A few months ago a friend got me a pair of Oberon Socks as a gift, as soon as I opened the packaged I knew they were something special. I enjoy nice clothing, but $15 for a pair of socks seemed a bit much for one pair. The socks are mostly wool, blended with acrylic [...]
05.08Meat Cards
Found these little gems last night, not only are they possibly the most unique business cards, they have a great sales pitch to go along with them.
Screw die-cutting. Forget about foil, popups, or UV spot lamination. THESE business cards have two ingredients: MEAT AND LASERS. MEAT CARDS do not fit in a Rolodex, because their [...]
04.13Sex and Coffee
There is a Hustler porn store on Sunset Ave here in LA. This is not a surprise as Los Angeles is universally accepted as the porn capitol of the United States. Its not surprising considering that Larry Flynt’s, Flynt Publications is located in LA. Its not surprising even though its in the [...]
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/design/Melbourne_s_most_exclusive_nightclub_rips_off_10_stock_phot’;When a business chooses to cut costs they have many ways to do it like turn off lights when not in use, limit the hours employees work, etc. etc. One thing that should never be done to cut corners is theft. That is apparently what Melbourne Australia’s Most Exclusive Nightclub, Fusion, [...]
09.19Bailouts??!!
So not only has the bush administration spent our money like a 13 year old looking for a quick sugar fix in a candy shop (mind you this 13 year old is extremely hyper yet lazy and is somewhere around 400 pounds), but now he is asking for close to $1trillion to help bailout beleaguered [...]
One year ago the House voted on raising the national minimum wage to $7.25, has anything changed? Not really. Since states can regulate their own minimum wage standard, five of which don’t have any guidelines or laws on a standardized wage, all in the southern part of the country. A few other [...]
Just over three weeks ago I started my investment for a better cup of coffee. The goal is simple, get a better tasting cup of coffee that I would enjoy more than a store-bought coffee and to save some green-backs from the drive through coffee places I was hitting in the morning. [...]
Woot is many things to many people. The word has deep, geeky roots, but is now used by nearly anyone who has the internet. The Urban Dictionary’s definition is
Woot originated as a hacker term for root (or administrative) access to a computer. However, with the term as coincides with the gamer term, “w00t”.
“w00t” was originally [...]
In what could possibly be one of the most unique marketing ideas in a while, big bad box store Wal-Mart will have dedicated check-out lines for the release of the much anticipated Xbox 360 Game, Halo 3. This is rather unique in that most Wal-Mart stores are open 24 hours and they have agreed [...]