Silly Sighting of the Moment
From Full Sterne Ahead
Full Sterne Ahead contains the mostly monthly musings of Jim Sterne, author, speaker, and Web marketing consultant to business and industry.
April, 2002
March, 2002
February, 2002
December, 2001
November, 2001
October, 2001
September, 2001
August, 2001
June, 2001
May, 2001
March, 2001
February, 2001
November, 2000
October, 2000
September, 2000
June, 2000
May, 2000
April, 2000
February, 2000
December, 1999
November, 1999
October, 1999
July, 1999
April, 2002
Tired of Microsoft bashing? Somebody out there has a
scatological grudge against Apple:
http://www.raytracer25.btinternet.co.uk/iToilet/itoilet.html
A tip of the hat to
http://www.vitallyimportantinformation.com
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March, 2002
Roaches versus Vacuum Cleaners
http://www.artificial-life.com/demos/roach/game/default.asp
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February, 2002
Thanks again to Adam Gaffin and his
"Vitally Important Information"
for pointing me to this mover and shaker:
http://www.lebonze.co.uk/stuff/move.htm
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December, 2001
No reason to go there, just enjoy the URL and rest assured
that this *is* a real company:
http://www.doolittle-dalley.co.uk/
No reason to go there, just enjoy the URL and rest assured
that this *is* a real map. (You may have to copy and paste):
http://www.weather.com/maps/activity/health/achesandpains/index_large.html
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November, 2001
I bow to the greater waster of time: Adam Gaffin, who
single handedly clued me into the following:
> To: "Vitally Important Information"
> From: Adam Gaffin
> Subject: Snail races
>
> If life's just gotten too hectic, check out
http://members.surfeu.fi/kklaine/pelit/etanaralli/etana2.html
Adam will also be responsible for sending messages from
the great beyond: http://www.timelessmail.com
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October, 2001
I'm afraid I can't recall who told me about
http://www.dancingpaul.com but thanks. Another
ten minutes completely wasted.
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September, 2001
Mellanie Hills, a member of the Internet Business
Solutions Group at Cisco, a good friend and a fine
public speaker passed along the Wall Street Journal
article pointing out great ways for companies to
save money in these lean times.
The article (Digits section, August 30, 2001) described
fliers posted in Cisco break rooms, encouraging employees
to "Drink responsibly" and "Drink frugally." Since the
average Cisco employee consumes five beverages a day,
cutting back to four would save Cisco $2.4 million a year.
Seeing as how no good deed goes unpunished, we may now
admire some of the latest posters online at
http://www.angelfire.com/ego/frugal
"A Cisco spokeswoman describes the site as 'very funny,'
suggesting that the company hasn't lost all its humor in
the current downturn," said the W$J. Mellanie never loses
her humor.
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August, 2001
Chris Locke (http://www.rageboy.com) author of the soon
to be released "Gonzo Marketing, Winning Through Worst
Practices" http://www.gonzomarkets.com spotted another
wry page out there. Although, in preparing this edition
of FSA, I came across a reference to it in Doc Searls'
Weblog: http://doc.weblogs.com who gives the credit to
David Werinberger and his Journal of the Hyperlinked
Organization http://www.hyperorg.com
So which of these three authors of the Cluetrain Manifesto
got it from whom and is it still contagious?
In any case, akin to the many End of the Internet pages
out there, this one mocks the infernal 404:
http://www.somethingawful.com/nointelligence
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June, 2001
Nooflat: http://www.nooflat.nu
Yahoo! Picks of the Week http://www.yahoo.com/picks
refers to it as "a tremendous waste of time." Yep
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May, 2001
Haven't you always wanted your own cartoon face reading
your e-mail out loud? http://www.lifefx.com
I think I'll just leave that to my dog.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/products/gstechno/story/0,2000008948,20202212,00.htm
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March, 2001
Christopher Locke, aka RageBoy came up with an interesting
business model for making money online: Ask for it. In an
edition of Entropy Gradient Reversal, Chris wrote:
> Valued Readers:
>
> It's sad but true. We've finally had to resort to
> putting advertising on the EGR website. We held off
> as long as we could, but damn, like most dot.com's
> these days, we're f***ing dying over here!
