Anything and Everything that is cool, hot, fresh and classic.
When ordering online, Dominos makes you select a side for your toppings to go on.
Instead of just “half”, they actually make you choose “left” or “right”, which made one inquisitive blogger want to know: Will they deliver what they request?
Apparently not, as the delivered pizza was exactly opposite of what had been ordered.
Just goes to show you that you can’t count on quality anymore…
[Via: The Sneeze]
If the music industry spent as much time innovating as they do interrogating, they might actually start selling some CDs.
Take, for example, the packaging that Rethink created for Vonnegut Dollhouse. By turning the package into a piece of art, they managed to create something that can’t be replicated by a digital download.
Suddenly, paying for the CD doesn’t seem like a bad proposition after all.
If only all companies thought this way.
[Rethink]
[Via: The Serif]
As you may or may not have noticed, I recently removed the MyBlogLog widget from the left sidebar.
It was starting to look stale, and I just don’t think it was ever that useful.
However, if you were one of the people whose smiling face showed up there each time you visited, and you had grown attached to that feature, let me know and I’ll bring it back.
Otherwise, it’s bye bye forever.
Bloons Tower Defense 2 puts you in charge of a gang of monkeys that must defend your towers with darts and strategy.
It’s a cartoony take on the tower defense theme, and I loved every minute of it.
It’s been so long since I’ve seen a Line Rider video that I had almost forgotten about the sledding sensation. Big thanks to UNEASYsilence for reminding me.
[Via: UNEASYsilence]
Why waste a good idea?
Apparently, Sony (which recently ripped off the bunnies for their latest Bravia ad) felt that Apple’s iPod arrangement was going to be too tough to beat, so they just replaced the Nanos with their own DSC-T2 cameras for their latest press photos.
Don’t feel too bad for Apple though, as they’ve been known to do the same thing from time to time as well.
I guess they should both feel flattered; right?
[Via: Engadget]
[Engadget - Apple's Little Problem With Ripping Off Artists]
Today, the ‘book and the ‘soft joined forces, and Microsoft gave Facebook $240 million at a valuation of $15 billion for an expansion of their advertising partnership.
$15 billion?
A site that lets people poke each other and share pictures is worth $15 billion?
Yes; and here’s why: Facebook prints money.
Facebook has created a product that turns a 99.99% profit, has incredibly (almost infinitely) high demand, and costs nothing to make.
What is this mystery product?
Facebook Gifts.
What are Facebook Gifts?
“Facebook Gifts allows you to send personalized messages with icons to your friends on Facebook.”
Basically a .gif with a message, these “Gifts” are a perfect example of why Facebook is worth $15 billion (and probably even more).
Take, for example, today’s Gift: A Unicorn.
I’m going to go ahead and assume that with a few MS Paint skills and a spare hour, I could crank out the unicorn image that they’re using.
And if I were Facebook, and I did go ahead and create this unicorn Gift; how much would I expect to get paid for my hour of work?
$10 million.
That’s right, Facebook will eventually make $10 million from this crappy unicorn .gif.
Not bad for an hour’s work.
Why?
I have no idea.
To clarify: I do know why they’ll make $10 million: Because people will eventually buy 10,000,000 of these crappy unicorns. What I don’t know is why people will eventually buy 10,000,000 of these crappy unicorns. I mean, it is a crappy unicorn after all.
I think part of the reason why Facebook can sell so many of these things is that they have hit upon the perfect price point. Users don’t see $1 as being a lot of money, so they’ll gladly skip their next iTunes download to let their friend know that they care.
If Gifts were free, no one would want one. You’d give them to your friends, and they’d simply add them to the pile of other free gifts. Put a $1 price tag on the Gift however, and suddenly, giving a gift is a momentous occasion. You’re spending your hard earned cash, and sending your friend something of value.
And hey, it’s not like everyone else is going to get the same one, right? Aren’t they at least part of a limited edition?
Yes; if you consider 10,000,000 to be a limited edition.
That’s right, 9.999,999 other people are going to get that very same ‘limited edition’ unicorn, and Facebook is going to get 10,000,000 one dollar bills added to their bank account.
Amazing.
Like I said, they print money.
And despite my despising of the Facebook Gift idea, I will say this: I’ll gladly plop down a hard earned Washington for one of these the day Facebook comes out with a Gift in the shape of a T-Shirt that says: “My friend just spent $1, and all I got was this lousy Gift”.
Hey, a guy can dream…
[Facebook]
Mac users are very familiar with the Marble of Doom.
Also called The Spinning Beach Ball Of Death, it’s the colorful cursor that Apple gives you when your computer needs a little time to think things through, and it’s usually a good sign of slow times to come.
The Marble of Doom site wants to know exactly how much time is spent staring at that spinning ball, so the next time you’re taking an unplanned trip to the beach, stop by and add your time to the tally.
What are you *@#% waiting for?
If your idea of getting into the Halloween spirit means switching from regular beers to pumpkin flavored ones, then check out this detailed description of how to brew beer in a pumpkin.
Finally; a way to add some excitement to that trip to the pumpkin patch.
[Flickr - npoell - Brewing In A Pumpkin]
[Via: Boing Boing]
