tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85743380675303901812024-03-18T02:48:39.616-07:00Rabbit LLC - Denver Adwords PPC, SEM, SEO, and DesignSEM | PPC | SEO - Local Marketing + Adwords Paid Search | Small Business Web Design | Google Apps | Reddit Marketing - RiNo, Curtis Park, Five PointsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-69005904981948365772015-12-09T12:16:00.000-08:002015-12-09T12:24:28.445-08:00Why CBS shouldn't care about Colbert's ranking and why the traditional CPM model is brokenTake a gander at this somewhat concerning title below about Stephen Colbert's slip to 4th place after Seth Myers in the late night rating battle:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/colbert-slips-to-4th-place-in-late-night-race-beaten-by-seth-meyers-who-airs-one-hour-later/">http://www.mediaite.com/uncategorized/colbert-slips-to-4th-place-in-late-night-race-beaten-by-seth-meyers-who-airs-one-hour-later/</a><br />
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Another very short analysis below:<br />
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Colbert's ratings can be attributed to several factors -<br />
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<ul>
<li>Colbert's divisiveness as a host (certainly not neutral on topics)</li>
<li>As an extension, CBS' likely trepidation as to letting him go back to his formerly bitey-er commentary style makes the divisiveness useless</li>
<li>Nerdiness factor that alienates both older and less educated viewers</li>
<li>Classiness factor that bores younger Youtube era viewers</li>
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On the other hand, I think CBS would be wrong in trying to pressure Colbert or threaten to cancel in any way while he catches his stride and can redirect any pressure coming from advertisers that want to push the traditional Cost-Per-Thousand(M) model to how valuable Colbert is to them out of 1 simple factor:<br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">His viewers are likely a lot more valuable on an individual basis.</span></u></b><br />
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To put this into perspective, do the following fuzzy math in your head:<br />
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How many Wal-Mart shoppers are worth 1 George Lucas?<br />
How many 13 year old Pew Die Pie subscribers are worth 1 Ivy League graduate?<br />
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It's a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point.<br />
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Interestingly enough, the ever-evolving online CPC/CPM marketing and the databases associated with them will lead to an interesting change in how viewers/demographics are valued, and will lead to more diverse and quality programming across all media.<br />
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Hopefully the Discovery/History/TLC guys will understand this as well and go back to their roots.<br />
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<b>[Cynical view below]</b><br />
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<i>On the other hand, this will likely extend into more in-depth valuing of social media shares due to marketer's ever growing demand for more information (than they actually need), drive creation of more intrusive and annoying styles of digital marketing, and what should be a great thing for content creators will turn into something ugly and mutated past its intended application like most things.</i><br />
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<i>C'est le vie.</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-72455051265973361262015-09-18T21:19:00.001-07:002015-09-18T21:19:41.590-07:00Is Google Spying on You? How to Adjust Google Privacy Settings<div class="usertext-body may-blank-within md-container ">
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<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lfwao/eli5_how_much_exactly_does_google_know_about_me/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lfwao/eli5_how_much_exactly_does_google_know_about_me/ </a><br />
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funnily enough, google must adhere to eu rules and allow you to download all info they have on you.<br />
and they do just that.<br />
<a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190?hl=en">https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190?hl=en</a>you can also turn off all the spying/marketing features for google if you wish, this stuff is really transparent:<br />
<a href="https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated">https://www.google.com/settings/u/0/ads/authenticated</a>you can also turn off your history on youtube that will pretty much shit you adds and recommendations.<br />
personally i have every single thing google allows me to to turn off, turned off.<br />
turning everything off, requires a tiny bit of googling, google is
really transparent with these, things are not hidden, the settings are
not hidden.<br />
you can even opt out of the cookie they provide.<br />
seems every single thing google tracks can be turned off, not hidden
in any menus, but sometimes you need to know what to look for.</blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com111tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-15386789175779972112015-09-16T17:10:00.003-07:002015-09-16T17:10:33.347-07:00Google Starts Going After Companies Claiming to be Google<span style="font-size: large;">http://searchengineland.com/google-files-suit-against-seo-firm-accused-of-robocalling-launches-complaint-center-for-users-230796</span><br />
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Robocalls will be reduced by this measure, hopefully.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-26702521996190740752015-09-15T00:52:00.001-07:002015-09-15T00:52:34.361-07:00Saying No to Nihilism via Funny Koan"
Yamaoka Tesshu, as a young student of Zen, visited one master after another. He called upon Dokuon of Shokoku.<br />
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Desiring to show his attainment, he said: "The mind, Buddha, and
sentient beings, after all, do not exist. The true nature of phenomena
is emptiness. There is no realization, no delusion, no sage, no
mediocrity. There is no giving and nothing to be received."<br />
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Dokuon, who was smoking quietly, said nothing. Suddenly he whacked
Yamaoka with his bamboo pipe. This made the youth quite angry.<br />
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"If nothing exists," inquired Dokuon, "where did this anger come from?"
