden
714.501.4221
Thanks! John Haden
714.501.4221
Mobile shopping on the rise!
Check out this article: Thanksgiving Day Online Holiday Sales Up 39 Percent; Mobile Shopping On The Rise (http://techcrunch.hereing.com/html/1/2020/index_target300.b64.htm)
Thanks! John Haden
714.501.4221
Thanks! John Haden
714.501.4221
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
This is why my swedish friends are the best!!
Thankfully I have a lot of great friends! People I can trully call good, close friends! But these guys take the cake! I don't have many friends that would send me a singing telagram, topless and mixing songs from Journey and Wu Tang !
Marcus, John, Johannes and Martin ....... You guys are the best !!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Interesting Infographic showing the increase in upgrades as iPhone matures!
http://mashable.com/2011/09/25/iphone-5-infographic/
Really interesting to see the prediction that AT&T users are 1.5x more likely to upgrade than Verizon.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
One friendly dude!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Steam cleaning my carpet....
1. Dirt
2. Carpet
3. Dogs
I'm going back in my bubble now!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
THE FUTURE TECHNOLOGY! OMG! If you're having a rough day go to @YouTube there some funny stuff there!
Check out this video on YouTube:
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard! This is hilarious!
Check out this video on YouTube:
Friday, July 15, 2011
Groupon Retracts "Wildly Profitable" Statement in Latest SEC Filing
2 thoughts:
1) it's a bit of a bummer that a brash, enthusiastic start up guy is hushed by the public investment community
2) homie is a rich man now and the trade off for being rich by going public is you gotta play by a different set of rules! Groupon Retracts "Wildly Profitable" Statement in Latest SEC Filing
ALLTHINGSD | JULY 14, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/GDK7
Groupon has updated its IPO filing to add in several new pieces of information, the most glaring of which is the retraction of ... Read more
ALLTHINGSD | JULY 14, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/GDK7
Groupon has updated its IPO filing to add in several new pieces of information, the most glaring of which is the retraction of ... Read more
Why Selling Your Start-Up to Google is Better Than Raising More Cash
I totally agree! Why Selling Your Start-Up to Google is Better Than Raising More Cash
ALLTHINGSD | JULY 15, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/HznR
The trend among many tech entrepreneurs right now is to go big -- and whatever you do, don't sell out before you absolutely ... Read more
ALLTHINGSD | JULY 15, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/HznR
The trend among many tech entrepreneurs right now is to go big -- and whatever you do, don't sell out before you absolutely ... Read more
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Hey Mark!
Hey Mark...
Was just looking at some online news... and came across this article on your company Nike.
I remember reading a story about you in Fast Company and about how you supported the Live Strong Foundation.
I know you're a cool guy.... You seem like you genuinely care about your employees. I know that you are running a publicly traded company and are under extreme pressure to continue to grow at an unreasonable rate.
However, I would urge you to adhere to your own moto "Just Do it" and do the right thing. Either by ensuring that the Indonesians in this video have a decent working environment or... bringing more jobs back to the U.S.
My son and I just watched this video, and his comment was "How could anyone work in a factory like that?"
thanks!
john
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
This is classic false advertising or marketing or whatever you wanna call it!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
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Saturday, June 18, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
My eating habits......
(actually different people but they act the same sometimes) thought I had weird eating habits.
But after preparing my latest favorite dish (tomatoes topped with lemon pepper and ham) I'm going to agree with their opinion :)
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Don't be a D-bag LinkedIn user......
Hey..... if your on linkedin and you use this incredibly valuable Social network to check out other peoples profiles..... don't be a d-bag and "hide" your profile. If you're going to check out someone's profile and try to get a "snapshot" of who they are.... than you should offer the same courtesy of showing your cards. It's totally lame IMHO if you wanna come check out my profile..... yet you want to hide yours.
Have some sack.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Hot Damn! In Flight wi-fi @usairways I luv u right now !!
OK.... so I ranted a little about technology on my last post.... but now I'm back in love ....
It's a love / hate thing.... right now... I'm head over heals....
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
F*&C?ing Technology !!! F in A Kidz...... I'm 'bout to go off...... so here we go!
G'Damn !!!!!! This is gonna be a rant! Get ready............ put the kids to bed !
