For those that use the online Pandora Radio, there is good news. They have made a deal through 2015 with the record labels to keep them online. Pandora was close to being shut down because the greedy record execs wanted a piece of the pie, and raised the royalty rates through the roof for online radio. The radio execs got away with it because the sites like Pandora had no lobbyists to stand up for them. So to help fight them off, Pandora and others like them started a social movement and got their listeners to call their Congressmen, which got them a lifeline to keep going until an equitable deal could be reached. Online web casters will still be charged more than regular radio stations (for some reason unknown to me), but hopefully this deal will allow sites like Pandora to keep going. I found a decent article on TechCrunch that explains the deal. Click the link below for more:
July 8, 2009
Would You Like Some Hardee’s Biscuit Holes? How About Hardee’s Mouth Full of Balls?!?
Hardee’s has been known to push the envelope in their advertising. If you remember they were the ones that had Paris Hilton barely clothed eating a burger. Their new ads intentionally push the envelope again, but this time has me laughing the whole time. The following ads are for their new Biscuit Holes, which are basically doughnut holes made out of biscuit dough. They are asking people to come up with another name for them, and this is what they came up with (if people hear the following out of context it might be NSFW, so keep the volume low):
and this one:
My favorite have to be Bzz Nuts, and Mouth Full of Balls, or biscticals. Though you could really go with any of them. Do you have a name they could use? Head over to http://nameourholes.com/ and you can add your own, or see all the other commercials they have, like “How Many Balls Can You Fit In Your Mouth”.
July 6, 2009
“20-10″ or “0-10″ or “‘10″?
Ever since 2001, it’s been easy to label the year we are in ‘01, ‘02, etc. That is until 2010. My employer’s fiscal year started on July 1st, so we are officially in fiscal year 2010. The question I have is, how to say it…20-10, or just 10, or 0-10, as in 0-9?
Your guess is as good as mine. I don’t think they have standards for these types of things do they?
Another Shocking Death – Steve McNair Killed Over the Weekend
When I read the headline, I was completely shocked. Steve McNair, former NFL (and Raven’s) QB, was shot and killed Saturday morning in what appears to be a murder suicide. The police aren’t calling it that yet, but the scene and the back story certainly make it appear that way. McNair had been shot four times, and what appears to be his “girlfriend” (he is still married), was shot once. The gun was laying near the woman, and the police are not looking for other suspects at this time. I am sure that more details will emerge, but that still won’t help the family and children he left behind. It seems like the summer of ‘09 has not been kind, and I really hope that there are no more surprise deaths in the near future. I think we’ve had our fill for the year.
June 29, 2009
I Be Out For A Few Days…
I’ll be back in a couple of days, just taking a few days away from the computer. Have a good week everyone 
June 28, 2009
Death Usually Comes In 3’s. This Week It Is 4 – Billy Mays Passed Away This Weekend!
The hits just keep on coming. First Ed McMahon, then Farrah Fawcett, then Michael Jackson, and now Billy Mays. The loud seller of commercial products un-expectantly passed away in his sleep Saturday night. He was only 50 years old…the same age as Michael Jackson. They usually say death comes in threes, but this week 3 wasn’t good enough I guess. Thank goodness tomorrow starts a new week. Now with Billy gone, and Vince in a bunch of legal troubles, who will sell our trinkets on tv?
June 26, 2009
The Picture That Made Soda Come Out My Nose
For those that know me know that I find potty humor funny. A good fart joke makes me laugh. Even though you might not find potty humor funny, you’ll have to laugh at the faces the cat makes in the following picture. I got this pic off I Can Hav Chezebuger site. The pic had me rolling
El Nino Is Making A Return! Quick, Hide The Women And Children!
El Nino, the weather disturbance that causes abnormal weather patterns in the U.S. is making a return this summer. The good news is that El Nino typically brings less tropical storms and hurricanes due to the warmer waters in the Pacific. The bad news is that it usually brings more rainy days and heavier storms to the Southeast U.S. in the summer, fall, and winter.
So watch out because here comes El Nino!
Michael Jackson Passes Away @ Age 50
I am sure most people have heard by now, but in shocking news Michael Jackson passed away at his home yesterday from cardiac arrest at the age of 50. Though I wasn’t around for the beginnings of his career with the Jackson 5 (I did own a Jackson 5 record though!) I was around for when he went out his own, and essentially I grew up with his music. I remember his music videos coming out on MTV (yeah they played videos back then), and how original his music was. I know he had some strange behavior later in his career, but most people will remember him as the young adult that taught the world how to moonwalk, and made wearing one glove fashionable (for a few years at least). He sold over 750 million records in his time, and will forever be at the top of the list of most renown artists ever. The LA Times has a decent article about his passing, and how people are reacting. Click the link below:
June 24, 2009
FTC To Monitor Blogs For Failure To Disclose Conflicts of Interest
When I get ready to make a purchase of something that I haven’t bought before I usually scour the web for reviews of the product. I usually start with Amazon, but I also look for blogs that review the product to try and get a personal review. What I didn’t know at first, and what many other people might not know is that some of the blogs out there will put positive reviews of a product on their blog in hopes of getting money from the vendor selling the product. I realized this first hand when we were looking to buy an elliptical machine for our home last year. There was a “home gym review blog” out there that gave glowing reviews of products that in actuality were crap, but since he made money on his reviews, and if someone bought the product through a link on his site he put a glowing report on his blog. Well the FTC has decided that they have had enough and coming this summer the FTC will release new guidelines that will allow the FTC to go after bloggers that do not disclose that they are getting kickbacks from the vendor. I think it’s a good idea since the reader will have a better idea if a blogger review is an honest review, or just a way to get a buck.
FYI-Since I don’t have money to buy things, and comanies don’t send me stuff to try out for free, I promise I do not have a conflict in any of my blog posts