My asterisks, not his.
> To see the tacky ad banner we have been driven --
> by our increased burn rate and nonexistent ROI --
> to accept, see the top of our home page:
>
> http://www.rageboy.com
Those who have cookies turned off or never had an Amazon
account will not see their name on Chris's banner.
I got an instant e-mail reply after my small donation to
the cause:
> You foolish hoser! If you give away money like that,
> your children will starve and all you have worked
> so hard to achieve will be blown away like a tiny
> pile of sawdust - or possibly cornstarch -in the
> terrible hurricane of history. Scary to contemplate,
> isn't it? Get a grip on yourself
So? Is this a successful business model? He says he's
raked in about $500 so far.
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February, 2001
The Jargonator will help you understand why your press
releases and brochures are impenetrable:
www.jargonfreeweb.com
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November, 2000
Gabe Goldberg was kind enough to point out that in a previous
FSA, I had offered a discount on a conference provided the
attendee responded before a deadline that had already passed.
> Got a special category for companies that email
> pre-out-of-date promotions? ;-)
I sheepishly retorted:
> www.doofus.com
He gleefully rejoined:
> It exists, says:
>
> > Doofus dotcom is under
> > development.
> >
> > Please feel free to come
> > back and check on our
> > progress which should be
> > minimal.
> >
> > We have no target date,
> > goals or purpose in life, so
> > try not to be overly
> > anxious.
> >
> > Once our site is fully
> > functional we anticipate it
> > will be mediocre.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > You may E-mail Doofus at
> > Doofus@Doofus.com. Please don't take
> > it personally if he doesn't respond.
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October, 2000
> From:
> To:
So how did *I* get this?
> Subject: If you like BIRDHOUSES..... then check this out!!!!
> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 05:17:37 -0400 (EDT)
>
> Please send a "snail" mail with your name and e-mail address
> to the address below....
> We will e-mail you the URL plus all information regarding
> our line of handcrafted, quality made Birdhouses.
> You can review them once we get your request.
Your basic out-of-band-experience.
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September, 2000
Another tip of the hat to Cliff Kurtzman (good thing I picked
up the tab at Aureole) for this un-retouched gem:
> From: jan.heines@centerparcs.com
> Subject: Jan Heines/HO/NL/Center Parcs is out of the office.
> To: "Year2000.com"
> Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 02:00:37 +0200
>
> I will be out of the office starting 15-09-2000 and will
> not return until 19-09-2000.
>
> In the mean time one of my colleagues probably can help you.
> Please mail to wil.vandelaar@centerparcs.com.
>
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Paranoia strikes deep.
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June, 2000
With a tip of the beret to Craig Keplinger at
www.art-tech.com
www.sillyads.com
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May, 2000
I have Brent Kincaid to thank for passing this one along.
www.sodaplay.com/constructor/index.htm
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April, 2000
The latest craze? Wireless of course.
The latest domain names to hoard?
www.m-domain.com/page2
(Hint - if you highlight the text as if you were going to do a
cut-and-paste, then you can actually read it
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February, 2000
What happens when a good idea like electronic greeting
cards gets rolled around in somebody's head for a while?
Depends on the head.
Good head: www.giftgoodies.com
Odd head: www.virtualinsults.com
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December, 1999
Forensic science - it's not just for breakfast anymore:
http://susan.chin.gc.ca/Exhibitions/Myst/
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November, 1999
www.idchip.com
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October, 1999
www.plumbdesign.com/thesaurus
www.voycabulary.com
Take your pick, improve your vocabulary, stretch your mind.
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July, 1999
What's that chasing my cursor?
www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373
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