Quote of the Day

Scott Adams, on the overwhelming response to his story of how he lost – and managed to regain at least part of – his voice:

“I am more touched than a congressional page.”

Just like ’85

From the Sports Guy:

Eau Claire reader William K. makes a good point: “Why does every
good Bears team HAVE to be compared to the 1985 juggernaut? It’s like
trying to compare every Springsteen album to “Born to Run.” There is
only so much genius, execution and emotion that the universe can
handle. If the ’06 Bears were as good as the ’85 Bears, the fabric of
existence would begin to tear apart (probably beginning with Ditka’s
mustache falling out). No Bears team will ever capture the spirit of
the ’85 team. Do you think a Buddy Ryan-led defense would have allowed
a rookie QB to walk off the field under his own power, much less have
success in a nationally televised game? No chance. I love the Bears
regardless of the season, but the ’85 team should only be compared to
other similar life-altering events … earthquakes, hurricanes, or
TECMO Super Bowl.”

(Note: I agree with everything. The ’85
Bears remain the most dominant team I’ve ever seen. Much like Tyson on
the night of the Spinks fight, I believe the Bears on the night of
Super Bowl XX would have beaten any other football team from any other
season. It’s insulting to compare another Bears team to those guys.
They had everything. Plus, this Bears’ offense doesn’t have anything
even remotely approaching Walter Payton. So stop it.)

LOTD: October 26

• Okay, so I caught this one last night. But is it just me, or is the fact that uncrate has so much to say about the portion of its readership that is still using Internet Explorer the ultimate in testaments when it comes to online?
• Stop Googling, Googlers!
• Wow, have people started grasping the fact that reviews on Websites could actually be helpful?

Opening up the crayon box

Unfortunately, neither Tom or I were able to make it, due to prior commitments, to the Second Life launch of crayon, the new agency founded by Joe Jaffe, Shel Holtz, Neville Hobson and CC Chapman. But that doesn’t mean others weren’t there. From the reports that Neville and Joe have put up it was quite an event.

Thankfully these guys are as good at promoting themselves through new media as they will be at promoting their clients through new media. They’ve setup an agency blog and a Flickr set documenting the launch event. They even announced the creation of crayon in a very new media friendly press release that’s complete with links, pictures to download and other goodies that make blogging the release that much easier.

The emphasis of crayon is on conversation, the reality that marketing is no longer a one way street.

Get your hip hop domains!

If you’re looking to set yourself up with the sweetest little patch of the internet you ever did see, surf on over to Clyde’s site and check out the domains he has up for auction. There are some really good ones that could be of use to you if you’re interested in starting up a hip-hop themed blog or other site.