Y'know things that are all the rage? Blogs. Everyone has one; or at least had one before Facebook, Twitter et al diluted the realtime pool.
Since I'm nu-old skool — and watching endless streams of people writing #incomprehensible #twaddle u n me l8r lol @knickerlicker has me reaching for the Glock — I figured why not make a blog? The main difference here compared with other people's blogs is that instead of being limited to one topic, you get a little slice of everything all mashed up. 'Coz propah spelling is so last century.
Desperation in spam world
· 305 words (wastes about 2 mins)It’s official, spam companies are getting desperate to attract people’s attention in order to sell products. Just look at these subject lines.
The right actor for the job
· 376 words (kills about 2 mins)After all these years of being an avid movie follower, why did I assume there was a rigorous accreditation procedure at Casting Director University?
Manual translation
· 387 words (laps up about 2 mins)You know you’re in for something special when the opening paragraph of a DVD operating manual reads “When open, refit or demount the machine, our company cannot supply after-sales service.”
Don't cross the blades
[2 comments] · 204 words (sucks up less than a minute)Marketing material should always be taken with a mountain of salt, but sometimes it would pay manufacturers to be slightly less terse, or at least consider the reader.
The ebook revelation
· 571 words (eats up about 3 mins)Are ebooks really the saviour of the printed word or are the corporations and standards bodies doing their level best to screw it up?
Label paranoia
· 218 words (vacuums up less than a minute)Look left. Look right. Look dead ahead. Arrrgh! The fashion clones are taking over the town.
Corporation speak with forked tongue
· 796 words (kills about 4 mins)Beware the auto-update. Beware the helpdesk. Companies make mistakes and give bad advice all the time, it seems.
Pythagoras makes pizza too
· 193 words (munches less than a minute)From the bewildering array of toppings to the decision about which size to order, the world of the spherical rolled dough base is caught in a tangle of marketing confusion.
