I’m not {gonna,going to} bash Klout… plenty of others have done that already, and besides, I {kinda,kind of} like getting free stuff, so, more power to them! I just want to have fun with them. A few weeks ago, I did a post about Wikipedia’s fundraising ads, entitled Jimmy Wales, Serial Killer?, which got...
Ad placement #FAIL: Seriously though, lesson learned: ads on your site should be clearly demarcated as such in your layout, so as to create no possible confusion that it’s actual content.
In the “so bizarre it has to be true” news… Benito Apolinar, 36, was arrested this week after fighting with his wife of 15 years, from whom he had recently separated. He had posted an update on Facebook about the anniversary of his mother’s death and became angry when he noticed his wife had...
Seen multiple times on I-8 in New Mexico: “We don’t know – maybe they do, maybe they don’t. We’ve heard rumors. Never actually seen one, so we can’t say for sure.”
Really, I’m not suggesting you do this…it’s for educational purposes so you can recognize it when you see it. Still funny. via yasrsly
The local FOX affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth posted this hilarious spoof of TV media’s use of social media on their Facebook page and now YouTube: via Mashable
My wife discovered this gem in an old box last week. My oldest stepson wrote this as a school project when he was about 9 (20 years ago). These days, a book like this would have him talking to the principal, a counselor, a psychologist, etc. — if not expelled! In retrospect, though, considering...
I started out planning to do a typical “teaser” post to announce my latest OPEN Forum article, How to Get People to Work for Cheap (or Free), and got way distracted on flickr trying to find a picture to use. It’s amazing the things people are willing to work for! Image credit: Despotes Image...
