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February 20, 2008Wacky CNN bosses fire producer for blogging
Chez Pazienza is a writer, an award-winning television news producer Not for long, I bet. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 01:33pm in Bizarre but Expected, Career management, Is Tedious in the House?, Journalism | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (0) | TrackBack (0) January 29, 2008However, his other 169 MySpace friends did NOT link to porn
As one commenter noted, this is just one more reason Florida should be kicked out of the Union. "School Cop Investigated for Porn Link on Friend's MySpace Profile "In the goofiest waste of law enforcement time we've seen in weeks, an on-campus police officer for a Florida middle school is facing a criminal investigation over his MySpace account. Why? It turns out one of the people on his friends list had a link on his or her profile to an internet porn site. "Or, as the St. Peterburg Times puts it, "kids could navigate from Officer John's page on the social networking site to 'Amateur Match Free Sex' in just three clicks."" Posted by Allan Jenkins at 02:02pm in Bizarre but Expected, Civil Liberty, Law, Social Media | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (2) | TrackBack (0) December 28, 200750 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007
You can divide groups of people in many ways. The Blue/Red divide in the US in 2008 is probably going to ruin more friendships in the social media space than we know. But --- whatever -- when bored at parties, I like to slice and dice ... and I am not alone here, right?.. by asking "Who here thinks Paris Hilton, Mike Huckabee and Nicolas Sarkozy are not useless twits?" (Please, feel free to fill in your own celebrities). It's a fun party trick, because you can spontaneously create a half dozen or so equally loathsome groups trying sort themselves out. It's not the majesty of the Red Sea parting, but I ain't Moses, so... But the Beast goes a step further: it lists the 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007. This isn't a fun list. In fact, you are on it: 9. You Charges: You believe in freedom of speech, until someone says something that offends you. You suddenly give a damn about border integrity, because the automated voice system at your pharmacy asked you to press 9 for Spanish. You cling to every scrap of bullshit you can find to support your ludicrous belief system, and reject all empirical evidence to the contrary. You know the difference between patriotism and nationalism -- it's nationalism when foreigners do it. You hate anyone who seems smarter than you. You care more about zygotes than actual people. You love to blame people for their misfortunes, even if it means screwing yourself over. You still think Republicans favor limited government. Your knowledge of politics and government are dwarfed by your concern for Britney Spears' children. You think buying Chinese goods stimulates our economy. You think you're going to get universal health care. You tolerate the phrase "enhanced interrogation techniques." You think the government is actually trying to improve education. You think watching CNN makes you smarter. You think two parties is enough. You can't spell. You think $9 trillion in debt is manageable. You believe in an afterlife for the sole reason that you don't want to die. You think lowering taxes raises revenue. You think the economy's doing well. You're an idiot. Exhibit A: You couldn't get enough Anna Nicole Smith coverage. Sentence: A gradual decline into abject poverty as you continue to vote against your own self-interest. Death by an easily treated disorder that your health insurance doesn't cover. You deserve it, chump. Let me know what you think. Via Pharyngula Posted by Allan Jenkins at 12:16am in Bizarre but Expected, In Defense of Elitism, People of Note | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (3) | TrackBack (1) October 27, 2007Americans, meet your new (tasteless & jingoistic) passport
I was perusing The New Republic today (as Captain Queeg once noted, "these silly little habits have a way of paying off") & was horrified by a little story (sub required, sorry) announcing that the United States passport has been, yet again, redesigned. This time by a bunch of jingoists whose foreign travel was undoubtedly one drunken spring break in Cancun. Go have a look at the State Department passport site. For the last 25 years, at least (in other words, ever since I first got one), US passports have been quiet, unobtrusive, unfailingly polite documents, even as the government of the day might have been anything but. The great seal of the United States somewhere; a polite request from the Secretary of State to let the passport holder pass. Some instructions to the passport holder to keep his or her nose clean while abroad. A quiet document that, nonetheless, often earned its carriers a bullet from terrorists in the 1970s and 1980s (rest in peace, Mr. Klinghoffer). The designers of the old passports knew one fundamental of communication: know your audience! They knew the important readers of US passports are officials of other countries, some friendly to the US, some barely civil, some outright hostile. They knew the job of the passport is to let the