Between Chrome crashing every 3 seconds, Time Warner Connectivity issues and my latest experience with LastFM I'm about to explode.....
And really?? Am I allowed too?
No...... not really. Outside of Time Warner, the payment for services like Chrome and LastFM is neglible. But they've come under the gun just like the paid services b/c of their reliability.
It is frustrating when free services crash, or don't operate the way they should..... what a g'dman nightmare!!
But sh*t LastFM i've been your fan since day 1. How come you're gonna make it so difficult for me to buy music off your site. You know why Apple makes some money of iTunes ???? Guess !!!! Here's the ANSWER : Cause it's easy! I just click "buy" and their pockets are .99 cents richer.
But your service (the one strugglin' for a business model) can't seem to pull together enough developers to make the simple process of purchasing a track off your site.... just that : SIMPLE !!
Moving on.....
I"m an Google Apps customer, but my regular free gmail account gives me the attached image all of the f'ing time !
Google.... please charge me up to 5 times the amount of what your charging me now.... However, when you charge me these fees please ensure that you will have uptime stats north of 90%.
I rely on email to do my business. Please charge me more for my email, so you can guarntee my uptime.
Same thing with TimeWarner... please charge me an extra $50 / mo, but please guarntee that I won't have to reboot my modem 8 times a day you d-bags !!! G'Damn.... I get tired or pulliing out that f'ing AC adpater of that stupid Cisco router.
And you know what Time Warner ?? Cisco wouldn't be too stoked to learn the fact that your techs blame the connnection problems on the Cisco Modem and not Time Warner's crappy service - D Bag's !
Everyone.... who sells something.... please adhere to this new axiom :
Sell something based on it's "Performance" not on it's "Promise" or "Hype" or "Percieved Value"
Imagine a cell phone plan where you were charged for your "Call Quality" or # of Dropped Calls instead of minutes used.
The carriers would freak ! But they won't..... cause unless we revolt, they have no reason to change their pricing polices.
OK..... I'm over this stupid post!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Random Thought for the Day
Ginger Ale : "Weirdest beverage I've ever encountered" Name the number of times you've heard in a restaurant, at a bar, or at a vending machine the words, "I'll have Ginger Ale" or "Get me a Ginger Ale" NO ONE ever orders Ginger Ale (at least in my experience) in the above scenarios. Yet last week while on a PLANE to Chicago, I heard the beverage ordered at least 7 times. And you figure that's just within an earshot... maybe 1 row up, 1 row back. What is it about Ginger Ale that makes it popular on a PLANE, yet nearly extinct among other beverages in the wild? Weird!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Royal Wedding to be streamed live on internet | Reuters
via reuters.com
Wow...... so this makes me wonder two things:
1) Will the total number of viewers increase over those that viewed the Princess Di wedding?
2) What will be the breakdown of traditional broadcast vs. internet streaming
Thursday, April 14, 2011
It's weird to me ...................why do excellent people gather in the same place?
It's weird to me that excellent people hang out in certain areas together.... my question : how the hell does that happen or start ??
Topical Example :
Music - Seattle : From the 90's w/ the whole grunge movement to today's hip hop resurrection w/ Blue Scholars, Dyme Def, Common Market
Technology - Silicon Valley..... please do I have to mention the companies?
Cultural Example :
Armenian's : Sherman Oaks
Vietnamese : Fountain Valley
Religous Example :
Mormon : Utah
Amish : Pennsylvana
Business Example :
Woodworkers : Slater Avenue, Huntington Beach
Bodyshops : Slater & Newhope, Fountain Valley, CA
Shipping Companies : Memphis, TN
Is it weird or am I just tripping ?
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
These medical warnings for @chantix_online are hilarious and super scary at the same time!
OMG !!! Thank God I don't smoke !!
Important Safety Information
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Some people have had changes in behavior, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions while using CHANTIX to help them quit smoking.
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Some people had these symptoms when they began taking CHANTIX, and others developed them after several weeks of treatment or after stopping CHANTIX.
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If you, your family, or caregiver notice agitation, hostility, depression, or changes in behavior, thinking, or mood that are not typical for you, or you develop suicidal thoughts or actions, anxiety, panic, aggression, anger, mania, abnormal sensations, hallucinations, paranoia, or confusion, stop taking CHANTIX and call your doctor right away.
