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Would you pay 4 bucks for this ? (Blogonomics aka how much is that bloggy in the window)
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Would you pay 4 bucks for this ? (Blogonomics aka how much is that bloggy in the window) First of all , I am sorry that I made the cheerleading squad and you didn't - but my cartwheels were pretty good .  This time of year when I drive to work I pass by the local mega high school girls cross county team out running in the mornings . Where's the boys team ? Too busy smoking weed and paying Xbox I assume . Anyway , today there was one girl wearing what appeared to be an Edith Bunker style housecoat and she had a sign pinned to her back . Some kind of hazing I assume , but I couldn't read the whole sign , all I could see was "I am a . . ." That is going to haunt me for the rest of my days . What was she ? And why did what she was required hazing ? I'm sure if I had seen the whole thing it would have omly provoked further questions , but still , I want to know . If you are a girl/woman and ran cross country what were some of the standard things you did (or were done to you) to break someone's spirit and give them an eating disorder ? In other news one times M Night Shyamawhatever made a movie called Devil once , about the Devil being on an elevator . It was okay compared to some of his other terrible movies , but if you're going to make a movie about the Devil on an elevator why wouldn't you call it Hellevator ? WHY ?! Hellevator , its so simple ! In other other news I was mean to one of my co-workers today and then I felt bad for being mean . But then I realized - if they would stop being so stupid then I wouldn't have to be mean to them . So really its their fault I feel bad . For instance one lady today kept quoting that insipid "hump day camel" Geico commercial over and over and over again like she has every Wednesday for the last forever weeks . She also kept squatting down and shouting "bow-chika-bow-wow" . Did I mention this broad did a lot of mescaline back in her day ? Anyway , I was rude to her and she cried (although I didn't tell her I wanted her to die of AIDS which is totally true , so I deserve some credit) and I felt bad , but if she didn't act like that I wouldn't have to be rude to her . So you can see how its really her problem right ? Its like that dude from that one comic book you've never heard of - he kills mutants NOT because he hates them , but because his wife hates them and he is a mutant . But his power is that he copies the power of other mutants , so if there were no other mutants he wouldn't be a mutant and he would know that his wife really loves him . Its like that . Its their fault - he wouldn't have to kill them if they weren't alive . I don't blog for money , or fame , or glory , or $10 off any<b> jewelry </font></b>purchase before September 22nd . Why do I blog ? No one knows (or cares) but the point is my blog is frivolous frippery at its finest . But I was reading a blog post the other day talking about the economics of blogging that reminded me that this is something that some people do for a living . It boggles (and biggles) the mind really , for some people blogging is about cold hard cash (and cheap ugly women) and here I am just giving it away . So I did a little researching on blogging for dollars and I have to say that I was surprised by some of the stuff I learned . For instance did you know there are some blogs that you pay to read ? That is completely insane to me . I can think of no correlation to that - maybe paying someone to sit on the couch next to you and watch TV ? It just doesn't make sense . I can't imagine there are many of these things out there , but allegedly there are some - and here's the kicker . In order to be profitable (depending on many factors of course) it was stated that the typical charge is 4 dollars to read ONE blog post . That is unimaginable . I'm willing to stipulate that there might , might , be a blog that I would pay $4 a year to read but it had better be the greatest blog ever - with interactive content , real world applications , and a weekly contest where you can win a car . If you paid $4 to read this right now you would be PISSED . You probably are anyway and this is god damn free . The other way it works (I have to assume 99.99% of the time) is advertising , which is basically all the internet is (aside from high speed porn delivery service) . But here's the interesting part , if I decided I wanted to cash in on my sweet sweet blogging skills and went over to blogginadotblog or clownpenisdotfart and posted my seminal work "Supermodels reminisce about their most powerful orgasms" and I got 87 billion hits it would be considered a failure unless at least 7 of those hits resulted in a hit on the website(s) being advertised on my blogpage . 7 hits on the ad content is what you need to be successful . Which again , is insane to me - who even pays attention to the ads ? Fucking no one (excuse my language) . What you write and whether or not anyone likes it is 100% irrelevant - all that matters is if 7 people click on the link to something that looks like it might be porn but is actually for some retarded (excuse my language) thing that's supposed to help you learn Spanish . And there's the kicker kicker , it sounds to me like if you're blogging for money you have to produce right away or you're fucking gone (no excuse on this one) . There seem to be several "professional" bloggers saying that if you get hired to blog if you don't get your 7 ad hits on your first post you're out on your ass . Which seems harsh but also its not like there's a limited number of people that want to get paid to do nothing , which is essentially what blogging is . Another part of the money making bloghole is (of course) taking your personal information , which is the third reason the internet exist . A lot of blogs you can read without logging in , but if you want to leave a comment you have to login and acquiring said login requires information . Information that can be sold for cash money . Which , according to some , is why most blog intentionally try to piss you off - they're trying to provoke comments so you have to login . I still think my "everyone is an asshole" theory is a better explanation , but you be the judge on that . In a somewhat related note several alleged smart people have talked about how in the 80s the world's events were starting to look a lot more like TV shows . Television was at that time our main cultural stage , generals, politicians, artists , what have you , performed in a way that was most conducive to getting on television . Now the web is that medium (including blogs) online culture drives offline culture (sadly) . We're a country where government and policy are functions of public opinion . Does your blog influence public opinion ? Probably not , but some do . President Obama put it like this "controversy machine is bigger than the reality machine." Ergo we live in the reality that the controversy machine dictates for us . Also known as unreality . And finally I don't mean to brag but I have a pretty good vocabulary . I rarely get to learn new words , which is sad because I like learning new words . Today was a good day though , because I encountered a new word (to me) ; leal ; which means loyal/faithful . Putting first by putting employees first, immediately after prioritizing fiscal responsibilities and leveraging profitability towards exceeding by empowering our employees to put (and themselves) first, in a diverse and respectful environment of only those that come first, first. |
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Don't feel bad, there's no point being rude to people if it doesn't make them cry
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Why bother?
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I love you, but you're right, I don't think I would pay $4 for this. Re, reality mimicking TV, have you ever seen the movie Wag the Dog? If not, you should.   
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