holder "pass the port" as quickly as possible. Thus: clear layout, lots of room for stamp-happy officials to do their thing, no propaganda. The designers of the new passport, however, go at the propaganda with all the gusto and artlessness and inclusiveness of an 8th grade civics class or a Disney Imagineer: A little Lincoln, a little Star Spangled Banner, a little Constitution, a little Martin Luther King... big images of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The intended audience? Who knows -- but I promise you, if it's the Thai border guard, this is way off. My passports have been literally stamped to pieces in 30 countries, and I cannot imagine one instance where this little civics lesson would have helped me along, and can imagine more than a few where it would not have done me one bit of good. China comes to my mind as place where the jingoism won't go down well, but perhaps that's to be expected. But can anyone expect Mexican and Canadian officials to look on this dribble day-after-everliving-day and not think less of us? The TNR article notes that many Americans are acquiring passports for the first time (they were not previously needed to visit Canada and Mexico), and so it could be they are the audience. A little reminder of... what? I don't know. That they should be proud while traveling abroad? But proud of what? My passport has a few more years left, so it's possible a rational design will be back in place when I go up for renewal. I want another quiet, unobtrusive, unfailingly polite document that lets me get where I am going without giving border guards 8th grade civics lessons. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 10:39pm in Bizarre but Expected, Communication, Expatriate Life | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (3) | TrackBack (0) July 18, 2007Social media: now depressingly mainstream
You know social media is depressingly mainstream when a) you outsource your social media self "Imagine a man whose entire life revolves around social networking. It occupies all his business and personal time and keeps him so busy that he struggles to keep up with the constant messages, blog posts and photos. So busy, in fact, that he now pays someone to be him online." and b) your university uses Facebook to nab you. "IT has become as much a part of student life as hangovers and essay crises. But now Facebook, the social networking website, is being used as a disciplinary tool by university authorities. Staff at Oxford University are searching the website, collecting photographs of students who they say have broken rules on post-examination celebrations, and handing down fines." Or am I just being retro? Well, I write my own stuff, albeit badly, and my Facebook profile is squeaky clean. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 11:49am in Bizarre but Expected, Is Tedious in the House?, Online Media | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (4) | TrackBack (0) November 17, 2006One more SL thing to worry about...
Well, if it wasn't bad enough that my avatar still looks like a doe-eyed manga character, or that SH/NH/JJ/CC are already doing business while I am still on help island, or that Lee keeps throwing wild parties at our apartment... Now comes Nicholas Carr with bad news: The dingo stole my avatar. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 02:33pm in Bizarre but Expected, Games | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (2) July 28, 2006God is your copilot, not your broadband provider
From the ever-helpful Scott Baradell comes word the Rapture is approaching more quickly than ever (gee, thanks a lot, Scott!). One tidbit I gleaned from the Rapture Ready site: apparently, God doesn't need broadband. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 07:37pm in Bizarre but Expected | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (0) March 18, 2006Lee Hopkins survives a year in the blogosphere
Lee Hopkins, of Better Communication Results, passed the 1-year-of-blogging mark this week. Newsworthy? You tell me. Plenty of bloggers slog through their first year. But Lee has treated us to year of sparkling posts that jab, entreat, encourage, and empathize and commiserate with every communicator who reads him. And he does it with humor, insight and aplomb. Now, careful readers will know that I granted Lee, months ago, the Honorary Futon of Antipodean Communication here at Desirable Roasted Coffee. I could claim deep prescience. The truth is -- and let's not dwell on it -- Lee got it for taking care of a little outstanding vice rap I had going in Australia (Oh, Lee, before I forget... I didn't know they'd send up to Block J... my bad). But... guess what? I'm reappointing Lee to the Futon. This time for the real thing. For communication thinking that's worth getting out of bed for. Hat's off to Lee Hopkins -- if you are a communicator, you ought to be reading him. Every day. (Karen, here's my draft for that Hopkins 1-year post. But don't post it until his check clears. And I mean check; don't be falling for that "frozen kangaroo steaks" thing again.) Posted by Allan Jenkins at 08:28pm in Bizarre but Expected, Bloggers, Communication | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (2) February 02, 2006What does the Denmark vs. Islam story teach us?
