Latest Iron Man 2 Trailer

I remember when they first announced Scarlett Johansson as the Black Widow, fanboys everywhere were screaming no, she’ll suck. She looks like a good choice if you ask me, and in this trailer, check out the Iron Man suit that comes from his briefcase, just like the comics only it’s automatic. I can’t wait until this movie comes out.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Comic Books, Movies No Comments » March 2010

Sad State of News on the Internet

It really is a shame how most news organizations are adopting the “catchy or dramatic title” on their articles to pull in web traffic. Case in point:

Militants in Iraq have used $26 off-the-shelf software to intercept live video feeds from U.S. Predator drones, potentially providing them with information they need to evade or monitor U.S. military operations. Source: Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones

Last time I checked, intercepting video would not have been considered hacking, the definition from Wikipedia: re-configuring or re-programming of a system to function in ways not facilitated by the owner, administrator, or designer. I probably would’ve read the article had it been titled “Insurgents intercepting video from US Drones” or something more accurate, all this did was piss me off. It’s no wonder I use news aggregators instead of going straight to news sites themselves.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Annoying Websites, Current Events, Linking Strategies, Soapbox No Comments » December 2009

Tiger Woods Finally Admits to his Infidelity

Unless you never get on the internet or you’ve been living under a rock, Tiger Woods and his cheating ways have been dominating the headlines and causing page view increases at every site on the internet that features any of his stories. Well, Tiger has finally admitted to his infidelities on his personal website here. It’s about time, you can’t get over this kind of stuff by ignoring it and hoping it’ll go away. Now, everybody who has been obsessed with it, get over it and let’s find some interesting news…

I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children. I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I’ve done, but I want to do my best to try.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Blogging No Comments » December 2009

Girl Scout Cookies

New campaign to get people to buy Girl Scout Cookies.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Funny No Comments » October 2009

Hip Hop Flight Attendant

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Funny 1 Comment » April 2009

Proper ATM Usage Instructions

First insert your card in the correct slot.

I wonder how many people put it in the wrong slots before they posted the notes.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Funny No Comments » February 2009

Slow Link Building

Is it written into affiliate programs that they should run slow when I go to build links? Is it written in the code somewhere if = jimmy daniels then create links = slow?

Sure seems that way.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Affiliate Marketing No Comments » February 2009

WV Wireless Ahead of It’s Time

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York scientists found traces of a copper-wire system dating back 100 years, and they came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago.

Not to be outdone by New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, California scientists dug to a depth of 20 feet, and shortly after headlines in the LA Times newspaper read: “California archaeologists have found traces of 200 year old copper-wire system and have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers”.

One week later, ‘The Redneck Rebel Gazette’ in West Virginia reported the
following:
After digging as deep as 30 feet in a corn field, Bubba Ray Johnson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Bubba has therefore concluded that 300 years ago, West Virginia had already gone wireless.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Funny, West Virginia No Comments » January 2009

New Microsoft Ad Campaign

There was a lot of people who blogged about how bad the new ad campaign from Microsoft looked with this first commercial.

Now, obviously they have to set it up if it is going to be a campaign, like the Apple ads, and this was obviously supposed to be about nothing to start with, hello, can you say Seinfeld? It’s like all people do nowadays is use their blogs to bitch about stuff, but I guess that’s the way it’s always been. I thought the first one was funny and the second one below is pretty good too. Here’s to many more.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Advertising, Funny, Microsoft 1 Comment » September 2008

Gateway Shutting Down Affiliate Program, Online Website Sales

Just got this message through CJ that said Gateway is shutting down their affiliate program and the Gateway.com website will become an educational website. They also give the typical 2 or 3 day notice, as always, affiliate marketers take it because they have to.

Hello Everyone,

Hope you’re doing well!

I regret to inform you that the Gateway program is being shut down. As of July 27th, Gateway.com will be transformed into an educational site and will no longer be a forum for e-commerce.

Please remove all links immeditately in order to avoid product fulfillment issues.

It has been a pleasure working with all of you.

Best,

The Gateway Team

Gotta love the lack of spell checking nowadays.

Affiliate marketers aren’t the only ones who are losing out; all of the online sales reps are losing their jobs too. Gateway will continue to sell their computers at retail outlets, and, I assume on websites like Buy.com, Newegg, Overstock, TigerDirect, etc. This has certainly caused a little uproar on sites like this one TabletPCReview, where many members were hoping to get an updated C-142XL tablet. One rep they talked to said he didn’t think they were continuing the tablet pc’s, while another said they were the leader in the tablet market and she thought it would be crazy to stop selling the line.

I am assuming they will still sell on the big sites like TigerDirect, but it would be good to get an official word from someone at Gateway. It seems like a bad move on Gateway’s part, I much prefer ordering everything online so I don’t have to deal with the sales people.

Thanks again for the short notice.

Added: Some posts about it on Techmeme today:
From Between the Lines In a statement, Mark Hill, Acer’s U.S. general manager said: “We are shifting Gateway’s distribution method to better align with Acer’s successful global strategy, which was built upon an indirect model.”

Larry adds: Bottom line: Don’t go to Gateway.com if you want a system. You’ll find Gateways at outlets like Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, Costco, Office Depot, OfficeMax, and Wal-Mart.

From Yahoo! Finance This change will dramatically simplify Gateway’s business model and deliver significant cost savings, ultimately resulting in an improved value proposition for consumers.

“We believe that our retail and e-tail partners offer consumers the best, easiest and most effective way to purchase Gateway products,” said Mark Hill, Acer Group U.S. General Manager. “Customers can rest assured that they will continue to get the award-winning products and outstanding technical support they’ve come to expect from Gateway for the last 23 years.”

Frpm PC World The change has resulted in some staff cuts, said Lisa Emard, a Gateway spokeswoman. “These reductions have been happening in small waves as the company has methodically evaluated each department and function,” she said.

The change could help Gateway better compete with rivals Hewlett-Packard and Dell, said David Daoud, research manager at IDC. Also, since the indirect model has worked well for Acer, it may be hoping that focusing on the same model can help boost Gateway sales.

Posted by Jimmy Daniels Posted in: Affiliate Marketing, Branding Mistakes, HP Computers, Layoffs No Comments » July 2008

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