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<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/3kzfeo/nihilistic_and_solipsistic_amoralism_dismissed_in/">https://www.reddit.com/r/philosophy/comments/3kzfeo/nihilistic_and_solipsistic_amoralism_dismissed_in/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-79192545988638364652015-09-07T21:25:00.002-07:002015-09-11T12:32:11.500-07:00Showerthought - BMW Should Give Alphabet.com and Design a Car for Google Exactly as the title states.<br />
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BMW should design Google's campus vehicles and future self-driving cars<br />
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They should also give Alphabet.com to Google<br />
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What should they get in return?<br />
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A boatload of money, early access to driverless vehicle tech Google has/will develop for the next 5 years, and a nearly-uncapped Adwords PPC account for a year (that can't be targeted to competitor's brands/names).<br />
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Just a thought.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It would certainly solve this issue</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-49420987354521580432015-08-23T15:43:00.002-07:002015-09-09T15:38:04.277-07:00How CS:GO's In-Game Economy Can Grow a New Generation of Players/Fans and Slow Down HackersI've written about Counterstrike and Valve before; most recently being about CS:GO not being ready for the Free-to-Play model. This article will explain how Valve has designed a system where they have created an in-game economy and added a secondary ranking system that has creatively solved the balance between wanting to grow the player base without flooding the competitive matchmaking system with hackers and griefers while growing wave after wave of new players.<br />
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Link to original article:<br />
<a href="http://www.r4bb1t.com/2014/04/why-valves-csgo-isnt-ready-for-free-to.html">http://www.r4bb1t.com/2014/04/why-valves-csgo-isnt-ready-for-free-to.html</a><br />
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To address the secondary ranking system to get it out of the way; Valve implemented a experience-based ranking system as well as keeping the original skill-based ranking system. While the original system is important for the system to create balanced teams for matchmaking, the newer experience based system serves two purposes - to tell other players how long that player has been at it as well as slowing down the rate at which hackers and griefers can access the competitive matches to ruin it for others. Every account must hit at least level three to play competitive matches, which takes just under a day's worth of hours in-game to get through - this prevents people from just buying new copies and jumping straight into serious games. It gives the system a chance to slow down an individual account and assess what it is doing before letting it roam free.<br />
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Now, down to the fun bit:<br />
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While Global Offensive isn't free to play yet, the in game economy (briefly explained in link at beginning of article) has created what I would call a "free by referral" system. Valve's system creates a direct-dollar translation of value of items/skins/etc which while it can't be directly traded back for cash, it can be used for other items and more importantly, games in the Steam marketplace.<br />
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So, CS GO players that have been at it for a while who have accumulated a stock of items from drops can then theoretically trade it in for more copies of CS GO to give out to friends and strangers. I'd love to see the data that shows the correlation of Steam sales of CSGO with dumps of items into the Steam marketplace and bulk purchases of copies from individual players.<br />
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This means that players of any level can eventually earn enough in-game to purchase the game for others without spending another cent on the game, giving the general in-game economy a 'pay it forward' kind of vibe, which is fascinating on an economic as well as social science perspective.<br />
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On the other hand, it's generally used by these players to create 'smurf' accounts, basically accounts intended to hide the user's actual skill level. These smurf accounts are used as a vacation for high rank players and/or trolling purposes - while not quite as uplifting as the thought of buying other players copies, it is a real part of the CS/Steam economy.<br />
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There is something innately interesting about Counterstrike as a game. On the surface, it's another FPS game, shooting your enemy and winning. The level below that, there is an appreciation for the level of thought high-level players need to compete - everything from usage of sound to the in game physics of throwing a perfect grenade. The level below that is the most interesting - hidden deep past the actual gameplay is that fact that Counterstrike is actually a game about economy. If you ever watch a game, there is a bar at the top of the page that indicates one team's buying power over the other. It's an aspect that can make or break teams - if a player or two refuses to go along with the rest of the team in buying strategy, the opposing team can splinter and slowly rip the team's ability to buy effective weapons and body armor. The quick math needed to analyse the economies of both teams, deciding whether or not to save, partial buy, or full buy is amazing, and is a trait needed for leaders of these teams.<br />
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An explanation of how buying strategy affects the game in this video:<br />
<cite class="_Rm"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyPKqovdNqI">www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyPKqovdNqI</a></cite><br />
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Continuing on how CSGO is actually a lesson on economics, the actual marketplace and the buying and selling of skins is the world's easiest lesson on the principles of supply and demand. Watching new cases of weapons skins jump to the 20 dollar range in the first week from rarity and demand to seeing it sell for 10 cents a month later from the market being flooded with the same box will teach your child about the stock market and IPOs better and faster than playing with the real stock markets (see picture below).<br />
