Sex, Pranks and Reality - Forbes.com

Sex, Pranks and Reality - Forbes.com

This is a good article, but I think the author misses the point somewhat. In fact, I am pretty sure she inadvertently plagiarized a bunch of articles that were written in 1994-1995 about the then-newborn World Wide Web. Is "being is Second Life" worthwhile for companies per se? No, not any more than using electricity within ones business is a competitive differentiator. As with the Web (or any other medium/business platform), the platform itself is not the point - it is what you do with it. VirtualAloft got shuttered because it had nothing to offer. Nissan Island, on the other hand, provides a place to drive your virtual car (which is actually somewhat worthwhile if you like that sort of thing.) IBM provides product seminars and demonstrations. Numerous universities have virtual classrooms. These are real business endeavors, not merely cool billboards.

...And You Press This Button To Fly

Steve McGookin has a much different take on the commercial possibilities of virtual worlds. He seems to imply that things like winged avatars and idealized body types will eventually go the way of cute signature lines, effusive smileys, and "kewl" email addresses (when is the last time you got a business card that had "cutie507@aol.com" printed on it?)

Real Men Love The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Real Men Love The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Perhaps the greatest movie of all time - and you probably have not seen it. This review, discovered recently, says it all. If you have not yet seen this cult classic (and your head has not exploded as a result), run, don't walk to half.com or netflix and get it.

Disclaimer - the acting is weak, the story line is ridiculous, special effects were cheap even for the time period, and the sound track is campy at best. BUT if you keep all of this in mind when you see it, you will love this movie more than you love... some other things that you love a little.

Corps: New doubts about N.O. pumps - Yahoo! News

Corps: New doubts about N.O. pumps - Yahoo! News

It has been forever since I last posted, but the good news (note the sarcasm dripping from your screen) is that nothing has changed. The exodus from New Orleans continues, city still isn't fixed, pumps don't work, and nothing looks to be improving.

I simply don't understand.

We Are Sinking

Funny video and good viral spread. Does this confirm that good viral marketing must equal humorous?