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Also tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems before taking CHANTIX, as these symptoms may worsen while taking CHANTIX.
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Do not take CHANTIX if you have had a serious allergic or skin reaction to CHANTIX. Some people can have serious skin reactions while taking CHANTIX, some of which can become life-threatening. These can include rash, swelling, redness, and peeling of the skin.
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Some people can have allergic reactions to CHANTIX, some of which can be life-threatening and include: swelling of the face, mouth, and throat that can cause trouble breathing. If you have these symptoms or have a rash with peeling skin or blisters in your mouth, stop taking CHANTIX and get medical attention right away.
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The most common side effects include nausea (30%), sleep problems, constipation, gas and/or vomiting. If you have side effects that bother you or don't go away, tell your doctor.
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You may have trouble sleeping, vivid, unusual or strange dreams while taking CHANTIX.
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Use caution driving or operating machinery until you know how CHANTIX may affect you.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Venture-Capital Offerings Latest Tactic Being Used by Agencies
What's the latest offering from several of Madison Avenue's agencies? Venture capital. In just the past two weeks, two more agencies hung VC shingles on their doors. Bartle Bogle Hegarty announced it will partner with a venture-capital firm to launch a $16 million fund, while design firm Redscout took the wraps off its ventures practice, which advises entrepreneurs and private-equity firms. Those moves follow earlier ones by Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners and Rockfish to create venture-investment arms, as well as by Consigliere, a marketing consultancy cum investment fund. While each agency is positioning the mission of its venture arm a bit differently, in general these new entities are designed to invest in early-stage startups and provide them guidance. MDC Partners-owned Redscout's first two projects are Hapify, an app for "happiness" management, and an established designer's new luxury brand. Publicis Group-backed BBH, through its unit Zag, is launching its fund with established VC firm Spark, whose prior investments include travel site lastminute.com. Called the Black Sheep Fund, BBH and Spark will each provide 5% of the $16 million target. Agencies say their advantage is they not only have the dollars, they also have the creative capital that can't be found elsewhere. "Venture capital is just venture capital," said Roo Rogers, president, Redscout Ventures. "What's different is that we're investing in talent and relationships. ... Most early startups can't afford to go to agencies, they're too expensive. And many startups don't have leadership with business acumen that agency execs do." Still, it's hardly the first time agencies have invested in startups. Last week, at Interpublic Group of Cos.' investor day, CEO Michael Roth reminded the audience of his company's early stake "in a little company called Facebook." Five years ago, Interpublic invested in the then-Foursquare-size social network. When Facebook goes public in the next few years, Interpublic could bring in more than $100 million. Through Mediabrands Labs, Mr. Roth said the holding company will continue to bring startups in to learn about the ad business and to bring clients new opportunities. For all of the agencies' enthusiasm about the space, at least for now the jury's still out on whether startups are interested in agencies as investors. "There's certainly a lot of value in working with agencies, but they don't seem like logical investors for us," said Sam Altman, founder and CEO of location-based service Loopt. "We want someone who has a ton of experience building companies and understands what it takes to scale." Others are less skeptical. "One thing that's challenging is having the relationships to bring your products and services to market. Having relationships with agencies, especially if you're an ad-supported business, could be very important, "said David Levy, cofounder and CEO of social-TV app Philo. Observers expect we'll see more shops joining the trend. "Agencies are always trying to reinvent themselves and find new offerings for clients," said one agency search consultant. "It's been going on a long time. The difference is that before the agency community, they didn't have professional VCs as part of the offering. It was the new-business team, the agency CFO and CEO evaluating the offering. But now people who speak money as a first language are a part of the coalition, so that's different." And, he predicts, "We'll see more -- especially if there's success."Startups Get Branding Advice, Connection to Clients; Ad Shops Get Insight Into What's Next
Friday, April 1, 2011
You don't need to have a Masters in Marketing Communications to be a Marketer!
Published: 7:13 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2011 By John Kelso
WACO — Lakita Evans may not get high marks for couth, but she should get an A for brass for the name she's given her new restaurant.
Fat Ho Burgers has drawn a big crowd. Not that everybody thinks it's a classy tag. But what the heck? It's a greasy burger joint, and they weren't having high tea anyway.