What started as an example of appallingly poor judgment by a provincial Danish newspaper has become multipolar diplomatic crisis. Go figure. The story thus far: * back in September, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten ran a feature that included satirical cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammad. That was a serious breach of good manners, since the editors of the paper knew that Islam considers it blasphemy to create images of Mohammad. * Muslims, both in Denmark and abroad, complained. The ambassadors of several Muslim countries called on the Danish Prime Minister to "do something" about the newspaper. Rightly, he replied that they would just have to suck it up -- in democracies, governments don't interfere with newspapers. * the situation has escalated weekly since then. The latest: boycotts of Danish goods across the Muslim world, fatwas, death threats, more calls to punish the newspaper, burning of Danish flags in the Gaza Strip (that's a new one). * in response (the high minded call it solidarity, the cynical call it circulation-building) papers across Europe have been reprinting the cartoons this week, resulting in even more fatwas, flag burnings, death threats, etc. What's to learn from all this? One obvious lesson, one that most learn by age 6, is that it is rude to mock other people's religious beliefs. It insults them, and that's just not nice. Another obvious lesson, usually learned about the same time, is that some people are too easily insulted. Yes, any one of us would feel hurt to see a cherished belief demeaned, but the faith of the faithful is only strengthened by the brickbats hurled by the uncomprehending ( so I am told -- I'm a happy secular humanist). A more appropriate response than flag burning and beatings is "Oooooo K... last laugh's gonna be on you, brother!" But the other lessons... what are they? What do communicators need to think about in a world where an article in an obscure newspaper calls down boycotts on your company? When a controversy like this can leave employees pulled in several directions: loyalty to religious faith, a desire to do a good job, a desire not to be beaten at the factory gates. And make no mistake: the controversy is pulling Danish business leaders in several directions, too. While none have called for out and out curbing of press freedom, there have been some hints. Should managers put profit over principle? Should governments curb freedom of speech so business can go on "gettin' it done"? Do we sack the religious faithful, uncertain of their loyalty? Do we sack the religious faithful because it's safer for them if we do? Do we try to dissemble, saying "Our HQ might be in Denmark (France, USA, Japan) but we are not really Danish (French, American, Japanese), so don't blame us"? As globalization progresses (a good thing, I believe), these incidents will become commonplace. Professional communicators need to be considering strategies now... before it comes to their town. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 07:55pm in Bizarre but Expected, Civil Liberty, Current Affairs, Denmark, Is Tedious in the House?, Journalism, Society | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (15) November 10, 2005Man Kills Buck With Bare Hands in Bedroom
I watched a guy from Greenpeace on TV talking about "having a dialogue" with nature. Whatever the validity of his basic argument, the idea of "dialogue" with nature is silly. And here's my proof: Man Kills Buck With Bare Hands In Bedroom Goldsberry
finally subdued the five-point whitetail deer that crashed through a
bedroom window at his daughter's home Friday. When it was over, blood
splattered the walls and the deer lay dead on the bedroom floor, its
neck broken... Indeed. What's hilarious is Goldsberry broke off the fight to go ask his wife to call the police (and, who knows, maybe he had time for a beer) before rejoining the battle. I don't think conflict resolution training would have done much good, either. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 04:24pm in Bizarre but Expected, Food, Humor, South | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (4) | TrackBack (0) November 07, 2005From our "when stupid people do smart things before reverting to stupidity" department
Charles Victor Thompson is probably not the brightest guy on the planet: shooting your ex-girlfriend and her squeeze in Texas has never been a prudent career move. Still, you got to give the guy credit for flashes of inspiration, howsoever brief. Thompson is a death-row prisoner -- you know, the kind where they yell "Dead Man Walking" whenever they take them anywhere -- yet managed this: Investigators said Thompson escaped Thursday by changing into street
clothes, showing deputies a fake ID that indicated he was with the
attorney general's office and walking away from the Harris County Jail,
where he was being held for resentencing. Read that again. I'll wait. If that's not good for an extra helping of ice cream at his last meal, I don't know what is. But our sad sack, the inspiration wholly sucked out of him, doesn't get far: "Police found him about 8 p.m. on a pay
phone outside a liquor store in Shreveport, about 240 miles north of
Houston. "He appeared to be intoxicated," Matus said. The
officers walked up to the escaped killer and asked him his name. He
told them, "You know who I am." Authorities said Thompson had a bicycle with him. Officers determined he was too drunk to be questioned immediately." Frankly, I don't know what to make of all this. I do, however, have to admire the relative openness of the Harris County Sheriff's Department, under whose care Thompson was when he produced his fake ID: "Lt. John Martin of the Harris County Sheriff's Department in Houston .... said an investigation has already been launched. "There's
no scenario under which it's even conceivable that someone who's on
death row could simply walk out of a jail," he said. "It's not the case
that any force was used. He didn't use a weapon. He simply convinced us
to let him walk out the front door." Obviously, there's at least one scenario where this could happen, else he wouldn't be stuck in this mess, but I am giving Martin PR points for not running for cover at the first sign of a reporter.
