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Seceliious emerges from Stealth mode, announces limited Zeta

Posted on October 27, 2005 ·

(Updated)
Seceliious today emerged from stealth-mode and announced the  invitation-only limited  zeta test period of the ajax-on-rails  rss-based widgets technology it’s been developing in the past 2 years.

The company is a new-generation Web Two Point Oh! business that received $32M funding from a consortium of 3 unnamed VC firms. 

To launch your your own Web Two Point Oh! business, click here.    (hat tip: Andrew Woolridge). 

For information on the previous-generation Web 2.0 businesses click here.

Update (10/30).  Now I am envious… Barb got herself a better company… I love the name:  Yaholino
Udate (11/1) Paul Kedrovsky’s new business is Yahodoo … hm… I am getting jelous being stuck with Seceliious 🙁

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Born in the USA (?)

Posted on September 15, 2005 ·

“A Russian woman traveling on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Los Angeles gave birth on the plane, the carrier said Thursday. Lyudmila Yalinus delivered her baby boy with the help of several flight attendants after two doctors who were on board refused to help for unspecified reasons, said Viktor Sokolov, an Aeroflot spokesman.”  (AP via YAHOO)

  • I can’t imagine the doc’s were too lazy to help  –  I bet they had a practice in the US and were worried about liability.
  • Will the baby be a US Citizen?

 

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Outsource Homeland Security

Posted on September 9, 2005 ·

… says The Tennessee Guerilla Women blog.

Fact: the Canadian rescue team reached New Orleans days before the US military.

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Watching TV News before going to sleep yesterday, split screen, left showing studio, right showing a Chinook helicopter lifting 3 huge sandbags.
Wait, what’s that unusual decal on the side? Zoom-in: Republic of Singapore Air Force

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A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

Posted on September 9, 2005 ·

These two making the rounds on the Net, the first one supposedly from New Orleans, the next from Sky News.

Bush1

Bush2

 

P.S.  Before I get flooded with comments, yes, I know the Fishing in New Orleans pic is a fake – but it shows what many consider is wrong with the the President’s Attitude.

 

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Programmer Raids Kitchen, Robs Company

Posted on September 3, 2005 ·

It’s really funny to watch how a story reverberates.  I’ve just read it thanks to Jeff Clavier, who links to the original story, clearly talking about ONE slice of pizza.

A few minutes later thanks to Steve Rubel I can read the AP story (it’s funny it’s under “Breaking News” … I mean it’s just as important as Katrina, Iran’s nuclear plans…etc), anyway, by the time it hit AP, they are talking about TWO slices of pizza.

I’m looking forward to a few more iterations, I’m sure before the day is over, we’ll know this guy was actually a robber who took all his company’s hi-tech equipment and emptied the entire kitchen along the way 🙂

Update: (9/5):  I wonder if the contestants are real people here, or even if they are, did most of them submit fictional stories?   Several userid’s on SimplyFired psted 10-20-40 entries, and the pizza story above is by simplyfiredcontestentries  the “official Simply Fired contest entry ID” with 303 posts.  

 

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An Arm & Leg … for Starters.

Posted on September 2, 2005 ·

 No comment …

 Is this the solution?

 

 

 

 (thanks to Stephen Baker)

 

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Sad Quiz

Posted on September 1, 2005 ·

What do these headlines refer to?

  • US Military helicopter on rescue mission comes under fire
  • Gunmen target medical convoy
  • Police say shootings, rape, violence inside Convention Center

A: Iraq   B: New Orleans

WTF??? 

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The Scary Thing About Ads – part 2. UPDATED

Posted on August 31, 2005 ·

I don’t want to write a part 3., but this is getting ridiculous, please see updates at the bottom.

Seth Godin explains  what he meant in his previous post that I cited here. 

Well, that’s not the only unfortunate ad placement – how about this, from my yahoo home page:

 

 

No, I am not blaming Yahoo for being insensitive  – this is just technology without human feelings after all.

Update (8/31).  Check out Michael’s post about juxtaposed ads.

Update 2. (8/31) Stephen Baker at Blogspotting:  “Feel-good ads feel weird on hurricane coverage”

Update 3. (9/5)  Another example via Jeff Clavier:

Update 4. (9/7)  I wanted to give these guys the benefit of doubt, and considered the above ad a simple case of carelessness, but, boy, was I wrong!  This company sets a new record of intentionally tasteless, exploitative advertising.  The proof is in the date (8/2, Friday AFTER Katrina) of this job post on craigslist.  I don’t expect the link to last long, they will probably delete the ad soon, so here’s the full quote: 

New Orleans Own – Southern Comfort – Needs Models

Reply to: job-88476604@craigslist.org
Date: 2005-08-02, 12:02PM CDT

Born in New Orleans, Southern Comfort is seeking spirited girls to promote the brand around town! Must be attractive, willing to mingle, 21+, and have reliable transportation to get to promotions.

This job is all about having fun and involves no shot serving. Promotions will take place at local bars, conventions, music venues, and events such as Voodoofest.

“Southern Comfort – Born In New Orleans Where Anything Can Happen”

Job location is New Orleans, LA
Compensation: $20-$25 depending on experience / leadership

Hat tip to Jeff Clavier and I am joining him in linking to the call to boycott of  Southern Comfort’s products until they abandon this tasteless campaign.

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What You See Is Not What You Get

Posted on August 30, 2005 ·

 Seth Godin captured what appears to be “The scary thing about blog ads” on Jeff Jarvis’s blog:

 

   
 

 

But this is the full picture from Jeff’s site:

 

 

Screen clipping taken: 8/30/2005, 7:31 PM

 

 

And clicking through reveals the “explicit” act: 

 

“the former Baywatch star and longtime animal advocate’s latest project is “Kentucky Fried Cruelty,” an undercover expos

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The Story of the Bitch Dog and the Palestinian Bomber

Posted on August 27, 2005 ·

What does a “Bitch Dog” and a “Palestinian Bomber” have in common?

My guess: disgruntled customer service employees messing up their employer’s CRM data.

  • LaChania Govan complained about her cable box/PVR (these things die every two months or so), so her next Comcast bill arrived addressed to “Bitch Dog”    “If this is not that customer’s name, it shouldn’t be on that bill,” said Patricia Andrews-Keenan, vice president of communications for the company. “   IF???  Wow!  That’s from a Comcast VP!

      

  • Sami Habbas, Palestinian-born US Citizen, US Army Veteran who lived here for 51 years received a credit-card-offer  which began: “Dear Palestinian Bomber.”  When he called Chase, he was actually greeted with: “Yes, Mr. Bomber, what can we do for you?”  

    (via Chris Selland and Brad Feld)

 

Update: (8/28)  Oops, there’s more.. has being rude and brainless become a hiring criteria nationwide?

  • Peoples Energy addresses letters to customer as “Scrotum Bag”
  • Waitress at a NJ restarurant writes “Jew Couple” on check – this later shows up on Credit Card statement.

What’s next?

Update (3/18/07):  Next is Hertz calling Phil Wainewright “English John”.  Phil, compared to the above, that’s not too bad 🙂

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