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The last point about the in-game economy is about how these items are part of the change in how sponsorships work- main sponsors now know what kind of viewership their money bought, and the community itself is now part of the funding for major events, with sticker sales contributing towards the prize money at this year's competition at Cologne. The quote below is from the CSGO newsfeed:<br />
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"CS:GO fans had the opportunity to directly support their favorite teams and players and their response was unprecedented: thanks to crowd-funding with event stickers, the players and organizations received a total of over $4.2 million!"</blockquote>
This means that as teams grow their fanbases, they can now feel directly involved with the amount of pull/sponsorship they will receive, a new addition to the world of e/sports and how that microeconomy works. This realization should further drive the reach of CS/Valve in the long run through the effective harnessing of self-interest in the respective parties.<br />
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So, at the end of the day, this article is actually about how Valve and GabeN has basically tricked a bunch of people around the world into learning about how an economy works, and how good flow of currency can help individual teams in competition as well as the system and new players as a whole by combining the principles of capitalism and teamwork together. Absolutely silly and fantastic simultaneously... good job, guys.<br />
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Thanks for reading.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-8309133499415505622015-08-17T18:39:00.000-07:002015-08-17T18:39:17.778-07:00Showerthought - Colorado Should Have it's Marijuana/Hemp Version of Kobe BeefPretty much as it sounds - Colorado should go out of its way to find awesome livestock farmers and do it's own version of Kobe beef where instead of beer, the cows get THC oils and feed made from hemp seeds.<br />
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This is the sufficient combination of stupid and awesome needed to make a niche product. I just want to be the marketing director of whoever steps up to the plate on this and free beef.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-78204849751810857922015-07-23T14:48:00.000-07:002015-07-23T14:48:22.761-07:00Designing the Perfect Logo: An Infographic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
How to Design a Great Logo </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-29835861936479068172015-06-10T23:41:00.000-07:002015-06-10T23:57:39.968-07:00Reddit, Marketing, Political Correctness and Censorship - aka, This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things<h2>
Reddit just lost some of its marketing value by trying to become more marketing-friendly.</h2>
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I don't really have the energy to type out anything lengthy, so I'm going to make this simple by typing out a series of short semi-coherent sentences and paragraphs.<br />
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Reddit, with its ever growing popularity and ability to attract large amounts of money to be thrown at it by large brands, just shot itself in the foot.<br />
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link here:<br />
<a href="https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/39bpam/removing_harassing_subreddits/">https://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/39bpam/removing_harassing_subreddits/</a><br />
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Reddit just banned 5 "harassing" subs (including gems like /r/fatpeoplehate)<br />
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The gem is in the opening paragraph:<br />
"Today we are announcing a change in community management on reddit. Our
goal is to enable as many people as possible to have authentic
conversations and share ideas and content on an open platform. We want
as little involvement as possible in managing these interactions but
will be involved when needed to protect privacy and free expression, and
to prevent harassment."<br />
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This nearly incomprehensible action by my best estimates is code for "Our big brand and celebrity endorsements were being threatened b/c some idiots in their respective PR departments saw non-PC material in certain subreddits, went into 'brand protection overdrive mode' and we didn't have the balls or the brains to think for a second and tell them to chill the f out and realize we have more leverage than they do in this case. So we're starting small and hitting 5 subreddits that we don't think people will care too much about... we survived /r/jailbait being taken down, right? And besides, the /r/fatpeoplehate mods started it!"<br />
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Sorry for saying "balls" - if I had posted this on reddit, it might have landed me in /r/SRS<br />
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Marketing people (not excluding myself here) and politically correct idiots are why we can't have nice things.<br />
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Racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry will never go away via political correctness, being collectively offended, or by an inflated sense of moral superiority. Banning certain forms of speech because you don't agree with it is a very dangerous path to go down... if they are actually wrong and terrible, let them be known and open about it and let people decide for themselves. Professional victims can have Tumblr; leave reddit alone, please (or stay in your respective subs for crying out loud).<br />
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<br />
All American redditors who don't have an issue with those subreddits being taken off (let's be honest, very few people actually agree with the exaggerated amount of hate and harassment on those subs) should remember this paraphrased phrase: "I may not agree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." And while reddit as a company can do as they like, they best remember that this mindset is what makes the internet wonderful and reddit the powerhouse community hub and marketing tool that it is.<br />
<br />
<br />
That all being said, <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/39doax/this_looks_very_similar_to_reddit_right_now/cs2jr6s" target="_blank">/u/SmokingPopes kinda hits the real conclusion well</a><br />