Technorati tags: Posted by Allan Jenkins at 01:08pm in Bizarre & Amusing, Bizarre but Expected, Current Affairs, Humor | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (3) | TrackBack (0) October 14, 2005Technology Makes Canadian Youth Wicked and Weak
File-sharing is eroding the moral fiber of Canadian youth, and one can't help feeling it's a damned shame. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 01:36pm in Bizarre but Expected, Technology | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (2) | TrackBack (0) October 05, 2005Governments Freak Over Google Earth
"Staying with Cartography, for 200, Alex... " Last cartography post of the day, then I'll turn to something noble and uplifting like PR. It's no secret some governments never want you to have an accurate map of anything. The highway maps issued by the US State of Tennessee often have little grounding in fact, for example. But when the Australian, Dutch, UK, Korean and Borough of Queens governments start going after GoogleEarth, cartographobia is going too far. Oh, it's in the name of preventing terrorism, of course -- it always is. But it's rooted in a belief that ordinary people can't be trusted with maps. Here's an excerpt from The Map Room, but I urge you to read the whole Google Earth Privacy and Security post. On a related note, Ogle Earth had a look at the new USGS guidelines
on disseminating aerial photography: apparently access was sometimes
restricted without actually assessing the security risk — they were
restricting things by default, in other words, which is exactly how not
to do things in a democracy. One key point that Stefan noted was that
secrecy was not justified if the data was available from other sources. As it stands, Google doesn’t alter the images it receives from government or other sources, according to this article (via Very Spatial). That article also notes the following: A
2004 Rand study of publicly accessible geospatial information concluded
that terrorists would need more detailed data than is available via
satellite images. The report also said they are more likely to turn to
“direct observations” or “individuals familiar with the operations of a
particular facility” to conduct attacks. In other words, everybody is overreacting. We’re seeing two things: one, the political need to be seen to be doing something about terrorism, no matter how ineffectual, so long as it’s visible;
and two, the bureaucratic impulse to keep things secret as a solution
to a problem. For them, it’s easier to suppress information than to
improve security. See previous entries: Maps as Security Threat; Maps as State Secrets. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 12:41pm in Bizarre but Expected, Cartography, Is Tedious in the House?, Politics | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (0) | TrackBack (0) September 14, 2005On Your Mark (Part 2): Louise Lego Andersen Whips LEGO in Court
Blogger for Benjamins Jaffe recently vented spleen over LEGO's request that we call their toys and bricks "LEGO bricks" or "LEGO toys" (To get you up to speed: LEGO is a Danish maker of toys, especially distinctive building bricks. Jaffe practices PR, I believe, somewhere in New England, I believe). The real LEGO & Intellectual Property story this week is entirely different. I am a big fan of LEGO. Years ago, they were a client of mine. I have -- on behalf of two children -- invested heavily in their wonderful products. And, seeing LEGO up-close & local as I do, have nothing but respect for their corporate governance and care for employees. But even I have to admit they went off the rails when they sued Louise Lego Andersen, an art dealer and gallery owner, for trademark infringement. Here in Denmark, the name Andersen is extraordinarily common. As with Jensen, Hansen, Rasmussen, you can't throw a brick down the street without braining an Andersen. So it's common practice for people with common surnames to be known by their middle name -- a sort of