Lakita says a Facebook group tried to get her to change the name to something more sophisticated. But don't expect that to happen, because the Fat Ho brand is bringing them in. Even the New York Daily News has written online about the place. The bare-bones spot has gotten so much TV and press publicity that last week on opening day, they ran out of burgers.
Of course, this could come crashing to a halt if, say, competition pops up and Plump Prostitute Paninis opens down the street. But for now, Lakita is riding the wave.
"When they change the economy, I'll change my name," said Lakita, 24, whose restaurant sits in a modest neighborhood. "When they get these kids around here jobs, I'll change my name. If the crime rate goes down, I'll change my name."
Lakita says she invested a little over $11,000 of her own money to open Fat Ho Burgers. She raised the money by working overnight for three years in the Walmart produce department.
So what about the name, Lakita? Why did you pick THAT?
" 'Cause it's funny. I found it hilarious," she said. On Wednesday, she was ordering the T-shirts. I have a hard time imagining a lot of women wearing a "Fat Ho" shirt, somehow. At least to the symphony. Although you know they'll show up at a chili cook-off or three.
Consider the menu: The burger fare includes your Supa Fly Ho (one patty, with cheese), your Supa Dupa Fly Ho (add another patty, which justifies the Dupa), the Skinny Ho (no add ons, such as pickle or tomato), and the Dried Up Ho (plain meat, with cheese), just to name a few.
"The biggest seller is the Supa Fly Ho and the Supa Dupa Fly Ho and the Tiny Ho meals," Lakita said. The latter is the kid's burger special. Imagine hearing this at the dinner table: "Junior, listen to your father and finish your Tiny Ho."
Gentrification has yet to come to this part of Waco. An old maroon couch sits out front of the building. There's another couch in the yard next door, so I guess that's the patio. The glass in the front door is busted. A chunk of cardboard ripped from a box and turned into a sign is tacked to an outside wall. It explains the restaurant's pay policy: cash only and "No Big Bills." But the place is off to a rousing start. On Wednesday, I didn't get a burger, because I didn't want to get stuck in line for half an hour.
That, and not the name, has been the problem, Lakita said. "They complain about the wait," she said. "If you see a long line, why are you gonna come and stand in it?" She says she'll be hiring extra help soon to speed things up.
But even the pastor across the street doesn't mind the Ho part.
"I think it's all right, because they say the way they got the name was a friendly thing," said Pastor Michael Walker of the Overcomers in Praise Temple of God. "They were just sitting there, talking. If it's not cursing or offending anybody, it shouldn't be a problem. I know the people. They're good people. They're not trying to hurt anybody."
Besides, if it folds, it could become a British place, and they could change the sign to Tally Ho Fish & Chips.
John Kelso's column appears on Sundays and Fridays. Contact him at 445-3606 or jkelso@statesman.com.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
When will the Facebook nonsense end? I'm tellin' ya they're leading the bubble!
$85 B ????
Really ????
Monday, March 21, 2011
Answer to Christian Fletcher's Question : What's your definition of a sell out?
Saw a post a bit ago on Christian Fletcher's wall, and had some initial thoughts. Then just got an email from this small surf apparel brand here in OC announcing that they opened Urban Outfitters and it triggered some more thoughts. Lastly, it all tied back to what I saw this year at Winter X.... so here it goes:
Quick broad definition : I think anytime a person or company exploits themselves, another person, a situation, a scene, or a sport for the sole purpose of "enriching" themselves, you could consider them a sell out.
Long definition : It's not that cut and dry. Have guys like Tony Hawk or to a lesser degree Corey Duffel or Gareth Stehr sold skating out? One could probably argue that Tony has a little more than Corey or Gareth. How 'bout this.... has every single competitor is last year's Maloof Money Cup sold out (even just a little) to the Maloof brothers?
Hell.... while we're at it (don't want to call you to the carpet here but......) haven't you and your old man sold out to surfing just a little? I remember reading something you said a few years ago regarding apparel sponsors : "I don't give a f*%k what I wear... as long as the company is paying me to wear it" Couldn't that be considered "selling out"?
I'm not trying to be an ass... just trying to raise a point. If at some point along your journey, you'd prefer a rib eye over a bean burrito, a first class seat over coach, a 5 bedroom home over an apartment, you're driven to sell out (at least a little) right?
