93South - Thoughts on New England Web 2.0 » Humor http://www.93south.net Promoting new technology within the Boston Area Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:44:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Social Networking Wars Video http://www.93south.net/blog/social-networking-wars-video/ http://www.93south.net/blog/social-networking-wars-video/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:28:19 +0000 David http://www.93south.net/index.php/2008/04/24/social-networking-wars-video/ You probably have seen this one before but its so true – enjoy!

 

Thanks to Hao for sending it along!

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]]> http://www.93south.net/blog/social-networking-wars-video/feed/ 0 The Verdict is In – Superbowl Commercials Were Lame! http://www.93south.net/blog/the-verdict-is-in-superbowl-commercials-were-lame/ http://www.93south.net/blog/the-verdict-is-in-superbowl-commercials-were-lame/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:00:03 +0000 David http://www.93south.net/index.php/2007/02/05/the-verdict-is-in-superbowl-commercials-were-lame/
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    The winner of the night was either the Letterman and Oprah promo for his show or the Blockbuster mouse ad.  Also interesting (because it was reportedly made for $13 bucks) was the Doritos contest winner…didn’t one of the beer companies run the same contest?

    Here are the three top spots cut from the footage using the (shameless plug alert) Gotuit Scenemaker video tagger:

     

     

     

     What were your favorite Superbowl Commercials?

     

     

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    ]]>     http://www.93south.net/blog/the-verdict-is-in-superbowl-commercials-were-lame/feed/ 0     Is Boston the PC and San Fran the Mac? http://www.93south.net/blog/is-boston-the-pc-and-san-fran-the-mac/ http://www.93south.net/blog/is-boston-the-pc-and-san-fran-the-mac/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:48:17 +0000 David http://www.93south.net/index.php/2007/01/20/is-boston-the-pc-and-san-fran-the-mac/ a few threads lately about the difference between the East and West Coast technology markets and I wanted to respond with some witty breakdown of the cultural differences between the two markets. Related posts:
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    I’m not actually making a “digg” at Boston (where I am based) or the East Coast but more of an observation that may hold the key to why the East Coast is so cautious and, as a result, lagging well behind the West Coast when it comes to web innovation.  The image of the “PC guy” and the “Mac guy” from the popular Mac television commercials works on so many levels as a metaphor for the 2 markets that it has inspired me to start another open-source commercial script project…

    HELP WRITE THE EAST  vs WEST COAST WEB 2.0 COMMERCIAL SPOOF

    The idea is not about the great web based start-ups in the Boston area…it’s about some of the traditional East Coast tech execs that tried getting jiggy with that web 2.0 thing only after some start-ups starting getting attention (unfortunately, recent developments may send them back into their shells). 

    I’ll set the stage…East Coast has decided to hold it’s own web 2.0 conference….

     

    East Coast Web 2.0

     

    “Hey West Coast…I’m holding a Web 2.0 conference and I’ve got a set of huge web 2.0 speakers as my keynotes…I’ve got big execs from Lycos, EMC and Genzyme!”

     

     

     

     

    “ Great EC. Lycos?  …are they still around?”

     

     

     

    Keep the script going…add your own comments.

     

     

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    ]]>     http://www.93south.net/blog/is-boston-the-pc-and-san-fran-the-mac/feed/ 8     How to Strike it Rich With Adsense – The Infomercial http://www.93south.net/blog/how-to-strike-it-rich-with-adsense-the-infomercial/ http://www.93south.net/blog/how-to-strike-it-rich-with-adsense-the-infomercial/#comments Tue, 03 Oct 2006 14:13:51 +0000 David http://www.93south.net/index.php/2006/10/03/how-to-strike-it-rich-with-adsense-the-infomercial/ Jeremy Shoemaker or one of these other Web 2.0 start-ups just go ahead and make the infomercial about how to strike it rich with Google Adsense?  It seems that every day someone is coming out with another picture of their "don't you wish you could make this much money" Adsense check? Related posts:
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    I thought I would help them write the infomercial with your help.  This would be the first “open source” infomercial project in a way. Can you help?

    You know the infomercial…The fake talk show with host that has the thick British accent and the ugly supermarket sweeps sweater on.  I think the dialog would go something like this…this is just a start, please help me right

    HOW TO STRIKE IT RICH WITH ADSENSE INFOMERCIAL (DRAFT)

    Nigel (our host):  So tell me Chris, how did you make all of this money?

    Chris:  You know I came to this Web 2.0 space in a one-bedroom apartment with no money and no hope.  I found Google Adsense and it just makes money – WITH NO MONEY DOWN!

    Nigel:  You’re tellin’ me that if I put one of these little wiggley googley things on my webpage…I can make lot’s of money?

    Chris: That’s right Nigel – IT JUST THAT SIMPLE!

    Nigel:  You’re tellin’ me – where do I sign up?

    Chris:  Well if you take my course for just 4 easy installment of just $19.99, I’ll show you my step-by-step proven process to Strike it Rich with Google Adsense!

    Nigel:  Wow – it sound so simple

    Chris:  It is – and if you are one of the first 50 callers, I’ll throw the FLowbee hair styling system at NO ADDITIONAL Charge.

    ….  Add your lines below!

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