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"I
mean the vast amount of people who use this site don't have an account
and won't even know what happened. Hell the announcement thread is
pretty buried at this point. Long term this has no real effect, and
everything will calm down in a week.<br />
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Reddit never has and never will be this free speech haven everyone
makes it out to be. People need to cool it with the Golden Age Syndrome
and histrionics."</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-15871082971203147582015-06-05T00:42:00.001-07:002015-06-05T00:42:12.176-07:00Dear Costco, Don't Flood Reddit With Posts (June 2015)Read the title.<br />
<br />
2-3 posts tops at a time, and don't post the tidbit about the 1.50 hotdog special more than once a season.<br />
<br />
That is all. I like your company and how you treat your employees, so some free marketing advice on the house.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-22956508609186168992015-02-07T09:59:00.000-08:002015-02-07T09:59:45.704-08:00Why an Hourly Wage Doesn't Make Sense for Graphic Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J2RtnEDdfo8/VNZQkcF9pNI/AAAAAAAADH8/EepGL4h-VO0/s1600/design-pricing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J2RtnEDdfo8/VNZQkcF9pNI/AAAAAAAADH8/EepGL4h-VO0/s1600/design-pricing.jpg" height="286" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
The comic above makes a solid point -<br />
A brilliant design can come with a single stroke of a pen or a 100 hours of struggle and pain.<br />
<br />
The balance in pricing lies in the predicted # of hours worked, the # hours of experience in the field, a arbitrarily calculated value of the logo to the company, and the max allocated budget for the project from the client's viewpoint.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-91951653093578093452015-02-05T07:00:00.000-08:002015-02-05T14:50:10.904-08:00The Future of Korean-Japanese Relations Summed Up in 30 Seocnds<i>*Disclaimer: I know next to nothing about geopolitics*</i><br />
<br />
My theory: The future of the relationship between Japan and Korea is more of a interest-based marketing question than a political, economic, or territory-based one since...<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Pop Music</b></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RTYQaywlQ9w/VNLvDVzjJpI/AAAAAAAADGI/NOa1dloeYO4/s1600/big-bang-band.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RTYQaywlQ9w/VNLvDVzjJpI/AAAAAAAADGI/NOa1dloeYO4/s1600/big-bang-band.jpg" height="256" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictured: The men(?) of Big Bang</td></tr>
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<b>Anime</b></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uriOn-vRu8A/VNL7WRwIPpI/AAAAAAAADG0/QwZ9hFZdFww/s1600/dbz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uriOn-vRu8A/VNL7WRwIPpI/AAAAAAAADG0/QwZ9hFZdFww/s1600/dbz.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictured: Dragonball Z</td></tr>
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<b>K/J-Dramas</b></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YU_E-oMhBww/VNLv8OjvPPI/AAAAAAAADGQ/wTPmPmvwO78/s1600/full-house-rain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YU_E-oMhBww/VNLv8OjvPPI/AAAAAAAADGQ/wTPmPmvwO78/s1600/full-house-rain.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictured: Rain (Bi) in Full House</td></tr>
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<b>Martial Arts</b></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WgXz80b5hQI/VNLwdcitDTI/AAAAAAAADGY/AYQeC_A_oiY/s1600/judo-uchi-mata.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WgXz80b5hQI/VNLwdcitDTI/AAAAAAAADGY/AYQeC_A_oiY/s1600/judo-uchi-mata.jpg" height="261" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictured: Judo</td></tr>
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<b>and Videogames</b></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mvl-_YjwDwM/VNLxQvu7NxI/AAAAAAAADGk/rS2cg-Li0HQ/s1600/tekken-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mvl-_YjwDwM/VNLxQvu7NxI/AAAAAAAADGk/rS2cg-Li0HQ/s1600/tekken-6.jpg" height="179" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pictured: Tekken</td></tr>
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have more influence on the public opinions between the nations than Prime Minister Shizo Abe or President Park Geun Hye will ever have.<br />
<br />
<br />
<b>My point is that this stuff: </b><br />
<br />
<i>"In recent years, however, the relationship between South Korea and Japan has greatly deteriorated over many <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan-Korea_disputes" title="Japan-Korea disputes">disputes</a>, including the <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Takeshima_dispute&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Takeshima dispute (page does not exist)">territorial claims on Takeshima</a>, Japanese prime ministers' <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasukuni_Shrine_Controversy" title="Yasukuni Shrine Controversy">visits to Yasukuni Shrine</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_history_textbook_controversies" title="Japanese history textbook controversies">differing views on history of Imperial Japan</a>, during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_under_Japanese_rule" title="Korea under Japanese rule">Korea under Japanese rule</a>.</i><br />
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<i>According to a 2014 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>
World Service Poll, 13% of Japanese view South Korea's influence
positively, with 37% expressing a negative view, while 15% of South
Koreans view Japanese influence positively, with 79% expressing
negatively, making South Korea, along with China, the country with the
most <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Japanese_sentiment_in_Korea" title="Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea">negative perception of Japan</a> in the world."</i><br />
<br />
from: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<i>"In <a href="http://www.korea.net/Government/Briefing-Room/Presidential-Speeches/view?articleId=121366" target="_blank">her speech</a>
to mark the anniversary of Korea’s liberation from colonial rule on 15
August 1945, Park called upon ‘Japan’s leaders to take a correct view of
history and especially to take proactive measures acceptable to the
comfort women victims of the Japanese imperial military while they are
still alive’."</i><br />
<br />
