Just For Fun
Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out
By Shel Silverstein
Oh Sahra Cynthia Sylvia Stout would not take the garbage out
She’d wash the dishes and scrub the pans cook the yams and spice the hams
And though her parents would scream and shout
She simply would not take the garbage out
And so it piled up to the ceilings coffee grounds potato peelings
Brown bananas and rotten peas chunks of sour cottage cheese
It filled the can it covered the floor it cracked the windows and blocked the door
With bacon rinds and chicken bones drippy ends of icecream cones
Prone pits peach pits orange peel gloppy glumps of cold oat meal
Pizza crust and withered greens soggy beans and tangerines
Crust of black burned buttered toast gristly bits of beefy roast
The garbage rolled on down the hall it raised the roof it broke the walls
I mean greesy napkins cookie crumbs blobs of gooey bubble gum
Cellophane from old baloney rubber blubbry macaroni
Peanut butter caced and dry curdled off milk and crusts of pie
Ridy melons dried up mustard eggs shells mixed with lemon custard
Cold french fries and rancid meat yellow lumps of cream of wheat
Uuh at last the garbage reached so high that finally it touched the sky
And none of her friends would come to play and all the neighbors moved away
And finally Sahra Cynthia Sylvia Stout said okay I’ll take the garbage out
But then of course it was too late the garbage reached across the state
From New York to the Golden Gate and there in the garbage she did hate
Poor Sahra met an awful fate then I cannot right now relate
Because the hour is much too late
But children remember Sylvia Stout and always take the garbage out
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It’s All About YOU
I saw a billboard on the road the other day with a hand written black and white YOU on it. Nothing else, I was so confused and curious, wanting to know what it was for. The next day I saw a cab drive by with the Yahoo! “It’s you” campaign. They didn’t look the same, but I hadn’t seen anything else to make me think it wouldn’t be that. Then, that same night I saw one of the most moving commercials for a mobile phone that I’ve ever seen. The htc “You” campaign is brilliant. It really speaks to me and what life is to me at this day in age.
Then I got to thinking about not only these two “You” themed campaigns but many of the ads I’ve seen lately all really want to talk, to market to who ‘you’ are. I believe this phenomenon is due to the way technology has changed the way we are living. We want and need everything to be about who we are and how we live. It’s expected at this point. It’s not about how cool the product looks, it’s about how the product will be useful in your life.
I like this new way of marketing. It’s much more meaningful and enjoyable for me to be surrounded by.
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I wam trying to catch up on my saved posts… and came across one written by Soren Gordhamer on 5 ways social media is changing our lives. The things he talks about are kinda no brainers, but they really do hit home. Instead of posting a million comments on his post – I thought I’d add them here.
1. Where we get our news
This is a huge one for me. When I talk about twitter and tell my friends why they should join and show how it’s useful to me, this is the biggest piece. It’s where I get almost 90% of my news. That’s how I found out about the plane landing on the Hudson before the story broke, it’s how I find out about bad weather coming my way, it’s even how I find out if my favorite sports team won the game. I choose to follow the people I do because I know they can provide me with the information I’m seeking. And I’m sure there are plenty more out there who would keep me very much in the know.
2. How we start and do business
It’s very true how easy it is to be able to get your name out there these days. Many of the start ups I know or businesses I’ve worked for don’t do any advertising other than social media. Word of mouth and proof of work. My favorite little Ma and Pop shop out there right now is Aunt Else Aebeskivers. Branding, packaging, communication… all really great. It’s a friend of mine, but I’m very proud of how far they have come from doing only farmers markets.
3. How we meet and stay in touch with people.
As a recent transplant to NYC I need a way to keep in touch with all of my friends from Minneapolis. The best way I’ve been able to find is on twitter and facebook. I can see pics from events or continue to be part of inside jokes real time on twitter. This makes it feel like I am still part of the group. Not missing a beat, which makes my transition easier seeing as it will be 6 months before I actually go back. Not to mention, it’s good to be friends with family because my parents are notorious for forgetting to tell me things that are happening in the family like births or other big life events.
