when the status quo frustrates.

Context-sensitive advertising.

Friday, November 21st, 2008

Scene: the marketing department.

“We should like to advertise our fine retail establishment on the Google!”

“But we sell so many different products! How will we ever register enough ads to cover everything a potential customer could be searching for?”

“A solution! Google will let us advertise with a template that includes anything a user might search for! Surely, then, whatever someone is trying to buy—be it an object, idea, or person—they will be directed to our store!”

“Brilliant! Nothing could possibly go wrong.”

(more…)

Coming soon: the boyfriend boxer

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Um, OK.

Why are they called “trouser” and not “trousers”? And isn’t the whole point of wearing your boyfriend’s clothes that he’s worn them? Is the Gap just admitting that they make better pants for men than for women?

At least they cost the same as the men’s, I guess.