Archive for the ‘Criticism’ Category
Required background reading: Vance Packard
When I picked up a copy of Vance Packard’s “The Hidden Persuaders,” several years ago, I was looking for resources that would help me better understand the growing unease that I had with the techniques I saw being used for marketing products and services. I had no idea that I had picked up one of [...]
In: Criticism, M&A, politics
A post I suggest you read
I really can’t stand homophobia and living in a culture where being anything-but-straight is just gaining broad acceptance, every chance that we have to show people that homophobia will not be tolerated is a positive thing for me. Except when it goes to extremes – extremes are never good. Danah Boyd reflects on the recent [...]
In: Criticism, politics
An iPad security observation
The moment I had my iPad out and began setting up an email account, I realized that the iPad presents a challenge that the iPhone and iPod touch largely avoided. It is much easier to see someone typing in their password on the iPad than the smaller devices – not only is the keyboard larger, [...]
In: Annoyances, Criticism, Observations · Tagged with: DINO
Trademarks gone to far!
Did you know that you cannot use the word “apple” in a Google ad for any reason? Even if you are advertising products made from or with the actual fruit? Did you know you cannot use the word “philosophy” either? (that’s the one I got dinged on) In fact, here are a few more common, [...]
In: Annoyances, Criticism
Give me less privileged accounts!
Software agents are just going to keep getting more and more prevalent in our society – whether they take the form of Dashboard widgets, iPhone applications, or even web site aggregators, they are here to stay. More sites need to start offering data access in a way that enables this functionality without compromising the security of their site or their users.
In: Annoyances, Criticism
Kindle for iPhone
Kindle for iPhone: great sync, but no landscape mode = fatal flaw.
In: Criticism, Observations, Uncategorized · Tagged with: iphone, review
The Shepard Fairey Thing…
…in which I ramble about his work.
I have liked Shepard Fairey’s work for a long time, though I think I really became a fan when I saw his work in the Beautiful Losers exhibit at the Orange County Museum of Art. Fairey has always appropriated/referenced/ripped-off other images in his art. I’ve always considered it *part* of his art. But now he’s being called on it in the big media – in fact, *by* the big media.
In: Annoyances, Criticism, Praise
Art (classified)
I’m working on a project for which I need a few images created. After checking with a few people who may know illustrators and coming up empty, I posted an advert on Craigslist. It’s certainly an effective way to get a lot of responses in a short amount of time. So far, I have [...]
In: Annoyances, Criticism
Job hunting perils
So I just got an email, ostensibly from the CEO of JobFox.com. In this email, Mr. McGovern gives me a few tips (5) for crafting the best resumé I can on his job hunting service. Bollocks!!!
In: Annoyances, Criticism