I’ve heard that the average person is exposed to thousands of brands each day, so I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that a 5 year-old girl can identify so many company logos.
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Ron Johnson tries the Apple magic at JCP
From Ken Segall.
I really like the direction this introduces for JCPenney, but time will tell if they can live up to the promises made here.
What stands out to me the most, though, is the strange logo treatment on the left side. Why is the “jcp” square bluish-purple? And why is it set within a read square?
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MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren't Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought
Reinforcing the fact that Chris Dodd really does not get what’s happening, and showing just how disgustingly corrupt the MPAA relationship is with politicians, Chris Dodd went on Fox News to explicitly threaten politicians who accept MPAA campaign donations that they’d better pass Hollywood’s favorite legislation… or else:
“Those who count on quote ‘Hollywood’ for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who’s going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don’t ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don’t pay any attention to me when my job is at stake,”This certainly follows what many people assumed was happening, and fits with the anonymous comments from studio execs that they will stop contributing to Obama, but to be so blatant about this kind of corruption and money-for-laws politics in the face of an extremely angry public is a really, really, really tone deaf response from Dodd.
Wow. Chris Dodd is not only an asshole, he’s a stupid, tone deaf asshole. And so are all the asshole Democrats who are on the wrong side of this issue because they want money from Hollywood. Guess what, Democrats? You’re finally starting to reclaim the populist mantle that could help you win back congress and keep the White House. You may want to, you know, get on the right side of public opinion you idiots.
It shows, yet again, that he just doesn’t get it. People were protesting not just because of the content of these bills, but because of the corrupt process of big industries like Dodd’s “buying” politicians and “buying” laws. To then come out and make that threat explicit isn’t a way to fix things or win back the public. It’s just going to get them more upset, and to recognize just how corrupt this process is. If Dodd, as he said in yesterday’s NY Times, really wanted to turn things around and come to a more reasonable result, this is exactly how not to do it
Not that it matters, and not that I’m some kind of rich mogul, but I’ll say this again: I have lost more money to creative accounting, and American workers have lost more jobs to runaway production, than anything associated with what the MPAA calls piracy. Chris Dodd is lying about piracy costing us jobs. Hollywood’s refusal to adapt to changing times is what’s costing the studios money. That’s it.
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“When I see a [videogame] fanboy, I see someone eager to relive the joy of their first exposure to videogames by sticking with the company that brought it to them.”Kyle Orland, The Making (and Unmaking) of a Nintendo Fanboy
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Stop Podcasting Yourself 200 - EVERY SEGMENT!
We just released the 200th episode of our podcast in which we went through every segment in the show’s history. It’s pretty fun. Good for us. Check it out here.
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“Economic growth and rising productivity are needed for broadly shared prosperity, but rising living standards require policies that ensure regular increases in the minimum wage, which peaked in 1968; greater investment in the social safety net; full employment as a government priority; progressive taxation; and effective financial regulation to avoid overgrowth followed by collapse.”
While the editorial is right to point out that the Republican presidential candidates disagree with the quoted policies. It’s baffling to me that the Times thinks President Obama does.
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“I don’t think you have to be perfect, you just have to be compelling in the work you do.”Louis CK
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What the Public Commons Is Missing
It is in the interest of culture to have a large and dynamic public domain. The greatest classics of Disney were all based on stories in the public domain, and Walt Disney showed how public domain ideas and characters could be leveraged by others to bring enjoyment and money. But ironically, after Walt died, the Disney corporation became the major backer of the extended copyright laws, in order to keep the very few original ideas they had — like Mickey Mouse — from going into the public domain. Also ironically, just as Disney was smothering the public domain, their own great fortunes waned because they were strangling the main source of their own creativity, which was public domain material. They were unable to generate their own new material, so they had to buy Pixar.
A tragedy of the commons occurs when members behave selfishly and deny the commons what is due. As Disney shows, when members keep their creations out of the common pool for others to exploit, their gain is only short lived. Mickey Mouse, Superman, and eventually Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker all belong in the commons. The world will be a better place when they are.
What we believe in.
(Source: azspot)
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“Remember that there are only three kinds of things anyone need ever do. (1) Things we ought to do (2) Things we’ve got to do (3) Things we like doing. I say this because some people seem to spend so much of their time doing things for none of the three reasons, things like reading books they don’t like because other people read them. Things you ought to do are things like doing one’s school work or being nice to people. Things one has to do are things like dressing and undressing, or household shopping. Things one likes doing — but of course I don’t know what you like. Perhaps you’ll write and tell me one day.”C. S. Lewis, in a letter to Sarah, his godchild, on 3 April 1949 via Stan Carey (via bobulate)
(via bobulate)
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“If your product isn’t “a rising tide” that “lifts all boats,” then it better be good enough to be the only boat. Otherwise you’re probably wasting my time. You’re certainly wasting yours.”
Paul Miller, “Ecosystem: the winner takes it all”
I hate to quote the last paragraph in it’s entirety, but this one is just too good of a sentiment.
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