I guess that the Afghanistan occupation isn’t doing do well. That lowest year ever in 2001 was due to the Taliban, not the US invasion post 9/11.
Category Archives: media
NZ Banks blame you
Slashdot is covering Computerworld‘s scoop of the proposed NZ banking code of practise that demands to see users PC’s in the event of a disputed transacton. Slashdot readrers don’t like it. at all. and neither do I. From TFA: “Liability for any loss resulting from unauthorized Internet banking transactions rests with the customer if they …
Google maps…
..now with draggable directions. Amazing – who can keep up with these guys?
ASA pings Love Calculator – but it is still out there
<update – I’ve changed the title of this entry from “Some, not all, Love calculator ads closed down by ASA” to the above. I had originally read the decision as hitting ads, but it was an ad (or claim) on the actual love calculator website that was deemed at fault.> The ASA has reacted to …
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Latest xkcd
I’m addicted to xkcd. please help.
Are your customers retards?
Calling your customers retards on your Customer Relationship System is not great practice – it is just not professional, and symptomatic of poor training and processes. Getting bits of your CRS published complete with “retard” comment – well that’s a public relations disaster – as it is for News Digitals Career One. It also turns …
New News Blogs
I notice the West Australian just launched blogs on Friday the 22nd of June. Coincidentally so did we at Stuff. On The House is the first blog, and it is written by Colin Espiner, the political editor of The Press. His first post is a fun read of how things really work in the House. …
smartkiwisaver not so smart
Good: creating a website that compares Kiwisaver options Great: Getting coverage in the SST for your website Not so great: being not “available to the public” when the article is published Down right silly: charging $30 for the privilege of looking at your site, when you can get the information for free elsewhere, and when …
psst – Want to earn over $100,000 per year?
We can influence our income level through a variety of means. Let’s look at the ones tracked by the Census of 2006 – thanks to no right turn for pointing it out. (No Right Turn is coincidentally the first website that comes up when I press the ‘NZ’ button on Safari, so I read him …
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Ferrit – ‘quality not quantity’
A puff piece or PR – I’m not sure as this piece on Ferrit is hidden behind theline’s rather pricey subscription wall. You can Google the first phrase and see evidence, but no – I’m not going to link to a subscription wall. “Ferrit focusing on quality, not quantity Paul Clearwater Ferrit still has over …
Legofriendfinder
the online dating sensation that is sweeping the nation: LegoFriendfinder
The ultimate home setup
An impressive all-mac based home entertainment set up. I want this. Actually I want this is a much smaller form – with a macbook pro, external 500GB drive and projector. That is also a lot cheaper than the $13k he dropped on this system. Meanwhile I’m struggling with the playing and ripping of DVD’s as …
I want a divorce, says the consumer to the advertiser
A great video ad from Microsoft of all people, taking aim at traditional advertising…. in a trade marketing campaign. The video is promoting Microsoft’s Digital Advertising Solutions. There is an associated blog, by the Microsoft employee creator, (pretty sure he had some heavy lifting help from his ad agency) called bring the love back.
AdWords Business pages
Google now lets kiwi businesses create a simple webpage to serve as a landing point for Google ads. It’s a clever idea, as it means businesses can go from zero to a fully enabled Google adwords driven campaign in no time at all. It’s called.. well here’s the blurb: “AdWords Business Pages are a feature …
Bad rep on the net? it can be fixed – maybe
It seems, says the WSJ, that we already seeing companies spring up to help you defend your online reputation. Or maybe that is to remove your online reputation. ReputationDefender was founded by a Harvard Law grad in October, and they will politely (then not so politely) ask websites to take down references to you. Sometimes …
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