surrogate surname. This isn't about vanity; it's just handy. Ask a Dane about Poul Rasmussen and Anders Rasmussen and you will get a blank look. Ask about Poul Nyrop (Rasmussen) and Anders Fogh (Rasmussen), and she'll know you are talking about the former and present Prime Ministers. LEGO sued. Trademark infringement. Dropped on her like a jaguar out of a tree. But... as Berlingske Tidende reports today, Louise Lego whipped LEGO in court yesterday: "The Admiralty and Commercial Court handed down an preliminary ruling giving Louise Lego Andersen relief in 95% of her case, which is about whether her gallery can be called 'Galleri Lego'." The ruling becomes a verdict in the next week or so. Either party can appeal the verdict to the Court of Appeals or, in the meantime, agree to a court-proposed settlement. Both parties are weighing their options. The "5%" that's still in question? "'The remaining five percent, where the court ruled against us, is about how Louise's name will appear in search engine queries', said attorney Egil Lego Andersen. 'Obviously, we don't agree with that part of the ruling, but that's small stuff. I believe the court reached the right conclusion.'" I think Egil Lego knows more about SEO than he lets on. Technorati tags: lego
louise lego
Posted by Allan Jenkins at 10:39am in Bizarre but Expected, Corporate Governance, Denmark, Intellectual Property, Law | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (0) | TrackBack (1) August 10, 2005John Wagner Asks: How Would a CEO Handle the Sheehan Protest?
John Wagner captures nicely the thought that's been running through my head for a couple of days: George W. Bush can only lose by ignoring Cindy Sheehan's protest. There's simply no PR upside to this for the White House. One of the positive aspects of living in a small parliamentary democracy is that politicians can't hide for long. If a Sheehan were to challenge the Danish Prime Minister, he'd be out in front of reporters, with her, in a few minutes. Not because he relished the encounter, but because a) it can only get worse and b) the next time he showed up in parliament, every opposition member would have Sheehan's questions in hand... and would compel an answer. Nope, no upside for the White House on this one. John asks how a CEO would react if a dissatisfied customer camped out on the doorstep. One hopes, for the sake of the shareholders, that the CEO is on the doorstep the next morning taking notes. But political presidents know they don't have to do that, even if they might know they should. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 09:16pm in Bizarre but Expected, Politics, Public Relations | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (1) | TrackBack (0) July 06, 2005Dan Gillmor Wants Bloggers to Sign his Ethics Pledge... Will This Meme Never Die?
I hate to be churlish (well...), but the idea of a collective Ethics Pledge for Bloggers has reared its hoary head -- again. This time at the instigation of none other than Dan Gillmor. Writing at his Bayosphere effort, Gillmor urges bloggers to pledge to work in the interests of the community, be fair, be accurate... blah blah blah. Jeff Jarvis rips the idea, saving me the trouble (Jarvis also saved our bacon by pooh-poohing Nick Denton's idea for a collective blogger ethics code, as I discussed in December). Among other points, Jarvis notes: He requires us to promise to "work in the community interest." What
community? What interest? Who's to say what the community interest is?
I can only guarantee that I will post in my interest; whether I post in
the community's interest, the community will have to decide. He requires that I be "fair: I'm always listening to and taking
account of other viewpoints." No, there are some viewpoints I will not
take into account and not listen to. I won't listen to trolls I've put
on my ignore list. I won't listen to terrorist sympathizers. I know
that's not what Dan and company are asking with this, but others would.
