Category: General

Valentine’s Day is a sexist, made up, capitalistic holiday. All advertisements aim at men buying stuff for women. No one ever talks about a woman buying something for their man, and why does anyone need to buy anything at all. Let’s all band together and boycott Valentine’s Day this year.* *Disclaimer: Seth Cardoza is not… Continue reading Boycott Valentine’s Day

If you haven’t heard, I’m getting married this year. One of the fun things I get to do is talk to vendors, food vendors, photographers, videographers, DJs, and hotel/resort managers. I recently spoke with a wedding photographer, and a question I always have is “Who gets the rights to the photos?”. This is very important… Continue reading Update Your Business Model

As I was eating my highly nutritious granola bar breakfast this morning, I noticed some writing on the wrapper. Nature Valley National Parks Project will donate $0.10 for each wrapper you mail in, through August 31, 2010. My first WTF was “why would I spend $0.42 on a stamp for you to donate $0.10?” I’m… Continue reading Nature Valley National Parks Project

Yahoo has an article in finance listing 10 items that are pointless to buy in 2010. There are several items on the list that I will definitely still purchase in 2010 despite Yahoo’s flawed logic. The first being DVDs. The article states: On average, DVDs sell for at least $20 each. That’s pricier than signing… Continue reading Dissecting Yahoo’s 10 Things Not to Buy in 2010

I’ve had these shoes for a little over 6 months now. I wear them everyday, but the most I will do with them is a lot of walking at the mall or theme park. Not long after I got them, my heels and the balls of my feet would hurt if I stood for more… Continue reading eS Accel Shoes Are Painfully Uncomfortable

I got this letter from Hand Job customer support today, letting me know that they are working around the clock to deliver my Hand Job, hopefully by Christmas. Dearest Handjob Consumers,   Thank you so much for your orders!   Due to many recent inquiries, we would like to take this opportunity to assure you… Continue reading Rest Assured, Your Hand Job Is on Its Way

You can read the details over at Gizmodo This is a big deal as Comcast already is a large telecommunications company, and fully or partly owns numerous networks already. The really interesting piece is how this will play out for Hulu. NBC owns a part of it along with Fox Entertainment Group and ABC Inc.… Continue reading Comcasts Buys NBC from GE: What Will It Mean for Hulu?

The reputation of your business is very important, especially so when you are a small business. Business big and small have branding on their company vehicles, and many small business have advertising on their personal or family vehicles. If you are one of them, remember this next time are on the road. Make sure you… Continue reading Driving the Company Vehicle

Yesterday, we saw our first ads via @smashingmag‘s Twitter feed. There was some outrage about it. People stating they were no longer following them because of it, which I find ridiculous. Smashing Magazine has provided valuable content, tutorials, and information at no charge to its readers. Smashing Magazine needs some way to pay the bills.… Continue reading Smashing Magazine and Twitter Ads

The Mythbusters had a recent episode testing if drinking beer and liquor would make you more sick thann drinking just beer. They got the myth wrong in the first place. The real myth is that if you drink beer before liquor you will get sick, but not if you drink liquor before beer. Their test… Continue reading Mythbusters Beer and Liquor Analysis