Ok, now that I’m not full of Seething rage at the stupidity that I’m about to describe, I think I’ll describe it. What’s that, little part of my brain that’s looking at the rest of my brain wondering what’s wrong with me? What’s that you say? Why am I so mad at this? I really …
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Stupid Trends In Stupid Emails
I’ve noticed a trend lately with those stupid virus hoax emails that I get from time to time. Steve says this has been going on for years, but apparently I have been kept oblivious to it until now. They claim at the top of them that they already checked snopes, and this virus is real. …
This Deal Stinks
This is a message to everyone on Facebook. If you have the sudden urge to throw poop at your friends’ facebook walls, you might want to think about whether it’s worth it. Here’s how the poop throw works. It’s apparently part of this thing called Food Fight. In Food Fight, you pay virtual dollars to …
Rogers Website Update
Well, I heard back from Rogers in response to my email about their inaccessible website. They said they would forward my message to the appropriate department. I can’t be sure if that’s an actual department or the big trash can, but one can hope it’s actually getting seen by someone. That promotion is over, but …
Say Hello to a Broken Website
Ok, time to throw the advocacy hat back on, on a smaller scale. I got something in the mail from Rogers. It said I was eligible for a gift because I’d been with their wireless service for a while. I thought, woohoo, free gift! First of all, in order to get this gift, I had …
Merry Christmas Dad, And Don’t Forget To Check Out Our Big Boxing Day Sale
What price would you be willing to pay for a free phone call? It’s a strange question I know, but ifPudding Mediahas its way, it’s one to which people are going to have to give some serious thought. The company is behind a service similar to ones like Skype that allow you to make phone …
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Introducing Microsoft Eeewww!
Imagine booting up your computer and going to check your email. As you read a message from your dad talking about the family’s Christmas plans, an ad for Christmas tree decorations appears beside the message. Your friend writes you and is talking about how school is going, and buying textbooks, and ads for bookstores and …
EekCard
Wow! The people behind the fake ECards are getting smart. Really really smart. They sent me one that I thought someone who was smarter than your average virus-infested bear might click on. It actually looked halfway convincing. Halfway? More like three-quarters of the way convincing. It was an html email, right down to the link …
He’s Well, Ok? No More Cards!
Wow. I always get annoyed with chain emails. I always tell people to stop sending them, especially the ones that ask you to forward it on, or send correspondence back somewhere. But I never knew how bad the consequences of people’s mindless responding to chain emails could be. Strangely, this story still makes me laugh, …
They call it Facebook for a reason.
Man, I’ve been seeing all these stories on the news telling people to be careful about what they post on websites like Facebook and My Space, and I always thought, “This is news? To whom? Shouldn’t people already know that a site designed to connect people is a place where you are choosy about how …