4. What we reveal
This one is interesting to me. You can get a sense of someones personality pretty quickly by reading status updates or twitter feeds. Some people you can tell are definitely glass half empty. Or you can tell they are avid about their work outs. You can use this information to your advantage when communicating with them. In a sense it does make us all a little vulnerable and less walls can really be put up. Some people are highly buttoned up professionally and a less so at home, this sneaks out when they participate in social media a lot, because you can’t always be a hard ass. Just be yourself, I believe that’s good in both business and personally. Like me or leave me…
5. What we can influence
Let’s use this for good, people. It is a proven fact that social media can easily and quickly create crowds dedicated to a certain cause. There have been examples of both good and negative campaigns. Breast cancer awareness and Iran elections… good. Motrin ads and Kanye interruptions… negative. It seems people are using these mediums on both sides. However, it’s always easier to bitch about something then remember to praise it. So, I guess it’s just good to keep that in mind.
It’s interesting to see this change in communication, advertising, etc. come through in my lifetime. It’s certainly an exciting time and I’m glad to be a part of it.
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Tags: facebook, social media, twitter
Blogging from the bathroom
This really sounds like something that is right up my alley. Blogging from the pooper. Who doesn’t love to sit on the toilet and read bathroom joke books or blog about their day? I also love this someecard.com
Okay, so back to the story. Charmin toilet paper is going to pay people to be brand ambassadors for the ‘enjoy the go’ campaign. These ambassadors will sit in Times Square, NYC and talk with bathroom goers and blog about it. How well do you think this will go over? Will America be willing to dish the dirt on their bathroom habits? I think this could go very well and produce some good exposure for Charmin if the bloggers have fun with it.
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25 Redesigned Logos of 2009
Check out some of the coolest redesigned logos of 2009.
And after that – check out space150’s 20 something different logo designs since it first opened it’s doors. www.space150.com. There is some cool stuff there, and a friend of mine did the last version.
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Truly Madly Dating
Glamour girls can now get with fashionable GQ men. The site create by Conde Nast is an International dating site bringing the two groups together in a way other dating sites haven’t… through fashion. If you’re a fashion loving guy/gal; sign up, check it out and see who you get paired with.
More about it here:
http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/091009-truly-madly-dating-site-launched-.aspx
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Sidekick outage
Wow – I can’t imagine being without internet on my phone for a week. Not to mention NO CONTACTS for a week. Our phones have become such a key part of our lives that these kinds of inconveniences are completely unacceptable. Earlier this week people were having issues with their AT&T service. That was only a couple hours, but seemed to last forever! I could not imagine going without important information for an entire week. You can see the article here talking about how it disrupted making ‘weekend plans’ but I believe it is a much larger issue than that. Get your shit together T-Mobile/Danger.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10368709-56.html
Oh – and if you want to see how upset people are, take a read of gossip columnist Perez Hilton. I can imagine this is a most accurate account of how most T-Mobile customers are feeling.
http://perezhilton.com/2009-10-09-t-mobile-seriously-screws-their-customers
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Letterman Update
Saw a good note today on why advertisers don’t plan to pull out based on the recent discussions/events surrounding David Letterman. I thought there was some good insight into why it’s also not as big of a deal for his viewers either…
Take a read: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/business/media/08adco.html?_r=1&ref=media
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Letterman’s ratings go up?
Okay, So I’m a bit confused. Letterman’s ratings have gone up since he admitted to having an affair with some of his staffers? No judgement here, lord knows I’m not one to speak. But, I guess I’m a tad confused on how he is almost rewarded for his honesty when others, such as politicians, are so scrutinized. Is it because we are already skeptical of politicians? Is it because he said sorry and broke the news himself rather than having it be a large story that he had to react to? What makes this action okay when some people do it, and not okay when others do it?
Here’s a blurb on the ratings: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hG_NJxjVbEDzC1OGFuIK3mtDeEpAD9B5OG6G0
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Tags: affair, letterman
PS1
I got the chance this weekend to attend the weekly PS1 event. PS1 is the contemporary art gallery that associates with MoMA. Every Saturday they open up the contemporary art gallery to the public for a small fee of $10 and offer up live music and beautiful summer days.
I don’t think it really matters who is playing; a band, dj, or whatever. The ability to be surrounded by creative contemporary art and structures, outside in NYC is pretty amazing. The outdoor gallery apparently gets a new look yearly. This year it looks very hairy. If anyone knows what kind of fiber is used on the structure, let me know. It looked like my friends and I weren’t the only ones trying to figure out what it was… everyone would go up, touch it and then look at their friends in confusion.
The event begins about 3pish on Saturdays and runs into early evening. I’d suggest getting there early if you want to find a spot to sit or if you don’t want to stand in a long line for a beer as you enjoy the day.
It’s a must see in the city that never sleeps. You can check out more here: http://www.ps1.org/
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