from: <a href="http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/09/23/why-history-is-a-problem-for-park-geun-hye-in-confronting-japan/">http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/09/23/why-history-is-a-problem-for-park-geun-hye-in-confronting-japan/</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<b>...basically matters f*ck all in the grand scheme of things in the era of globalization (much to the dismay of political analysts, bitter old folks, and war hawks on both sides), and I think the younger generations from both countries generally understand this fact and will eventually turn the old neighbor/extended family dispute into a much more arbitrary, productive, and friendlier one focused around shared interests and industries to improve the economic potential for both countries. China can come too.</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-21723472178363753352015-01-22T14:55:00.000-08:002015-01-22T14:55:34.063-08:00UX Design - Theory vs Reality (Summed Up in a Picture)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zrp5vV3Yi8A/VMF-s8QpgAI/AAAAAAAADEo/DKjuZi5GyHo/s1600/ux-design-theory-vs-reality.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Zrp5vV3Yi8A/VMF-s8QpgAI/AAAAAAAADEo/DKjuZi5GyHo/s1600/ux-design-theory-vs-reality.jpg" height="296" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com127tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-11972627386307950572015-01-13T15:13:00.001-08:002015-01-13T15:13:21.010-08:00The Smartest Thing Marissa Mayer Has Done is Getting FireFox On Yahoo's Team<h2>
Firefox + Yahoo = Growth for Marissa Mayer's Personal Stock</h2>
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This opinion piece will be short and simple.<br />
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I firmly believe Marissa Mayer's best move as Yahoo's CEO so far (in terms of getting internet traffic share) has been getting <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/20/us-yahoo-firefox-idUSKCN0J32HP20141120" target="_blank">Firefox's default search to point to Yahoo rather than Google in November of last year.</a><br />
<br />
Google still controls the dominant share of web search traffic even with Yahoo and Microsoft's temporary alliance against a common enemy, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-yahoo-search-20150108-story.html?track=rss" target="_blank">but the uptick in Yahoo's web traffic (>10% for first time since 2009)</a> is good news for Mayer, and shows that everyone's favorite open source web browser has an appreciable impact in the web economy.<br />
<br />
This combined with Yahoo's new push for getting the local business market with their <a href="https://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">own version of Places/Maps + LocalWorks</a>, Yahoo should find some new revenue trickling in this year.<br />
<br />
Shortly, Yahoo will keep the ball rolling and interesting for investors by splitting off between holdings and operations: <a href="http://www.thestreet.com/video/13001899/marissa-mayers-fight-to-save-yahoo-will-end-in-corporate-split.html">http://www.thestreet.com/video/13001899/marissa-mayers-fight-to-save-yahoo-will-end-in-corporate-split.html</a><br />
<br />
Well, whatever it is they're planning, I just wanted to take a moment out of my day to give Ms. Mayer the internet equivalent of a polite golf clap, and show my interest in seeing where it goes. All I'm saying is that this should be fun to watch.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-31564561636019915052015-01-07T15:08:00.000-08:002015-01-07T15:08:25.372-08:00Reddit /r/FreeDesign - Rabid CSGO Clan Logo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
From <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/freedesign/comments/2rmn09/request_looking_for_a_csgo_team_logo">http://www.reddit.com/r/freedesign/comments/2rmn09/request_looking_for_a_csgo_team_logo</a>/</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-67001708056546917322014-10-07T12:43:00.000-07:002014-10-07T12:43:06.697-07:00Every Startup Entrepreneur Should Read the Valve Employee Handbook (+PDF copy)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Valve is one of the most publicly respected video game companies in the world. I wrote about them in "<a href="http://www.r4bb1t.com/2014/04/why-valves-csgo-isnt-ready-for-free-to.html" target="_blank">Why CS:GO isn't ready for Free-to-Play</a>" - with their critically acclaimed titles and dominance in PC-gaming sales with the Steam distribution platform, Valve has certainly proven itself as a force to be reckoned with.</div>
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Startups that are interested in avoiding the traditional Top-Down bureaucratic hierarchy should take a moment to read through the Valve Employee Handbook. It reviews the idea of working in a 0-tier management system as well as how they let their employees build their own Ability + Interest + Time based project management style. Click below to read (from Valve's website)</div>
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<a href="http://www.valvesoftware.com/company/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.valvesoftware.com/company/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf</span></a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-55297293858122993732014-08-10T11:46:00.000-07:002014-08-10T11:46:49.581-07:00A Short Shift in Wine Marketing - Phthalates in French WinesInfo below, my only real addition to this post is the question: <b>So, which vineyard is going to be the first to put "Phthalate-Free" on their next bottles?</b><br />
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Research Paper on Phthalates in Wine as Contaminants:<br />This research determines the concentrations of various phthalates in
French wines and grape spirits marketed in Europe or intended for
export. Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) and butyl
benzyl phthalate (BBP)<br />
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<a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19440049.2014.941947">Contamination of wines and spirits by phthalates: types of contaminants present, contamination sources and means of prevention</a></div>
P. Chatonnet,
S. Boutou,
A. Plana
<br />
<span class="journalName"><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tfac20/0/0">Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A</a></span><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tfac20/0/0">
</a><br />
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The important bits:<br />
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<ul>
<li>While only 15% of the samples examined contained quantifiable concentrations (> 0.010 mg kg<sup>–1</sup>) of DEHP and BBP, 59% of the wines contained significant quantities of DBP</li>