This is the issue with such a pledge: It's open to such varying
interpretation: Someone will say gotcha, you didn't listen to people
who hate America. And I will say: Damned straight, I won't. Undaunted, Gillmor urges us to use Honor Tags. Even the estimable Steve Rubel climbs aboard. Here at Desirable Roasted Coffee, we keep a pot of Ethics on the stove at all times, so we won't be signing any damned collective pledges or adding honor tags in the near future. No, ma'am! Posted by Allan Jenkins at 03:25pm in Bizarre but Expected, Citizen Journalism, Ethics, Is Tedious in the House? | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (5) | TrackBack (0) June 14, 2005Judge: Parents can't teach pagan beliefs
The incomparable H. L. Mencken used to publish a volume called Americana, in which he gathered newspaper clippings from around the United States that tended to inadvertantly (and hilariously) send up boosterism, yokel-ness, Babbitry, and the general ignorance and benightedness of many of the people we let watch over us. It's hard to find a copy these days (published in the 20s; I have the 1923 edition), but if you find one, get it. You'll either like or you will hate it (Hint to red-staters: save your money). I've no doubt that if Mencken were still with us, this piece would make it into the Americana 2005 edition: "An Indianapolis father is appealing a Marion County
judge's unusual order that prohibits him and his ex-wife from exposing
their child to "non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals." "The parents practice Wicca, a contemporary pagan religion that emphasizes a balance in nature and reverence for the earth. "Cale
J. Bradford, chief judge of the Marion Superior Court, kept the unusual
provision in the couple's divorce decree last year over their fierce
objections, court records show. The order does not define a mainstream
religion." Posted by Allan Jenkins at 05:09pm in Bizarre but Expected, Books, Civil Liberty, Current Affairs | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (0) | TrackBack (0) May 10, 2005Mooblogging in Maryland; I'm Udderly Dumbfounded
I take back everything I've ever said that was even remotely positive about character blogging. Yank of the teat to Steve Rubel for passing this on. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 10:40am in Bizarre but Expected, Blogging, Public Relations | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (0) | TrackBack (0) March 18, 2005Halley Suitt's Touching Request to Diversify the Blogosphere
I'm a white guy who writes in a blog, so I hope you will excuse me while I sit here and dominate the blogosphere. Yes, apparently that's what I (well, not me, but other white guys, those guys on the blogger A list) do, according to MSNBC's Steven Levy and blogger Halley Suitt. Halley Suitt thinks it's time to fix that. Here's Halley's touching request -- that we all link to Ten New Voices (she means blogs; I had to look that up, too) this month: "Here are the rules: 1. They can't be male if they are white; Ironically, I think the toughest
criterion to meet here will be NON-AMERICANS. We bloggers are very
provincial in this respect." It's the last paragraph that flummoxes me. There's nothing "ironic" in anything she says, but that's my silly pedantry. But what's glaringly stupid is that she writes those lines in apparent ignorance of the hundreds of thousands of blogs written by "non-Americans" (whether she's being loose or tight with that definition does not change facts), yet remains smug in the belief that "we bloggers" are a close little group. What she really means is "non Americans whose languages I understand".... otherwise, she has no way of checking. Moreover, I'm good in her book if I link to them. That I praise them or roast them is of no interest. Just that I link. Sorry, Halley.... that's not quite on. Halley... I link to great posts, bad posts, ignorant posts, posts that make me wish I'd dreamed of them, posts that are so instructive they should be seen no matter how badly they frighten the children. Your post goes under "Bizarre but Expected" and "In Defense of Elitism". Unfortunately, trackbacks are impossible, and "Post a Comment" seems to be disabled. Via friend Gunnar Langemark. Posted by Allan Jenkins at 01:13pm in Bizarre but Expected, Bloggers, Civil Liberty, In Defense of Elitism, Online Media, Society | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (5) | TrackBack (1) October 27, 2004Dude, Where's My Car? (Mazda M3, I mean)
Update: the Mazda blog has been taken down. I
guess they didn't want it becoming a cautionary tale. Still, the story
will go into my next presentation on blogging & marketing. Reading the feeds this 5 AM, I see Steve Rubel and Pamela Parker roasting a fake blog set up by Mazda to tout its M3 line. I just knew it had to be so bad it would make my morning.... But
Mazda may be quicker than we think: Apparently, the instantly-loading
video that Rubel and Parker complain of has been taken down. And the
one thing that Parker could find to praise -- comments! -- is no more. Of course, if the comment Parker quoted is right, Mazda probably got cold feet about allowing commments: TimmyGUNZ said... The
blog is still lame: the copy is almost a parody of teenspeak, and the
premise is utterly cynical. Still, how many cars does it need to sell
to pay for itself? via Micro Persuasion and The River Posted by Allan Jenkins at 05:47pm in Bizarre but Expected, Public Relations | Permalink | Comments Welcome! (0) | TrackBack (0) |
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, rather than simply "Legos". It was a silly vent, one that illustrated Jaffe knows little about protecting intangible assets, and 
So it's not surprising that Louise Lego Andersen -- who goes by Louise Lego -- chose to call her gallery 