Sunday, April 06, 2008
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Currently Listening
Movements
By Booka Shade
see relatedI flick to the Xanga homepage, and pause before signing into my account, I wonder if I'm in the right place; is this the site that hosts my weblog, or a sales portal for the rock-band pod, because it's the latter which dominates the side-bars and centre of the page.
I know who the band are; I don't like them; and I don't want to be redirected to their site. But theres a nagging feeling for me to go and click on the advertisement. It's grey backdrop makes it seem non-comittal, and its colourless feel blurs into my eyes as if I'm losing direction. The tail-end image of the snake slithering into the open door serves an eve-like temptation. I want to find out what the little girl can see that I can't, and I want to know if she'll be allright. As I pour over the advert my cursor morphs into a hand as if to push me.
When I sign in and peer at my weblog I notice the google-adsense banner seamlessly interwoven at the side, synchronised with the same colour, font, and sizing of my entries with promises of finding love on a dating site, how I could make $14,395 in a week, and apparently I have "1 new message" on a site I've never before visited. Go and click on the 'currently listening to' image at the top of this entry, and you'll find yourself in the Amazon.
Recent studies show that in an average day we're likely to see 3,500 marketing messages. The advertising industry has penetrated into every aspect our this society. When I wake up of a morning the first thing I hear is my radio blaring out the latest ad for [insert generic company name here]. At night, the last thing I see is the latest peroxide innovation on the toothpaste tube; and right now I'm looking at the HP logo at the top of my laptop and the Microsoft emblem in the corner without even realising.
I don't think advertising is evil, but i'm just tired of having it thrown in my face at every given opportunity; I look at my emails and in my inbox theres a message from Pele telling me I need viagra; first of all how does he know, and secondly where did he get my details from. I don't like the focus of playing on peoples desires and insecurities, and happy-go-lucky celebrity endorsements (I'm waiting for the anti-depressant pill plastered with Britney Spear's face.) Look around you and you'll be surprised how many subliminal messages you'll find:
And the subconscious moral of this poster is; go out, buy this jewellery set, give it to your girl, get laid. (For those still struggling with this; look at the long pendant going towards the hole... and if you still don't understand, then your probably to young to anyway.)
ps1. I ought to point out i'm a business student.
ps2. I'm not attacking Xanga's policy of using promotional materials to generate revenue but merely using it as a platform of discussion we are all familiar with.
ps3. If your an albino-he-she and would like to meet up for sexy-time please star/reccommend this and i'll get back to you.
ps4. There are no more ps's.
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Ah, got it...sorry, not albino.
hallo future entrepeneur. thanks for your comment on my site.
and uh...i'm not too crazy about the multiple ads on the side with women in hoochie clothing...and "baseballs" tearin' up the bodice.
WHOA. random pain in collar bone. ouch.
Ay ay! Let's get this going. I am, at this point in time, an albino-he-she waiting for someone to prostitute his own sexy-time for recommendations so that I might have my heart broken shortly thereafter...
I should try this method on my entries..
I absolutely agree with you, though. It's ridiculous... They sold out like shallow bitches. Poor Xanga...... so commercial........
Can't help you with the xanga ads... but you might want to listen to NPR on the radio. They don't have ads. Just a suggestion.
Xo
I find commercials quite annoying...I don't mind newspaper and magazine adverts as much, but commercials are a pain in the ass.
i am totally lost.
(i followed the serpent. )
HI I really ejoyed your post... and although I am not a he/she or an albino... I am pasty white and all girl... regardless of the mustache. I am gioving it stars and a recommend. lol
get overloaded occasionally to... those are the times I shut it all down and go for a nature walk... it works for me.
Hope you have a great weekend!
I'm lost, too.
But I wanted to ask - did you "Shadow of the Wind", by Carlos Ruiz Zafon?
I am so used to it, my eyes just glass over and I hardly notice anymore. then again, that may just be my cataracts.
i was in a class last year where our professor said people in cities see 5000 ads a day - i wanted to try to count but it wore me out once i hit 50
Geez. I just realised my typo in my first comment.
Anyway, that book is great! I love it. I especially love that the plot is set in Spain. :)
Great post! I agree with you that there are too many ads around now days. Sometimes it is a huge overload. And mostly, they're just stupid anyway.
Don't like the ads, but then again, Diamonds are a girls bf!!!
I adore p.s.'s.
Thanks for visiting my page.
thanks for visiting! I love the innuendo!
That's interesting that in the UK, people don't get paid for recycling, but it's great that the Botley lady is so civic-minded.
Btw, which part of the UK are you in? Just wondering, because I'm planning to go work in the UK next year.
Well, if you don't like advertising, you could always go to Zaire, where there is very little advertising.
Also very little food. Or stuff to actually advertise.
ryc: lolll, the ladies will definitely wana ring you up after reading that sexy message that does not reak of desperation at all
ryc: Well, I usually refer to The People's Republic of Congo as "Congo" and the DR as Zaire.
It's just one of those slip-ups that's become a habit to me. I still sometimes refer to Myanmar as "Burma".
helloooo, diamond + libidos!
thanks for the reccommend, i understand about the ads though. I can't even listen to the radio anymore because i swear it 10 minutes music 15 minutes commercials. I'll cry the day they start to add commercials into our CDs, or randomly insert commercials as you upload music to your ipod or any other mp3 device.
I always manage to avoid the temptation of clicking on those ads.