I'm a fat bastard and now all Milwaukee knows :(

Okay, I’ve come to the conclusion that I am vain and therefore I must be punished. Why? Because vanity is a sin – and given all my other sins, I suppose if I’m going to be punished for any of them it might as well be vanity. So without further adieu, I present a picture that will be published in the Business section of tomorrow’s Milwaukee Journal.









Never mind the article, check out that chin! Fuck! At lease I’m not the only one in Milwaukee with a face made for radio…

Widgets, Gadgets, and Gizmos.

A few links to remember:
http://www.gadget-builder.com/
http://www.apexoft.com/gadgets.html
http://desktop.google.com/plugins/

Zappos - SXSW Presentation - Top 10 Lessons Learned in E-Commerce - 03 08 08

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Powerpoint of presentation given by CEO Tony Hsieh at the 2008 SXSW Interactive conference.


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iMemories – a good idea, or dying market?

Okay, a friend of mine turned me onto this site and I have to say I like it and hate it at the same time. Maybe hate is too strong of a word, but the best part of the model still manages to underwhelm me.

What I like:
While it’s unclear how the company plans to capitalize on the growing use of pictures, video and other digital media by today’s consumers, there is an opportunity to create a private virtual album whereby users can manage all aspects of their “digital” memories.

What I don’t:
In their own words: Protect, preserve and share your home movie history. Okay, what will they do when their customer base dies off? Even Polaroid announced they will no longer make their namesake product (oh, shit). What I’m saying is its lights out for the old (non digital) formats of media storage (photos and video tape). Not good for a company who relies on this old media for their survival.

Summary:
Clearly there focusing on the dying market first – not good since it’s an established fact that as a company grows it is increasingly difficult to change focus (see the myriad of catalog companies who tried and failed to migrate online). Net-net – I wouldn’t bet on them capturing the real opportunity; online digital asset (memory) management. While it is quite possible they will pull something off, even something big, I still give them less than 50%/50% odds of doing so. I call this a golden turd...

At least they're on You Tube!

Wisconsin weather sucks DONG

Okay, if you live in Wisconsin you know this time of year the weather can get nasty. But this has been one of the worst winters in the 17 years I’ve lived here. Snow, cold, and more snow. Yesterday it was sunny and 45 degrees, today it is supposed to snow up to 10 inches.

Two weeks ago I was in Playa Del Carmen and the weather was spectacular – I mean it was perfect every day. Warm, but not too warm, sunny but not blistering. Today, as I think about Playa I ask myself; why do I live in Wisconsin again?

Spy Fu - but is it true?

There are a lot of competitive intelligence companies out there (see previous posts under this topic) the latest is Spy Fu. The presentation is great; they seem to show you everything about the target companies marketing. What they spend, where their links come from, SEO results, paid results, the list goes on and on. My only questions is how accurate is Spy Fu? I ran the results on one of my competitors to see if it passed the smell test. So far the jury is still out…

Even the homeless hate Bob Donovan...

We already know Bob Donovan is a total douche bag, but what happened last night was just too funny, and underscores how this particular alderman is simply the foreskin of the political system (foreskin being the useless piece of flesh on the male penis which is usually discarded). Apparently Mr. Donovan was out getting his drunk on, er attending a meeting, when he spotted a homeless man taking a wiz on the ground. What ensued was apparently an altercation whereby Bob was bitch-slapped and reminded you don't pick a fight with a guy while he's taking a piss. Rather than simply letting it go as a lesson learned, Bobbie decided to hold a press conference this morning. Good job Bob, what's on tap for the remainder of the day? Perhaps saving other homeless men from evil companies who are trying to create local jobs.