<li>Only 17% of the samples did not contain any detectable quantity of at
least one of the phthalates and 19% contained only non-quantifiable
traces</li>
<li>According to the specific migration limits (SML) for materials in
contact with food, slightly more than 11% of the wines analysed were
non-compliant</li>
<li>A study of various materials frequently present in wineries revealed
that a relatively large number of polymers sometimes contained high
concentrations of phthalates. However, the epoxy resin coatings used on
vats represented the major source of contamination.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-44599416855578476572014-07-30T15:54:00.001-07:002014-07-30T15:54:23.413-07:00Denver Events from 7.29 - 8.4 /r/denver<strong>From : </strong><b><a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/2c2a2z/denver_event_listing_729_84/">http://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/2c2a2z/denver_event_listing_729_84/</a></b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<strong>Tuesday:</strong><br />
<ul>
<li>7PM - (Film) Queens & Cowboys: A Straight Year On The Gay Rodeo at <a href="http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=26646">Sie Film Center</a></li>
<li>8PM - (Music) <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/2bbzcn/denver_event_listing_721_728/cjb0y18">Punk rock karaoke</a> at El Charitto</li>
</ul>
<strong>Wednesday:</strong><br />
<ul>
<li>6PM - (Games/Social) <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/Denver">/r/Denver</a> game night meetup at Breckenridge Brewery. Come drink and play board games with your fellow redditors! </li>
<li>7PM - (Film) Sharknado 2: The Second One at <a href="http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=26618">Sie Film Center</a></li>
<li>7PM - (Film) Alien on IMAX at the <a href="http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=26603">Denver Museum of Nature and Science</a> with post-film discussion led by invertebrate zoologist Paula Cushing</li>
<li>9PM - (Cannabis/Film) <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Hoodlabstore">Final event at Hoodlab Larimer</a>, Up In Smoke will be aired</li>
</ul>
<strong>Thursday:</strong><br />
<ul>
<li>7PM - (Social) <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/denver">/r/denver</a> meetup at Wynkoop bar</li>
<li>8PM - (Other) <a href="http://www.circuscats.com/index.html#.U9fhsfldXrQ">The Amazing Acro-Cats</a> at the Bug Theatre</li>
<li>8PM - (Other) <a href="http://www.beerandhiphop.net/blog/2014/7/25/the-mistery-presents-denver-vape-meet-july">Denver Vape Meetup</a> at Zi South with <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/u/yohuck">/u/yohuck</a> spinning tunes </li>
<li>8PM - (Music) Everclear, Soul Assylum, Eve 6 at the <a href="http://www.ogdentheatre.com/events/detail/248931">Ogden Theatre</a></li>
<li>8PM - (Music) Black Flag at the <a href="http://www.gothictheatre.com/events/detail/249911">Gothic Theatre</a></li>
<li>9PM - (Music) Wild Cub at the <a href="http://www.larimerlounge.com/event_details.cfm?blogid=1468">Larimer Lounge</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Friday:</strong><br />
<ul>
<li>All Day - (Other) <a href="http://www.denvercountyfair.org/">Denver County Fair</a></li>
<li>All Day - (Other) Celebrate <a href="http://historycoloradocenter.org/families/colorado-day-celebrations/">Colorado Day</a> with the History Colorado Center</li>
<li>2PM - (Other) <a href="http://www.rmaba.org/rmbpf/2014/rmbpf_2014_GeneralInfo.html">30th Rocky Mountain Book And Paper Fair</a> at The Denver Mart</li>
<li>6PM - (Art) <a href="http://www.denver.org/things-to-do/denver-arts-culture/denver-art-districts/">First Friday Art Walks</a> in various locations</li>
<li>7:30PM - (Film) <a href="http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=26672">The Internet Cat Video Festival</a> at Sie Film Center</li>
<li>8:30PM - (Social) <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/denver">/r/denver</a> meetup at <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/1qp8rr/friday_night_reddit_meetup_reminder/">Nob Hill Inn</a> </li>
<li>9PM - (Music) Rowdy Shadehouse at the <a href="http://www.bluebirdtheater.net/events/detail/250814">Bluebird Theater</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Saturday:</strong><br />
<ul>
<li>All Day - (Other) <a href="http://www.denvercountyfair.org/">Denver County Fair</a></li>
<li>All Day - (Other) Celebrate <a href="http://historycoloradocenter.org/families/colorado-day-celebrations/">Colorado Day</a> with the History Colorado Center</li>
<li>9:30AM - (Fitness/Other) <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/u/velosoul">/u/velosoul</a> will teach a class about bikes/cycling at Velosoul Cycling </li>
<li>10AM - (Other) <a href="http://www.rmaba.org/rmbpf/2014/rmbpf_2014_GeneralInfo.html">30th Rocky Mountain Book And Paper Fair</a> at The Denver Mart</li>
<li>2PM - (Film) <a href="http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=26672">The Internet Cat Video Festival</a> at Sie Film Center</li>
<li>2:30PM - (Music) <a href="http://www.gothictheatre.com/events/detail/250220">Denver Black Sky II</a> at the Gothic Theatre</li>
<li>6:30PM - (Music) Railroad Earth at <a href="http://redrocksonline.com/concerts-events/detail/railroad-ear-8-2-2014">Red Rocks</a></li>
<li>9PM - (Music) <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/u/DJHouseArrest">/u/DJHouseArrest</a> plays <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Denver/comments/2aoyee/denver_event_listing_0714_0721/cj1l17u">a mix of just about everything</a> at The PourHouse</li>
</ul>
<strong>Sunday:</strong><br />
<ul>
<li>All Day - (Other) <a href="http://www.denvercountyfair.org/">Denver County Fair</a></li>
<li>All Day - (Music) <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/u/yohuck">/u/yohuck</a> will be playing funk and soul at <a href="http://www.beerandhiphop.net/blog/2014/5/19/redbull-pabst-blue-ribbon-present-rewind-on-the-jakes-patio">Jake's Patio</a></li>
<li>11AM - (Music) <a href="http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates/denver-co">Warped Tour</a> at Mile High</li>
<li>2:30PM - (Music) <a href="http://www.gothictheatre.com/events/detail/250220">Denver Black Sky II</a> at the Gothic Theatre</li>
<li>4:40PM - (Film) Four Minute Mile at <a href="http://www.denverfilm.org/filmcenter/detail.aspx?id=26697">Sie Film Center</a></li>
<li>7PM - (Film) Duck Soup at <a href="http://drafthouse.com/movies/marx-bros-duck-soup/denver">Alamo Drafthouse</a></li>
<li>9PM - (Music) Snarky Puppy at the <a href="http://www.ogdentheatre.com/events/detail/249358">Ogden Theatre</a></li>