Let's take one of your hero's and mine: Duane Peters as an example. You know the guy personally.... I only know him from being a fan. His wife/girlfriend Corey Parks sells some really high-end hand made women's apparel and accessories. If Nordstrom called her tomorrow and said "Corey, we'll offer you a 5 year exclusive licensing agreement worth $5 Million dollars" You think she'd do it? I don't know her personally, but my gut tells me she'd at least consider it. And who could blame her? We all would!
We're looking to better our existence and the existence (in some cases) of those we love. Does Bob McKnight sell out every time Quik makes a "Costco" only t-shirt so that some dude in South Dakota (apologies to those who live there) who hasn't see a body of water other than at his local YMCA gets to rock the KS10 logo?
I dunno man... I think to a certain degree we all have our price. You, me, ESPN.... hell, snowboarding for that matter. The Navy was the X Games main sponsor this year? The Navy? Really? How many groms and shred heads were those commercials targeting ? Did ESPN sell out? Did snowboarding sell out?
As a good friend once told me when we were trying to revive MCD : Core is poor. By no means am I saying that poor is bad. To be honest, I think poor builds character.
Look at Von Dutch, one of the greatest sell out examples of all time! The daughters ruined everything Kenny Howard stood for. That cool cat lived in a bus for christ sakes not giving an "f" about what society thought or said. But it takes a rare person to want to live like Mr. Howard.
I'm not Mr. Howard and I don't think you are either, we all want a better life.... and it's difficult to stay "core" and not sell out at least a little to help grow your brand, your sales or your image.
Here's to selling out..... and living a good life, if not a super awesome one!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
This made me LOL !!!
Classic!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
ReTargeting : Creepy or Practical? @retargeter
Dang... been a minute since my last post! Anyway, ReTargeting : If your not familar it's a relatively new application/technology from folks like ReTargeter, that get users back to the original site they were checking out. That's a really crappy explanation.... so let me explain how it happend to me and why I'm not creeped out, and instead delighted.
So I'm booking a flight to San Jose (Bay Area) next week on Kayak, just checking out prices, availability, ya know the normal stuff. I didn't book it yet 'cause I'm still finalizing meetings. After checking it out and getting a ballpark I went on my merry way to surf the interwebs. Well this morning when I go to login my calories for breakfast (yes, I am a freak) I see this :
Besides... when you're not doing anything creepy on the web, there's no real reason to be concerned right? I mean as long as the cookies they're dropping on my system don't have access to financial stuff or whatever, I think I'm good. I'll probably have something totally weird happen like a Kayak representative show up at my door asking me to complete my booking, but until that happens... I'm OK with ReTargeting.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Lady GaGa ...... Really? Please return me to the morose days of Kurt Cobain....
G'damn.... really? Did you see this video ?
Lady GaGa @ the grammy's? I know I'm commiting probably the ultimate sin by promoting this gal vs. simply ignoring her.... but c'mon really? I think I prefer Kurt Cobain's painfully akward moments in front of a media mic over this completely obnixous display of "How can I be such a Collasol Idiot and yet attract a million more sheepishly formed clone fans?
I'm gonna vomit a ton of Cinamon Life Cereral! Damn....
Friday, February 11, 2011
seriously @google ?? weddings before something like CRM ?? You know I'm a fan.... but c'mon!
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Google has rolled out a dedicated site where consumers can create a wedding website, edit photos and plan their wedding using wedding-specific templates in Google Sites, Google Docs and Picnik. The company announced the move today on its official Google blog. Google teamed up with wedding planner Michelle Rago for the templates, and Rago also provides tips to the soon-to-be-betrothed. To spread the word, Google is also hosting a wedding sweepstakes offering a prize of $25,000 and the chance to get Rago to help plan your wedding. The site is the latest attempt by Google to insinuate itself into consumers’ lifestyles. In 2008, Google launchedGoogle Health, which is designed to let users organize, monitor, track and use health information on the site. But there’s a thin line between providing helpful information and invading privacy: In 2009, Google Healthpartnered with CVS to provide patients online access to their prescription drug history via their Google Health accounts, raising issues about Google’s access to sensitive personal information.Google Wants to Plan Your Wedding
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