June 23rd, 2008
“I gotta tell you. Jason Giambi hasn’t really been in my good graces for quite some time. But now that he’s clearly back on the juice and sporting a mustache, he’s becoming one of my favorite players in all of baseball.”- Anonymous Yankees Fan
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June 20th, 2008
Being an excellent writer, it isn’t surprising that my work influences others. However, it’s unfortunate when you work is just “re-mixed” into some bastardized version of what you originally wrote. Below are two examples of articles from the Washington Post and New York Times that are very similar to blog posts I wrote before they were published. We’ve almost got some Jayson Blair shit on our hands here.
Three years ago, I wrote an article for my internship that didn’t get a ton of views — but I see a similar article once a month from a major publication. The piece was about the pitfalls of online identity and the lack of privacy/permanency/availability of this web presence. My internship was about networking and recruiting, so there’s an obvious career/professional slant to my piece.
From my article (7/31/2005):
“Nearly everybody has a professional presence online–even college students who don’t realize that their personal virtual presence is also often their professional personal presence. It is increasingly important to protect these representations of ourselves.
Without realizing it, these footprints that we create (or are created for us) are indexed, linked, cited, and sometimes even copied. It is available, searchable, and most scary, perpetual. An incriminating quote or picture can be saved and reproduced on a site that is out of your control.”
From the Washington Post (5/2/2008):
“Social networks, which let members share photos, videos and intimate details about themselves and their friends, have pushed the boundaries of how people view their personal space. Now, the younger generations that used to embrace the voyeuristic qualities of the Web are considering the advantages of borders between their public and private lives.
In person, people tend to adapt their behavior to the situation — talking to a co-worker requires different language and attitude than what’s comfortable with a college friend. On social networks, everyone’s in on the same conversation.”
More recently, the New York Times fashion/design blog The Moment wrote a very similar Axe Detailer piece yesterday morning. I wrote about the AXE detailer last week after I saw an ad for the product in the July Playboy.
“You can see it has a grip, strap, and a different texture on top. But we all know this is a basic loofah. The ad in the magazine has two blurbs pointing to spots on the detailer that say “Scrubs candle wax off your chest hair” and “Washes lipstick off your neck”. This way, AXE consumers know that this product is for people with penises who like vaginas. I guess candle wax and lipstick could still apply to a tranny.”
From the New York Times blog The Moment (6/19/08):
“The Axe Detailer Shower Tool, I quickly discovered, is basically a souped-up loofah for men: red and black with futuristic plastic molding. “Body puffs are sooo feminine,” one wide-eyed PR woman told me. “I mean, you don’t have one, do you?” I do. It’s white and only as feminine (or masculine) as, say, a MacBook, trees, pencils or the subway.”
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: AXE, AXE detailer, new york times, plagiarism, rip off, washington post | 1 Comment
June 17th, 2008
I hope you all were watching Game 6 of the NBA Finals where the Celtics thoroughly beat down the Lakers. Kevin Garnett was assaulted by Michele Tafoya after the game and was forced into an interview. Clearly, it was an emotional moment since KG says some random and crazy things. He kicks it off with “ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE! ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!” and then some profanity… sweet. Thanking Chicago and his mom and whoever else was a nice touch. The interview probably should have ended after “TOP OF THE WORLD! TOP OF THE WORLD!” The clip underneath was my first dabble with Red Lasso. It’s the incredibly interesting and informative piece on Kevin Garnett bringing peanut butter and jelly to the Celtics. Red Lasso lets me get clips from broadcast TV and a few cable televisions. They’ve gotten cease and desist letters from the major networks… but I’ll use it until The Man brings them down!
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June 16th, 2008
“I would like to go on a piss-drinking diet.”
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: bat-shit-crazy, quote of the day | 2 Comments
June 13th, 2008
Anna Faris is in the upcoming movie House Bunny where she plays a Playboy Playmate that gets kicked out of the Mansion. I decided to do a little research on her (it’s sort of my job) and found out that she used to be married. The first picture I saw of her ex wasn’t out of the ordinary. Then I found a couple others that seemed to tell a story. You can draw your own conclusions…
Fat
Fattest
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June 12th, 2008
In a horrible twist of irony, a Chinese baby has been born with “extra manhood” on his back. I wonder what that scar is going to look like. Thanks for sending this to me at work, Nikolai.
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June 10th, 2008
The new WNBA commercials are horrible. They all start with WNBA stars lambasting women’s basketball before it ends with “SHE WOULDN’T SAY THAT. WOULD YOU?” Don’t get me wrong — that grabs your attention and makes a point. On the other hand, they seriously fail to evoke any actions from a viewer.
At best, they can get somebody who dislikes women’s basketball to say “hey, it’s not so bad”. If you have a viewer that’s neutral or already a fan, there’s nothing for them to take away from the message. At the same time, the commercial opens with overwhelmingly negative comments about women’s basketball. Nobody is going to seek the WNBA on TV or buy game tickets after seeing those spots. It’s like the NFL coming out with a Michael Vick/Pacman Jones commercial preaching the virtues of thug life. Although that probably WOULD increase viewership and sell tickets.
Below are two of the videos that I’ve actually seen on TV (during NBA games). The Candace Parker spot on top is probably worse. She has some pretty harsh words while they show a montage of WNBA highlights. The second one… I don’t even have to say anything here. Even the first WNBA ad campaign (”We Got Next”) is better than this crap. You can watch them for yourself and decide how much of a sexist douchebag I am…
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: advertising, commercials, television, wnba | 1 Comment
June 6th, 2008
Below are two recent exchanges … one between me and a friend (Anonymous Asshole Friend) and the other is with my co-worker Lisa K and a girl that wanted a job in our department. Two things are clear: Isiah Thomas is a jackass and you should put more than 5 minutes of effort into a cover letter.
OCD: Now Cablevision is trying again, with a $15 million campaign — the biggest since Fuse was introduced in 2003 — and yet another attempt to portray Fuse as a source of mainstream music. This time, Cablevision is turning to one of its own to make the marketing work: Kristin Dolan, who, in addition to being a senior vice president at the company, is the wife of James L. Dolan, Cablevision’s chief executive.
AAF: hahaha awesome
OCD: In addition to boning the CEO, she is also a marketing person
AAF: and isiah thomas has been named general manager, president and head coach of the fuse network
From Lisa
> Hi Cameron:
>
> Thanks for sending this through. A word to the wise, when you are
> sending a cover letter, you should probably fill in the generic blanks
> before sending 
Cameron’s Response
I’m mortified. Thank you for telling me instead of just not
responding, now it’s a mistake I’ll never make again. Sorry for
wasting your time and I appreciate your response.
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: fire isiah, ocd actual conversation, ocd actual work email, television | 1 Comment
June 3rd, 2008
We have a lot of RFP’s (requests for proposals) from a variety of clients. The main advertisers that care about what I do (college marketing) are usually video games, movie/DVD releases, and grooming products. This note came from one of our sales guys along with the RFP document. Our sales guy took it one step further by explaining a part of the plot we may have missed. This email is quite ridiculous (and yes, this is the entire email with nothing deleted).
Thanks again Stephen.How do you think we could incorporate Just Cause 2 to Spring Break?
Again there’s this miniature, evil billionaire who hires 6 beautiful women (hopefully Playmates) as his ninja body guards. The guys lives on his own tropical island
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June 2nd, 2008
Linz walked the red carpet and showed off her svelt look and also her undies. ThisIsLondon has posted pictures from the MTV Movie Awards.
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