Monthly Archives: September 2011
Splitting heirs
OK, so if I’m going to cut my wife’s hair (not on your life) and my daughter’s hair, would I be cutting their hairs or their hair? I remain Jon Friesch, and I approve this message.
Amazon – a conspiracy theory (maybe netflix is smarter than we thought)
Amazon released its new tablet today – Fire – at a remarkable price point of $200. This is $300 less than Apple’s iPad, and while it won’t be compatible with some Apple’s ecosystem (like iTunes), I’m sure it will have … Continue reading
Fonts… they’re all around you
Over at Veer, one of our family of Corbis products that’s known for its font development, they’ve posted a new video on the importance of selecting the right font. It’s a great video that emphasizes the importance of choosing the … Continue reading
Subliminal messages – a clever way to be fired
When I was working at Capital Newspapers, I remember a guy in our Classifieds department who was fired for how he wrote one of our own employment ads. I forget the position, but we were looking to fill some position … Continue reading
“It’s our duty to your booty to funk you.”
This lyric can be found in the song “Pin the Tail on the Funky,” which just came up on my iPod this morning (playing on random, as usual). This pretty much sums up George Clinton’s contribution to our culture. The … Continue reading
The sound of his own voice
I was happy to see that John Wesley Harding is about to release another album on October 11. The album is called The Sound of His Own Voice, and it sounds like, from the song below, it features an entire … Continue reading
I know a place where there will be plenty of marketing jobs
If ever there was a marketing department that’s probably not long for this world, it would be the Netflix marketing department. As I wrote about yesterday, there are an impressive number of ways in which Netflix really botched the marketing … Continue reading
Where Netflix blew it.
Much has already been made of the letter from Reed Hastings of Netflix regarding the price increase and split of the business. Many people simply don’t like the new make – Qwikster. In my view, regardless of whether or not … Continue reading
