The new Microsoft ads are an interesting tact – finally admitting that they are the $.99 Store of technology – nothing really wrong with that but they are basically preaching to the choir. We know from NPD data that WIN/MS marketshare with retail buyers of personal computers is down to 34% marketshare (Apple has the [...]

At first I thought it was THE ONION pulling my leg – I thought haha, got me again … But nope, it’s real. So basically they are willing to spend $20 million on a new name campaign, changing corporate signs, getting new urls and junking a million business cards but they’re not willing to spend [...]

It took a while but Warner Bros. FINALLY realized – hey, there might not be 2 million fans of ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS but if a couple thousand want a copy, they’ll pay upfront for it, press one DVD and print some artwork on it – $19.95 – more than they normally make at wholesale [...]

As eBay is discovering through rapidly dropping sales – we pretty much loathe eBay. The current feeling of the general public towards eBay is the result of extraordinary arrogant customer relations since about 2000. Note that I did not use the word ‘service,’ and this should be a warning to all companies who go that [...]

Now you can update your Midnight Club: Los Angeles with a South Central Premium Upgrade and Map Expansion! Viva les net ready game console! Rockstar Games and Pizza Hut are offering a special limited-time $10 mail-in rebate off the purchase of Midnight Club: Los Angeles for Xbox 360

In the early 1990′s, AT&T knew the world of communications was changing rapidly … the consumer internet was still virtually all dialup but the future was so bright, we all had to wear shades … so they create a series of ads highlighting wireless and wired connectivity possibilities … Keep in mind, the 1993 AT&T [...]

As general interest magazine sales are dropping (mags like Florida Ferret Monthly are doing fine publishers are trying to figure out to customize the mags (or newspapers) the way we surf the net … here’s the latest try from Time, Inc … Surf over to http://www.timeinc.com/mine – fill out a short questionnaire and pick 5 [...]

As if the Palm Pre had any shot of making a difference, Palm is done. Sure, the Palm Pre looks like a nice phone and sure there are some nice features but just like many Mp3 makers way back in 2001 – some with nice features but none with THE IPOD. And none are the [...]

Yea, it seemed like a strange combo but it is actually a complicated but well conceived process – and a fun excuse to drink candy alcohol. Plus, this should make that cheaper stuff just a little bit better and it’s probably so sweet that your guests will be plastered in no time From MixThatDrink.com

From Italy – so you know it has to be good … No, it does not just cook a microwave pizza for you … “It actually whips up flour, water, tomato sauce and fresh ingredients to produce a piping hot pizza in about three minutes! The machine Mr. Torghele and his engineers produced is outfitted [...]