Friday, September 19, 2008

Facebook like a Pirate

In honor of talk like a pirate day, which is today, Facebook allows the option to switch over your Facebook account from standard English to English (pirate).

Just go here and select English (Pirate). It is ridiculous, but a very funny idea.

I'm a bland commercial

Microsoft has pushed Seinfeld to the side for their new ad which actually features people talking about computers (not leather shoes). The PC plays the victim card and has "been made into a stereotype." They can't really claim to be victims since they still dominate the market, despite Apple gaining some market share on them.

They probably should have gone with another message. Although, this commercial is lacking something that the first two weren't: buzz. Look at all of the word-of-mouth that was spread online by bloggers and journalists. Each of those commercials have been watched over 1 million times on YouTube. This one is as forgettable as every other ad you see on TV.

Reporters don't have an easy job either

We sometimes hear from reporters/journalists that they empathize with us and understand how difficult of a job we have, constantly pitching stories. But reporters don't always have an easy job themselves. Take this video for example.

Friday Distraction

This is probably the funniest YouTube video I have seen in the last six months.