For the first time that I can recall, I've typed something to the wrong person on MSN... [27 Dec 2009|09:54pm] ghede I think I may have done it in style, too: if they're as creepy as those mutant babies, I'm not sure if I want to either 1 comment|post comment

[25 Dec 2009|12:44pm] ghede A merry christmas to one and all! I was worried about missing out on a white christmas this year, as it's been above freezing for the bulk of the week, but it snowed last night! I hope you're all having a lovely day today, and you get some great presents in one form or another. 1 comment|post comment

Yoinked from maenad_au [22 Dec 2009|12:45pm] ghede How to get listened to on this filter BS post comment

[19 Dec 2009|03:42pm] ghede Any newlyweds out there? 1 comment|post comment

[19 Dec 2009|01:57pm] ghede Happy 50th to my mum. She won't read this, but I hope she has a happy one anyway :D post comment

Amanda Palmer is awesome... [18 Dec 2009|10:14pm] jadedeath http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dxDREaCyjE Yessiree... Logan post comment

Tom Waits rules. [19 Dec 2009|01:15am] ghede ( Just for clarity's sake, I'm not emo, I just like this song ) post comment

Conroy is a Cretin. [15 Dec 2009|08:15pm] baralier [ mood | pissed off ] The Australian Government has announced it intends to introduce legislation that will make ISP-level filtering mandatory for all refused classification material hosted overseas. The Government intends to amend the Broadcasting Services Act in August 2010 to enforce the filter, and expects the filter to be operational within a further twelve months. ISP-level filtering will be mandatory on all RC (refused classification) content hosted overseas, with grants also being made available to those Internet Service Providers (ISPs) that wish to offer further filtering of X18+ sites. The results of the Government Filtering Trial have also been released. "In addition to the blacklist, filtering a wider range and volume of material to provide some level of protection to children using the internet [was tested]. Content on the inappropriate for children test list included: Gambling Adult Lingerie/Swimsuit Drug-advocacy Nudism Gross-content Profanity Racism/Hate Sex Terrorism/Crime" Swimsuits!?! Let's just hope the Senate send this one back to the bin where it belongs. 9 comments|post comment

[15 Dec 2009|02:28pm] ghede Som of you may know about this already, and I'd be surprised to find out that all of you even care. But, the Attorney General's office have released a discussion paper on an R 18+ classification for computer games today. For those of you interested in this issue, I highly recommend taking a peek at the paper and considering writing a submission. post comment

OK folks, it's time for another topical rant... [14 Dec 2009|11:26pm] jadedeath This one is on selling things in your online business. I know a few folks who sell stuff online, some folks are really good at it and produce top notch quality product, others, not-so-much. Here's a few observations, agree or disagree at your leisure: For starters, if you are going to join communities to sell your product, a really good idea would be to not {I repeat NOT} use said community as your own personal journal. If you're there to sell a product then sell the FUCKING product, don't mention a happy holiday {unless it's a holiday sale in which case that's different} don't prattle on about what's going on in your personal life, and for Christ's sake, don't mention that you either a} have children, or b} are saving up for their college funds. That's just fucking dirty. If I wanted your little spawn to go to school, I'd be sending money directly to their college fund, seeing as how I honestly couldn't care less, don't pimp your kids out online to perfect strangers for sympathy purchases. It's not only smarmy, it's mildly idiotic. I really didn't like it when that moron who was on "On the Lot" did it for sympathy votes, and guess what? I really don't like it now. Secondly: If you have a product, and a company, you really shouldn't be 'pimping' out your company, selling yes, but pimping... not-so-much. What I mean by this is simple, treat your business like a child. You would honestly get annoyed if that cousin of yours who has a kid shows pictures of their children to anyone and everyone around them and even to perfect strangers... so why then, do you think it's acceptable for you to hock your pictures of your products to anyone and everyone you meet? It's not. Quite frankly because after awhile, people just start to tune that shit out. Eventually, it just becomes spam that people ignore and move on from. There's this method of advertising that Minx Clothing used to use, it's called word-of-mouth you should probably look it up.* Thirdly: This one is for the new people who weren't paying attention to the first two rules, if your company has a bad reputation, don't change the name of the company. Because that's stupid. The underlying problems as to why your company got the bad reputation is still there. Either change the way you do business {IE: stop making yourself look like an idiot to the consumers} or shut down your business. Guess what? The problem isn't with the name of your company. That problem lies... elsewhere. Logan *It's a concept in which you put out a good product, and people who have bought your product tell other people, and so-on and so-on. Which is the absolute BEST type of advertising. It was done well, and it was a really good product. 20 comments|post comment

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