tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54336879790323094172024-10-06T22:14:54.975-07:00I shop therefore you areUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-42180028276308507982022-05-16T16:56:00.005-07:002022-05-16T16:56:53.562-07:00

Turns out, nowadays everybody loves remote working.We should be aware of the risk that also immigrants would ask this kind of benefit.No, we need them here, doing those jobs we hate.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-56192685445380991702021-02-08T04:34:00.004-08:002021-02-08T04:34:51.752-08:00

Experts say Bitcoin is not meant to be used as a digital currency, but rather as a "store of value". What a tomfoolery is this. You see, the value is in buying and trading, not in the mere retaining of any store of whatsoever value. The only thing retaining value is faith. There is something special, though, in cryptos: their value is totally based on the trust of people, and any trust you place

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-31649177795338348132020-11-06T15:59:00.005-08:002020-11-06T16:28:09.263-08:00

AI is good for expanding your customer base.Want an example? Get AI applied to photography: today you still have that bunch of purist photographers who can laugh at photos taken with smartphones. But if you want to sell a photography software or service, would you rather have the small group of purists as buyers, or the unskilled millions with the smartphone in their pocket?So it's time to use AI

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-71960652464430363102017-02-09T10:15:00.003-08:002017-03-05T14:46:51.716-08:00

Ok, so you are a neuromarketer and your goal is forging bonds that turn the buyer into a brand advocate, by producing forms of subconscious, emotional impact. But you silly, ineducated, greedy marketers can't give a shit about the consequences of your actions, even when a greater good is at stake. The point is, if you play dirty in those deeper layers of the mind and miss your target, you end

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Yeah, sometimes AI ain't good: when it's application causes lots of job losses, it means less people will become customers, less of them able to spend their lives buying stuff. Let's sabotage machine learning then. Start by reverse-tagging the stuff you publish online. A temporary chaos is still better than a deserted mall.

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A timeless trick: if cool people use X and I use X too, I'm part of their circle. That's why that circle's borders need to be protected, with shit like Apple's Thunderstorm". And that's why, when the iCar will be around, you'll probably need an iPump for it. Unfortunately Euro-dumbasses are forcing vendors to adopt a standard mobile charger.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-71184033575296993522013-12-11T07:08:00.001-08:002013-12-11T07:12:34.603-08:00

Christmas is near. In the following video I want you to face one of the possible consequencies of living a Christmas in economic recession: becoming like these bonobos. The less you can feed, the more you share because fighting wastes precious energy: so they share, because they're kept captive and with a prearranged amount of food. But when you're free and dream of living in wealth, then you

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-26099008840481320742013-12-10T08:04:00.001-08:002013-12-10T08:04:36.317-08:00

The only way to do great work is to love what you do said Steve Jobs. But to make this true, you first need to understand whether what you love has a good value on the market, or it can't become your job. And if it hasn't, your first goal will be to induce a particular need in people, so that later you can satisfy it by selling them that "something" you love doing. In this process, someone may

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-2767649357839359022013-12-08T17:39:00.001-08:002013-12-08T18:00:41.339-08:00

The following video may seem hilarious to lots of naive people, but truth is: there here are much higher reasons to smile than satire, here. This is one of the practical declinations of the "I shop therefore you are" credo:

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And you won't let anyone compromise your pleasure Can you agree not? But in the italian adaptation of "In the name of pleasure", the new Nespresso's campaign, the commercial has gone a little step further: It sounds even better than the original, and J. Fritzl shows his appreciation

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-12765522094043728072013-11-28T23:43:00.001-08:002013-11-29T01:50:51.926-08:00

My heart rejoyces at seeing how Wall Street Journal's nonsensical "Stay home, America" call, has properly been translated and executed in a classic American frenzy for shopping. Ask your kids what Thanksgiving is, and they'll answer: The day we eat turkey before getting in line. This is no "shopping on Thanksgiving", but a welcome merge between holy and shopping. Go and celebrate the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-91553144708198923262013-02-05T15:49:00.000-08:002013-02-05T15:49:41.036-08:00

They always tell me: you need more.But 'more' isnt' always better. Better is, always needing for something.Don't mistake the finger for the Moon.

