Apparently, I’m a Media Snacker. I got tagged by Ben over at Blogging Experiment in the latest meme (a sort of online chain letter where someone tags 5 people and each of them tag 5 people, etc), which discusses Media Snackers–what they are and if you respect them or not. What is a Media Snacker, you say? The short version is that they are people who keep up with the latest trends and consume [...]

After a long day of blood, sweat and tears (ok, maybe not) Take A Peck has undergone a redesign. Thanks to Adii for releasing this free theme, which I modified slightly to get things like I wanted. There are still a few kinks to work out but overall I’m pretty pleased with how it’s turned out. Here are a few notable changes: Subscription options are now at the top of the page, so they’re [...]

Toyota’s Scion brand is now in the virtual world, There.com, after having previously set up shop in three other virtual worlds–Whyville.com, Gaia.com, Second Life. Adrian Si, Scion’s interactive marketing manager, says, “For us, the virtual world is the next generation of the Internet,” he says, adding that virtual worlds like Second Life are magnets for trendsetters [...]

I think it is hilarious that mainstream media are still debating whether or not mixed martial arts and UFC have overtaken boxing in terms of popularity and fan interest. ESPN’s Michael Wilbon recently said he still hasn’t been able to get into mixed martial arts. Newsflash! MMA is already dominating boxing. This is just one indication of how fast MMA has risen. Last night I went to a sports [...]

Mashable has a post about how Facebook will look in 40 years, “once the younger generation is playing Bingo and having hip operations.” This got me thinking about if/how we actually will use Facebook in the future. While I can see it becoming irrelevant for the people who don’t care about being connected with their friends, I believe it will still be relevant for many of us. Once [...]

Stumbled upon this story from MediaPost about a TNS Retail study called “Men in Grocery Stores.” The Reuters story is here. According to the story, and I agree, there are very few happy male grocery shoppers. Things are hard to find, layouts are different in every store, and sometimes you can’t get good cellphone reception if you need to call your wife/mom/girlfriend to see EXACTLY [...]