Archive for the ‘Rants’ Category

People Blog! There’s No Need for Privacy, Y’see!

11, Jan 2010

I am going to do my best and not get all CAPS HAPPY when writing about the following article. Must. Control. Rage.
<Deep breath.> Ok.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook.com, recently told a live audience that the age of privacy is now over and if he were to create Facebook again today, user information would be publicly [...]

The Epitome of Ridiculousness: JG Wentworth

28, Dec 2009

I don’t… get… this ad? What kind of brief was this? And the clients were… pleased with the results?

That said, the YouTube ad has over 700 comments, so clearly its doing its job of getting talked about. Not sure I agree with harukalioncourt who said:

This is one of the most creative commericals [sic] I have seen [...]

Awkward Swiss Chalet Ad and Hilarious Reactions

24, Nov 2009

This is a great ad for Swiss Chalet. And when I say “great”, what I really mean is, “horribly cringe inducing.”
I’m not really sure what the advertising agency was trying to do with this. Maybe go for the “heart-warming family (re)bonding moment”? But, to me at least, it kind of came out…
Well. I’ll just let [...]

Experiment: The $0 Challenge

18, Oct 2009

(I know some people are uncomfortable talking about finances and money and if so, you may want to skip this post and any subsequent posts.)
So I’ve been spending a lot of time lately at my personal finances lately. Trying to figure out what my weak points are and where my strong points exist in my [...]

CRTC Hates Fair Competition

13, Aug 2009

“Someone needs to step in and audit how these lawmakers come to their conclusions as predatory tactics, which last I checked were not allowed in Canada, are being allowed to march through the regulatory gates without any resistance, all while laughing in the face of both Joe competitor and Joe public.”
– Rocky Gaudrault, CEO of [...]

Life Goals: Do We Have the Guts to Follow Through?

11, Aug 2009

Did a blog post YouTube style tonight. Let me know what you think in the comments guys. If I sound out of it, it’s because I did this post-NeoCitron. Might be feeling the efftects…. zzz.

Declaring it: #InternetFAILDay!

6, Aug 2009

What is GOING on with the internet today?
I’m hearing reports from various top-secret sources (aka me and my friends) that not only is Twitter down (which greatly upsets me), but Amazon Canada is down, LiveJournal is down, Facebook & Facebook Chat are being uber glitchy, PayPal isn’t working properly, EventBrite.com isn’t working and many more.
I’ve [...]

Are Consumers Forgiving?

4, Aug 2009

So I spent a long time last week perusing clothes on eBay trying to decide if I wanted to buy a dress for Fake Prom 2009 from it. (What’s that? Haven’t heard about Fake Prom? Oh, well, it’s nothing much: Only the BEST THING EVER.) I’ve actually recently purchased something on eBay with a brand [...]

It’s All In the Details

6, May 2009

I know this is a little thing, but it’s the little things like this that drive me up the wall.
Recently I was on the MTV.ca site enjoying some free TV programming thanks to The Hills Aftershow Show (I never claimed to have good taste in TV!) when I noticed this banner ad above me. And [...]


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