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-45384707156470214672013-01-21T19:00:00.002-08:002013-01-21T19:11:08.984-08:00

I wish there were more gay people in the world, because this would naturally help containing the overpopulation. If Lovelock's hypotesis is correct, then our Gaia should be working at it, but sorry: I don't trust anything alive. A gayer world for a less overpopulated planet means that all the Countries in the world must share similar sexual practices. Otherwise all the gay couples from the rich

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-41985595007136029912013-01-21T18:32:00.000-08:002013-01-21T20:37:46.656-08:00

Do the ends justify the means? Often a silly question: 'course not. It's us, who do it, even if there would be no need to justify anything. Nonetheless, lots of people say (maybe they don't really mean it) that humans shouldn't be treated like objects or lesser animals, for pursuing any 'greater good'. From this point of view, it'd be intrinsically bad to treat people as mere 'means'. But

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-12212697399101398082013-01-21T18:00:00.002-08:002013-01-22T10:11:35.552-08:00

Today I'll share with you a recipe, for those interested in the ebook business. While the digital artifacts penetrate our lives, more and more people wish to make a more complete experience of the digital ecology. In times of crisis like this, their usual habit is to search for discounts and/or buy used items. Why shouldn't they be allowed to do it with ebooks too? You can make people enjoy

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-59813929018478576642012-09-24T02:07:00.000-07:002012-09-24T02:27:49.430-07:00

"Know yourself to be a good consumer." Believe me: I'm no hippie. But today it's not like in the old days gone, when you simply wish you had goods. The importance of desire is still there, as economy driver, but you know: raw materials prices could soon go up and up, and we're not ready for a new World War. Meanwhile, your home is already so filled with stuff that you don't have enough time to

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-23074722734502548162012-09-22T20:05:00.000-07:002012-09-23T08:52:08.750-07:00

Prosit was a kind of ancient latin toast, meaning "may it be good for you". Today some people keep using it, though it sounds definitely outdated. Why not use "Profit" instead? Is there any better greeting?

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-14167396264903762882012-09-22T18:55:00.002-07:002013-12-02T12:50:56.685-08:00

«I'm not in the business. I AM the business» So do us, lovely Rachel. Don't worry, you're not alone. Finding words to describe our own identity outside consumerism is as easy as filling our lungs in the empty space. Profit is part of our culture, no man we know lives outside it. No man we could get to know, lives outside the Profitsphere, which is the most proper name for the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-81589726811902619842012-04-07T07:09:00.001-07:002012-04-07T07:46:20.190-07:00

Trusted Computing and Greenwashing are becoming popular expressions today. What do they have in common? They refer to advertising practices, which bend the words' real meaning to modify public perception of evil businesses; they also help the consumer forgetting those remorses caused by his permanent activity as free consumerist agent, which certainly implies heavy pollution, economic

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-8055871413371387612012-04-04T03:42:00.000-07:002014-02-20T01:32:34.727-08:00

Repo rate, trade deficit, B2B exchange, C-suite, face amount, jettison, Macaulay duration, nagware, quantitative easing, rack rent, T-bond, ultra vires, x-efficiency... How is a consumer of the third millennium supposed to love the Market when business' lexicon is so weird? We deserve more, we have the right to feel good when speaking about anything shopping or profit related. The

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-15305415481641101652012-04-03T14:21:00.002-07:002012-04-03T14:39:02.429-07:00

The "Free will" fable has led lots of humans -usually young people- to believe they can really do whatever they wish of their life, ignoring that reality is different. Profit is the golden rule behind every choice we make. Usually, only later in life we discover that "Profit" is our most precious struggle, and it drives the choices of all the other humans too, hippies included. Profit is the

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-3696322738634241752012-03-25T17:26:00.000-07:002012-03-25T17:26:32.233-07:00

"Democracy", how overestimated is it. Now look, the following are the people "democratically designated" by USA consumers to govern their country: What do you see?I see no democracy, just Market. These people didn't change their mind, as no one could do it so quickly about a serious problem. No, they didn't even need to have an idea about "SOPA/PIPA", they just understood what was more

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-2911531191469580762012-03-25T17:14:00.001-07:002012-03-25T17:20:24.491-07:00

Sometimes I challenge myself with questions like these: If an unregulated behavior wouldn't allow cohabitation within a modern community, can an unregulated Market be intrinsically good for us? If men's self-regulation is not enough for living together in complex societies, is a self-regulated Market compatible with democracy? "Yes", to both questions. Any uneducated, primitive man knows

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-58516452157964686732012-03-25T05:10:00.003-07:002012-03-25T11:49:00.295-07:00

Recession is not good for many. But thanks to digital gadgets, there'll be no more need for our leaders, to say: "No bread? Let them eat cake" (S'ils n'ont plus de pain, qu'ils mangent de la brioche) In fact, digital gadgets all-day-long fruition, can now satisfy people enough to reduce their daily food consumption, with a great  relief for the planet Earth. Adult contents everywhere can

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433687979032309417.post-52760974792855083982012-03-24T18:42:00.002-07:002012-03-25T03:36:30.034-07:00

Today's news: the Earth is now full. Put your emptiness on the Market.

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