Friday is not a day for serious topics, despite the recent memo that decrees that all weekdays are now All Monday All The Time. I therefore declare my blog to be topic-free on Fridays. I will just post a photo I like, be it mine or one I found somewhere. It's been an Arctic week here on the East Coast. And we are going to get more snow. This is a photo of my girl Daisy bounding through the snow we got Dec 19 last year. I can't wait to see what I can get of her after this coming storm!
POINK!
There is a truly impressive storm system that is churning its way up here, and in honor of the foolery that will no doubt result from 2 feet of snow on the ground - snowball fights with the neighbor kids, snow forts, and really happy dogs, I thought it could be fun to have a contest. With a prize, even!
I was pondering what my cyberpunk marketing nightmare would be. So for the contest, given the parameters of unhinged future technology a-la-Gibson, what would your worst marketing nightmare scenario look like? Leave your entries in the comments, and I will award a $15 item from Amazon of your choice shipped to you if your entry is chosen.
To give an idea of what I mean, maybe your worst scenario would be little air blimps that follow you along city streets and blare ads at you, or maybe full-sensory virtual reality gaming sessions being interrupted by equally full sensory garish commercials. Think cyberpunk, future tech, and how it could be warped to push ads in front of people in the most intrusive and annoying ways possible. Let your imagination loose! I'll post mine some time tomorrow, just for fun since I can't win the thing.
The winner will be chosen next Friday, so I will close submissions that Thursday evening. I can't wait to see what the demented imaginations of my readers can come up with! Indulge me, please?
Happy snowstorm, East Coast Americans! Happy Friday and weekend to everyone else!
Talking ads in public, like in Minority report...
Think about hearing "Hello [name], due to your recient medical condition we think Viagra would work well for you" OR "Hello [Name], Do you hate your job? We have thousands of listings for people with skills like yours, and your [ex-coworker] is so happy to be an employee... Join them" while out in public with your parents/friends/co-workers/boss/significant other...
What an embarrassment that could be.
I forget.....is Daisy and Dog one critter or two.
I'll check back after a while--I need to go get a Global Warming update, there is a lot of white stuff on the ground and more falling out of the sky (4 inches added over night--some kind of Viagra?).
Daisy and Dog are two.
Dog: http://phoenixlabs.tumblr.com/post/253451155/no-pocket-protector-needed
Daisy: http://phoenixlabs.tumblr.com/post/229091481/bullet
It's snowing like mad!
Sebastian.
I forgot.
Thanks
Real-life pop-up ads for borderline spammy stuff, followed by pop-up live video of the ad company representative wanting to explain the business plan.