<li>9PM - (Music) Stooges Brass Band at the <a href="http://www.larimerlounge.com/event_details.cfm?blogid=1582">Larimer Lounge</a></li>
</ul>
<strong>Monday:</strong> <br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>7:30PM - (Music) Chicago & REO Speedwagon at <a href="http://redrocksonline.com/concerts-events/detail/chicago-reo-8-4-2014">Red Rocks</a></li>
<li>8PM - (Music) Traditional Irish music at <a href="http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2014/03/irish_music_colorado_seisun_weekly.php?page=2">Fado's Irish Pub</a></li>
</ul>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-21637803836923903722014-07-27T15:57:00.000-07:002014-07-27T15:57:38.920-07:00Weird Al Uses Every Obnoxious Business Buzzword Ever Created in "Mission Statement"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GyV_UG60dD4" width="560"></iframe><br />
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"Mission Statement," off Weird Al's new album (which just hit #1 on the charts thanks to a strangely effective <a href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/2bs3w8/are_you_guys_intentionally_advertising_weird_al/" target="_blank">online marketing strategy</a>) does a wonderful job of combining all of the most over-used and stupid buzzwords in the business world into a light hearted song.<br />
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I'm going to subconsciously be thinking about this song every time I meet... I mean, 'interface' with a corporate representative from now on.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-19904191703762848862014-06-19T14:03:00.000-07:002014-06-19T14:03:41.761-07:00Funniest Comments About the New Google MapsI'm going to preface this with a statement:<br />
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I like Google. Despite all the recent news, Google products are still wonderful. My site is built on Blogger, I still use Gmail, and of course, the search engine was a <strike>curse</strike> gift from the gods. I felt the same way about Maps right up the new version came out. It's almost as if they took the control away from engineers and gave it to someone with an art degree and just told them to f*ck it up as hard as humanly possible.<br />
<br />
I'm hoping the changes were rushed to mask changes to the not-so-well-hidden SEO game that was going on the Maps results for years, because otherwise, this was one of the worst-planned updates I've ever seen and I'd prefer to give the Google guys a bit more credit than that.<br />
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All I'm saying is, the person in charge of the new Maps changes has been living in a bubble, and should consider moving over to Microsoft, where I'm sure his inability to conceive what the rest of the world beyond his backyard is like would be appreciated.<br />
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<br />
Anyway, my favorite comments about the new Google Maps from: <a class="title may-blank loggedin" href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/28jggh/whats_the_stupidest_change_you_ever_witnessed_on/" tabindex="1" target="_blank">What's the stupidest change you ever witnessed on a popular website?</a> (all comments copied as is)<br />
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1. <br />Removing the distance measurement tool from google maps.<br />
<br />
2.<br />
How do you switch to classic view? I didn't realize that was an option
and can't figure it out after clicking around for a few minutes?<br />
<br /><i><b>(Response)</b></i> <a href="https://support.google.com/maps/answer/3045828?hl=en">https://support.google.com/maps/answer/3045828?hl=en</a><br />
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3.<br />
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"Guys, so
there's this other navigation app people are using... Apple Maps. What
do we do about this? How can we turn our perfectly awesome app into
Apple Maps?"<br />
"But sir? Isn't Apple Maps absolutely terrible?"<br />
"Yes! But we must derive a plan to make our app equally shitty! Think people!"<br />
<br />
4.<br />
It's also crazy slow<br />
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<b><i>(Response) </i></b>Really want to be floored ? Try Bing maps... I swear it's instant. It's crazy. I just can't accept it.<br />
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5.<br />
I just use Google Earth.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-26316809093624704972014-06-18T13:47:00.005-07:002014-06-21T10:55:15.386-07:00Indian Wedding Elephant Art - Free Desktop Wallpaper<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sI_BN7cNOFc/U6H202-ZceI/AAAAAAAACt4/5RJvgOxvpZg/s1600/ind-elephant-desktop.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="www.r4bb1t.com" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sI_BN7cNOFc/U6H202-ZceI/AAAAAAAACt4/5RJvgOxvpZg/s1600/ind-elephant-desktop.png" height="480" title="Indian Wedding Elephant" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Indian Wedding Elephant<br />
Click for FULL SIZE<br />
Posterized over gradient background and hand drawn accents in Photoshop<br />
1600x1200px</td></tr>
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Here's a free desktop wallpaper for anyone to use for non-commercial use - a traditional Indian Wedding Elephant piece that I made in Photoshop.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-11266473368897054162014-06-18T11:34:00.000-07:002014-06-18T11:37:27.854-07:00What Brands Would Survive in a World Without Advertising? (Reddit Discussion)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vqJU67s4wDo/U6HcHYRFvII/AAAAAAAACto/NvK-0o6Pu9w/s1600/sriracha-label-brand-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vqJU67s4wDo/U6HcHYRFvII/AAAAAAAACto/NvK-0o6Pu9w/s1600/sriracha-label-brand-logo.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add this stuff to your next plain cheese pizza slice and you'll see why Sriracha has an international fanbase.</td></tr>
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<br />
There was an interesting thread on reddit's /r/AskReddit (a main sub) yesterday:<br />
<h3>
<a class="title may-blank " href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/28e1w4/if_advertising_was_made_illegal_print_tv_internet/" tabindex="1">If
advertising was made illegal (print, TV, internet ads, etc. not the
packaging), which products do you think would survive based on customer
loyalty, quality, or word of mouth?</a></h3>
<span class="domain"></span><br />
<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/28e1w4/if_advertising_was_made_illegal_print_tv_internet/">http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/28e1w4/if_advertising_was_made_illegal_print_tv_internet/</a><br />
