Santa Claus should be one svelt fella.

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Dec 242009
 

Just in time for the holidays I came across this list that breaks down just how magical Santa needs to be in order to gettr’ done. Over the years, I have been fortunate to have been taken care of by St. Nick. So I can appreciate all the hard work and months of prep needed.  Having to work this hard and fast though, one would imagine the big guy would have burned off that bowl full of jelly a long time ago…

Did you know …

  • Santa has 31 hours to do his job on Christmas, thanks to different time zones around the world.
  • To travel around the world’s 122 million km in that time, that means Santa’s sleigh has to move at a mind-blowing 1,047 km persecond — 3,000 times the speed of sound!
  • Santa has to travel with a lot of cargo: Assuming each child gets two pounds worth of gifts, Santa’s payload amounts to an astonishing 321,300 tons.
  • Santa has to make 822.6 visits a second, so, for each house, that means the fat man has less than 1/1,000th of a second to park the reindeer, shimmy down the chimney, fill the stockings, put gifts under the tree, eat whatever snacks were left for him and get back up the chimney and back to his sleigh before doing it all again.
 Posted by CreativeJuices at 9:32 am

Facebook privacy issues are out in the open.

 social networking  1 Response »
Dec 142009
 

Once again Facebook, and primarily it’s privacy issues has reared its ugly head. If you are 1 of the 350 million users, you will have noticed that recent upgrade went live Dec. 9. Facebook changed its openness options on what updates, status changes, photos etc. can be viewed by who. Simply put, it’s about letting you set your security settings of who sees what.

This is not the first time Facebook has changed its policy. Read a previous post of the last guffaw on the issue.

Critic backlash has been swift. In a statement, the Electronic Frontier Foundation said: “These new ‘privacy’ changes are clearly intended to push Facebook users to publicly share even more information than before. ” It added: “Even worse, the changes will actually reduce the amount of control that users have over some of their personal data.”

Many users have quickly altered their profiles of what they post, as well as reducing the amount of use to the site. How easier will these changes make hacking or spamming you be with weaker security. How many users will jump ship over this one?

Facebook defends the change citing that it is not about users disclosing even more personal information, but about making updates findable via search engines. Does that mean that if I put that I had a rough day at work I will come up in searches for depression or job postings? How valuable are my updates to people anyways?

Facebook has quickly moved into a social site that is selectively social and private. People only invite friends they want to be in contact with. Chances are, if you’re not on my friend list by now, my being searchable via Google isn’t gonna get you there either.

 Posted by CreativeJuices at 12:47 pm  Tagged with: , , , , , ,

The “Must Have” Christmas Gift for people on your Naughty List.

 Life  1 Response »
Dec 092009
 

The Christmas season can be hectic enough as it is. People spend a lot of time searching for that perfect gift for loved ones and friends. There are lots of lists and flyers to assist in finding that special toy for Bobby, or the ideal trinket for Aunt Ruby. But how can you share your opinion of people on your naughty list? Coal is sooo last century. Is there something to show how you truly feel, and  that they need to clean up their act?

Here is a small collection. See anything you like??

  1. Nose Hair Clippers ~ eww.
  2. A vacuum cleaner ~ A step up from an iron or blender.
  3. A framed photo of yourself and/or your family ~ A reminder that you’re watching them.
  4. A years supply of diet food
  5. A one month gym membership
  6. The Snuggie ~ nuff said.
  7. The Snuggie for Dogs ~ ditto.
  8. Coca-Cola Branded Presents
  9. GrowaFrog Kit ~ Or go classic and get the SeaMonkeys
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Where is my martini and lines of coke?

 Advertising, Branding, Life  No Responses »
Dec 012009
 

Perception vs. Reality. For years Hollywood has done a great job of portraying ad agencies as glorified frat parties, filled with designers lounging on couches with glamorous women, or playing foosball while mixing their micro-brewery beers with bowls of uppers/downers that can be found at the reception desk.

Gone are the days of 3 martini lunches and HR violation conversations of the Mad Men era. Say goodbye to the 70’s-80’s era of strippers and coke, black turtlenecks, and “I don’t do that, I am a designer” attitude. Oh the good ol’ days…

We now have Agency 3.0. Nowadays the lines have become blurred with what each employee offers. Our Account Reps know about composition, branding, and photography. The Creative department is engrained in strategy and client management. Employees are more diverse in their offerings. Strategy, Creative, Social Media, these are areas that they need to be strong in. ALL of them.

Sure we still have fun, it still gets the creative juices flowing, but the reality is that this is a business with a lot on the line. It is a result-based industry that no longer has room for frivolous partying on the client’s bill. Budgets are getting smaller, and expectations higher. It is hard to keep that in mind after a few stiff drinks.

Enough with the clichés. Now, has anybody seen my RedBull?

 Posted by CreativeJuices at 10:55 am  Tagged with: , , , , ,
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