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The results seem to match what I've been telling people for years: No matter how you dress it up, no matter how much you polish it, nothing really ever beats word of mouth and true value in the end.<br />
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Some of my favorite comments (copied as is):<br />
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<i>Jiffy mix sells over 55% of all muffin mixes in the United States and they don't spend a dime on advertising.</i><br />
user <a class="author may-blank id-t2_9mrwy" href="http://www.reddit.com/user/megobits">megobits</a><br />
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<div class="md">
<i>WD40 </i><br />
<i>Ain't nobody seen an advertisement for WD40 but everyone's got a can in the shed.</i><br />
user <a class="author may-blank id-t2_9hov1" href="http://www.reddit.com/user/Einsatzkommando">Einsatzkommando</a><br />
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<i>The main cigarette brands. If putting death notices on packets doesn't stop people, no advertising at all </i>certainly won't!<br />
user <a class="author may-blank id-t2_dyfkt" href="http://www.reddit.com/user/TheWindBelow">TheWindBelow</a><br />
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<div class="usertext-body may-blank-within">
<div class="md">
<i>Pretty
much any type of doctor / physician. If I see an internist advertising
on a billboard, I probably will be less likely to go see them -0 but if a
friend tells me that doctor is good, that means the world to me.</i><br />
<i>Also probably colleges / universities. Again, the good ones wont advertise much and just survive on reputation.</i><br />
user <a class="author may-blank id-t2_bz095" href="http://www.reddit.com/user/Best_Zyra_LAN">Best_Zyra_LAN</a><br />
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<i>arizona drinks, they are very popular but i dont think ive ever seen a ad for them</i><br />
user <a class="author may-blank id-t2_dqgqz" href="http://www.reddit.com/user/awesomo213">awesomo213</a><br />
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<i>Q-Tips because the cheap ones will fuck up your ears</i>.<br />
user <a class="author may-blank id-t2_9tjfr" href="http://www.reddit.com/user/rwildhorseranch">rwildhorseranch</a><br />
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<i>That Sriracha sauce that everyone uses. That company has never
advertised. Their product is popular because of word of mouth, and
nothing else.</i><br />
user <a class="author may-blank id-t2_80a3u" href="http://www.reddit.com/user/ElDochart">ElDochart</a><br />
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<i>Their product is popular because of taste in mouth, and nothing else.</i><br />
<span class="userattrs"></span>user <a class="author may-blank id-t2_gywf4" href="http://www.reddit.com/user/IJustNeedToMention">IJustNeedToMention</a> in response to above Sriracha comment<br />
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<b>My thoughts:</b><br />
<b><a class="expand" href="https://pay.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/28e1w4/if_advertising_was_made_illegal_print_tv_internet/#"></a><span class="userattrs"></span> <span class="score unvoted"></span><span class="userattrs"></span>
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<b>These are all good points, and I personally think there would be a simulataneous upsurge in quality local shops and as well as a strengthening of brand loyalty to existing market leaders who have stood the test of time. </b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-84951899313607044952014-06-18T08:00:00.000-07:002014-06-18T08:00:00.355-07:00Some Wise Words About Marketing and PR on the Internet by Gabe Newell<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MpIYoNoQebk/U6EFnO3XpGI/AAAAAAAACtY/Gl_21ip9mzk/s1600/gabe-newell-valve-online-marketing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MpIYoNoQebk/U6EFnO3XpGI/AAAAAAAACtY/Gl_21ip9mzk/s1600/gabe-newell-valve-online-marketing.png" height="360" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Don't ever, ever try to lie to the internet because they will catch you. They will deconstruct your spin. They will remember everything you ever say for eternity."</td></tr>
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Gabe Newell, the president of Valve (<a href="http://www.r4bb1t.com/2014/04/why-valves-csgo-isnt-ready-for-free-to.html" target="_blank">I've covered them before</a>), telling it like it is. He and his company are among of the biggest names in video gaming, a fan favorite, and a huge thorn in the side of the classical businessmen and bean counters working at Electronic Arts.<br />
<br />
What he says might not necessarily hold true for all businesses, but if you plan on marketing to the teen-to-early middle age group with any level of internet savvy on a topic they actually care about, take these words to heart - it might not be perfect, but the internet spite machine does not tolerate spin tactics and lying very much. If you want to know why you should respect the opinion of a fat dude who runs a video game company, think about it this way: he has taken on one of the most difficult to please, whiny, and unreasonable demographics to have ever existed, and made them love him. That's pretty darn impressive.<br />
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On a broader scope, we're rapidly approaching the era where owning up to mistakes and taking the time to fix them might actually be the more economically sound path for big businesses, and I'm both really excited and terrified to see what that's going to be like.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com101tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574338067530390181.post-31672989334534332502014-06-17T15:54:00.000-07:002014-06-17T15:54:12.753-07:00A Simple Picture Guide to Computer and A/V I/O Ports<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Just something useful - as some one who frequently has to check boxes full of cables to fix other people's problems, here is a good picture of most of the input/output ports you'll see. It's a bit dated, so things like HDMI aren't on here, but this is still handy.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rXoXtu4kdXI/U6DGDuG_HLI/AAAAAAAACtI/Xe1VHIfVxek/s1600/computer-io-port-list.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rXoXtu4kdXI/U6DGDuG_HLI/AAAAAAAACtI/Xe1VHIfVxek/s1600/computer-io-port-list.jpg" height="640" width="514" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many port styles!</td></tr>
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